Rays vs. Rangers odds, tips and betting trends

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09 June 2023

Rays vs. Rangers odds, tips and betting trends

Two clubs on top of their divisions — the Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) and the Texas Rangers (AL West) — play on Friday at 6:40 PM ET, at Tropicana Field.

The Rangers (+149 underdog on the moneyline) are away versus the Rays (-175). The Rays will give the ball to Tyler Glasnow against the Rangers and Andrew Heaney (4-3).

The Rays won their most recent game against the Twins yesterday by a 4-2 score. Harold Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively. Yonny Chirinos picked up the win on the strength of 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out four.

The Rangers suffered a 1-0 loss to the Cardinals Friday. Corey Seager (1-for-3 with a double) led the way offensively, while Jon Gray took the loss on the mound after going nine innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out 12.

Before this Rays vs. Rangers matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Rays (-175, bet $175 to win $100)
Underdog: Rangers (+149, bet $100 to win $149)
Over/under: 8

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Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

This season, the Rays have won 42 out of the 57 games, or 73.7%, in which they’ve been favored.
Tampa Bay has a record of 23-4 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -175 on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 63.6% chance of a victory for the Rays.
Games involving Tampa Bay has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 35 of 65 chances this season.
The Rays have an ATS record of 38-27-0 in 65 games with a spread this season.

Tyler Glasnow (Rays Probable Starter)

Glasnow (0-0) makes the start for the Rays, his third of the season.
His last time out was on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox, when the righty went 5 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
He has a 3.72 ERA and 13 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .237 against him over his two games this season.
The opposing Rangers offense has a collective .277 batting average, and is first in the league with 590 total hits and first in MLB play with 386 runs scored. It has the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.458) and ranks ninth in home runs (79) in all of MLB.

Rays Batting Stats

The Rays have hit 108 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season.
No MLB team has a better slugging percentage than Tampa Bay (.474) this season.
The Rays’ .263 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.
Tampa Bay is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking second with 372 total runs this season.
The Rays have an OBP of .338 this season, which ranks second in MLB.
Tampa Bay ranks 17th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.

Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

The Rangers have been victorious in 14, or 60.9%, of the 23 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Texas has come away with a win two times in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +149 or worse on the moneyline.
The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 40.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Texas’ games have gone over the total in 34 of its 61 opportunities.
The Rangers have posted a record of 40-21-0 against the spread this season.

Andrew Heaney (Rangers Probable Starter)

The Rangers will send Heaney (4-3) to the mound for his 12th start of the season. He is 4-3 with a 4.03 ERA and 60 strikeouts over 58 2/3 innings pitched.
His most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, when the lefty tossed three innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
The 32-year-old has put together a 4.03 ERA and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .224 to his opponents.
Heaney is trying to collect his seventh quality start of the season.
Heaney is looking to secure his ninth start of five or more innings this season in this outing.
In three of his 11 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
He will face a Rays offense that ranks third in the league with 576 total hits (on a .263 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .474 (first in the league) with 108 total home runs (first in MLB play).

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers average 1.3 home runs per game to rank ninth in baseball with 79 total home runs .
So far this year, Texas ranks fourth in the majors with a .458 slugging percentage.
The Rangers lead the majors with a .277 batting average.
Texas has the most productive offense in the majors, scoring 6.3 runs per game (386 total runs).
The Rangers have a league-best .344 on-base percentage.

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