Texas Rangers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks World Series Game 1 odds, tips and betting trends

The World Series opens with a showdown between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Globe Life Field on Friday, starting at 8:03 PM ET.

The Diamondbacks are an away underdog (+141) versus the Rangers (-165). The Rangers will look to Nathan Eovaldi (12-5, 3.63 ERA), while the Diamondbacks’ starting pitcher has not yet been announced.

The Rangers won 11-4 over the Astros Friday in their last game. Adolis Garcia finished 4-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI to lead them offensively while Jordan Montgomery was earned the victory after throwing 2 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out one.

The Diamondbacks earned a 4-2 victory over the Phillies Friday. Corbin Carroll (3-for-4 with two RBI) led the way offensively, while Ryan Thompson got the win on the mound after going 1 1/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run.

Ahead of watching the Rangers vs. Diamondbacks, here is what you need to know about Friday’s playoff action, including viewing options.

Texas Rangers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks odds and betting lines

BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:24 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Rangers (-165, bet $165 to win $100)
• Underdog: Diamondbacks (+141, bet $100 to win $141)
• Over/under: 8

• The Rangers have entered the game as favorites 115 times this season and won 67, or 58.3%, of those games.
• Texas has entered 41 games this season favored by -165 or more and is 27-14 in those contests.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 62.3% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
• Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 90 of 174 opportunities.
• The Rangers are 98-76-0 against the spread this season.

• Eovaldi (12-5) takes the mound for the Rangers in his 26th start of the season. He has a 3.63 ERA in 144 2/3 innings pitched, with 132 strikeouts.
• In his last time out on Monday against the Houston Astros, the righty went 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• In 25 games this season, the 33-year-old has amassed a 3.63 ERA and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .225 to opposing hitters.
• Eovaldi is looking to claim his fifth straight quality start in this game.
• Eovaldi will aim to go five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.8 innings per outing.
• In eight of his 25 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
• He will face a Diamondbacks offense that ranks 14th in the league with 746 runs while batting .250 as a squad. It has a collective .408 slugging percentage (17th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 166 home runs (22nd in MLB).

• The Rangers have hit 233 homers this season, which ranks third in the league.
• Fueled by 577 extra-base hits, Texas ranks third in MLB with a .452 slugging percentage this season.
• The Rangers have a team batting average of .263 this season, which ranks second among MLB teams.
• Texas is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking third with 881 total runs this season.
• The Rangers have an OBP of .337 this season, which ranks third in MLB.
• Texas is ranked 17th in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.

• The Diamondbacks have been chosen as underdogs in 99 games this year and have walked away with the win 50 times (50.5%) in those games.
• This season, Arizona has come away with a win 12 times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +141 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 41.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Arizona and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 75 of its 174 opportunities.
• The Diamondbacks are 97-77-0 against the spread in their 174 games that had a posted line this season.

• The Diamondbacks rank 22nd in MLB play with 166 total home runs.
• So far this year, Arizona’s .408 slugging percentage ranks 17th in baseball.
• The Diamondbacks rank 13th in the majors with a .250 batting average.
• The offense for Arizona is the No. 14 offense in the majors, scoring 4.6 runs per game (746 total runs).
• The Diamondbacks’ .322 on-base percentage ranks 14th in the majors.

• Game Day: Friday, October 27, 2023
• Game Time: 8:03 PM ET
• Stadium: Globe Life Field
• TV Channel: FOX
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)