Twins vs. Rangers odds, tips and betting trends

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24 August 2023

Twins vs. Rangers odds, tips and betting trends

The Texas Rangers (72-54) will visit the Minnesota Twins (65-62), Thursday at 7:10 PM ET, with both squads on losing streaks — six and two in a row, respectively.

The Rangers (+110 underdog on the moneyline to win) are away versus the Twins (-131). The Minnesota Twins will give the start to Pablo Lopez (9-6, 3.51 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Rangers will turn to Andrew Heaney (9-6, 4.27 ERA).

Thursday, the Rangers fell to the Diamondbacks 6-3. Jon Gray was the losing pitcher after he went four innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out five. Mitch Garver paced the Rangers’ offense, going 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI.

Before the Twins vs. Rangers matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Twins (-131, bet $131 to win $100)
Underdog: Rangers (+110, bet $100 to win $110)
Over/under: 8.5

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Twins Stats and Trends

Twins Betting Records

The Twins have been favorites in 86 games this season and won 50 (58.1%) of those contests.
Minnesota has entered 64 games this season favored by -131 or more and is 38-26 in those contests.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 56.7% chance of a victory for the Twins.
So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 59 of 127 games with a total.
The Twins are 59-68-0 ATS in their 127 games with a spread this season.

Pablo Lopez (Twins Probable Starter)

Lopez (9-6) is going for his 10th victory when he takes the mound for the Twins in his 26th start of the season. He has a 3.51 ERA in 153 2/3 innings pitched, with 187 strikeouts.
In his last appearance on Saturday, the right-hander went six scoreless innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates while surrendering six hits.
The 27-year-old has a 3.51 ERA and 11 strikeouts per nine innings across 25 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .226 to opposing hitters.
Lopez is looking to build upon a fifth-game quality start streak in this game.
Lopez is looking for his 17th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.1 frames per appearance on the mound.
He is trying to keep a streak of three games without surrendering an earned run alive.
He will match up with a Rangers offense that ranks first in MLB with 1179 total hits (on a .269 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .457 (second in MLB) with 174 total home runs (fifth in MLB).
This season, the 27-year-old ranks 17th in ERA (3.51), 12th in WHIP (1.100), and sixth in K/9 (11) among pitchers who qualify.

Twins Batting Stats

The Twins have hit 172 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
Fueled by 401 extra-base hits, Minnesota ranks 13th in MLB with a .416 slugging percentage this season.
The Twins’ .239 batting average ranks 21st in the league this season.
Minnesota ranks 18th in the majors with 561 total runs scored this season.
The Twins have an on-base percentage of .317 this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
Minnesota ranks last in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 10.3 whiffs per contest.

Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

The Rangers have been underdogs in 40 games this season and have come away with the win 20 times (50%) in those contests.
This year, Texas has won seven of 22 games when listed as at least +110 or worse on the moneyline.
The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 47.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Contests with Texas has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 61 of 126 chances this season.
The Rangers are 72-54-0 against the spread in their 126 games that had a posted line this season.

Andrew Heaney (Rangers Probable Starter)

Heaney tries for his 10th win when he makes the start for the Rangers, his 25th of the season. He is 9-6 with a 4.27 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 118 2/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance was on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when the lefty threw 3 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
The 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.27, with 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season. Opponents are hitting .245 against him.
Heaney has registered seven quality starts this season.
Heaney enters the matchup with 17 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
In seven of his 24 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
The opposing Twins offense has the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.416) and ranks seventh in home runs hit (172) in all of MLB. They have a collective .239 batting average, and are 22nd in the league with 1021 total hits and 18th in MLB play scoring 561 runs.

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers rank fifth in MLB action with 174 total home runs.
This season, Texas’ .457 slugging percentage ranks second-best in the majors.
The Rangers have the second-best batting average in the league (.269).
Texas is the second-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 5.6 runs per game (708 total).
The Rangers are second in MLB with an on-base percentage of .339.

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