Rangers vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

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11 April 2023

Rangers vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

The Kansas City Royals (3-8) and Texas Rangers (6-4) will battle on Tuesday at Globe Life Field, with first pitch at 8:05 PM ET.

The Rangers are heavily favored (-288 on the moneyline to win) when they square off against the Royals (+233). The Rangers will start Jacob deGrom (1-0) against the Royals and Jordan Lyles (0-2).

These clubs meet again after the Rangers defeated the Royals 11-2 yesterday. Andrew Heaney registered the win for the Rangers (5.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 10 K), and Corey Seager led the way offensively (3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI). Zack Greinke (5.0 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 3 K) was credited with the loss for the Royals.

Here is what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s Rangers vs. Royals game, including viewing options.

Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:20 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Rangers (-288, bet $288 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (+233, bet $100 to win $233)
Over/under: 8

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Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

The Rangers have won four of the six games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Texas has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -288.
The implied probability of a win from the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 74.2%.
Texas’ games have gone over the total in six of its 10 chances.
The Rangers have an ATS record of 5-5-0 in 10 games with a spread this season.

Jacob deGrom (Rangers Probable Starter)

deGrom (1-0) pitches for the Rangers to make his third start of the season.
In his last appearance on Wednesday, the right-hander threw six innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up one earned run while surrendering two hits.
In two games this season, he has a 5.59 ERA and 16.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are hitting .216 against him.
He will face a Royals offense that ranks 28th in the league with 29 runs while batting .179 as a squad. It has a collective .311 slugging percentage (29th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 11 home runs (14th in MLB).

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers have hit 12 homers this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
Fueled by 31 extra-base hits, Texas ranks 15th in MLB with a .417 slugging percentage this season.
The Rangers have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams.
Texas has scored 58 runs this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
The Rangers have an OBP of .316 this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
Texas ranks 10th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.3 whiffs per contest.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have come away with three wins in the 11 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This will be the worst odds to win that sportsbooks have assigned Kansas City this season with a +233 moneyline set for this game.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 30% chance of pulling out a win.
Contests with Kansas City has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in five of 11 chances this season.
The Royals have posted a record of 3-8-0 against the spread this season.

Jordan Lyles (Royals Probable Starter)

The Royals will look to Lyles (0-2) to open the game and make his third start of the season.
His most recent appearance came on Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the righty tossed 5 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing eight hits.
In his two appearances this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .283 against him. He has a 4.91 ERA and averages 9 strikeouts per nine innings.
Lyles is aiming for his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.5 frames per start.
He will take the mound against a Rangers offense that ranks 15th in the league with 83 total hits (on a .249 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .417 (15th in the league) with 12 total home runs (10th in MLB play).
The 32-year-old’s 4.91 ERA ranks 67th, 1.364 WHIP ranks 64th, and 9 K/9 ranks 34th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals average one home run per game to rank 14th in MLB play with 11 total home runs .
This season, Kansas City has the second-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.311).
The Royals rank last in MLB with a .179 batting average.
The offense for Kansas City is No. 28 in MLB action scoring 2.6 runs per game (29 total runs).
The Royals’ .248 on-base percentage is the worst in baseball.

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