The Texas Rangers will take on their divisional rival Los Angeles Angels in a Saturday night game. Fox Sports Southwest will televise the matchup and the opening pitch will be at 10:07 p.m. ET.
Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels Odds
Texas (+100) is entering this one as the underdog against Los Angeles (-110) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this game at 8.5 runs (-105 for the over and -115 for the under). The game’s most recent runline odds sit at -210 for picking the Rangers +1.5 runs and +175 for the Angels -1.5 runs.
The Angels are 28-21 against the spread (ATS), but just 22-28 straight up (SU). The team has lost 6.4 units for moneyline bettors while gaining 8.1 units ATS. On the other hand, the Rangers are 25-23 SU and have gone 27-20 against the spread. Overall, the team’s accumulated 7.6 units for moneyline bettors and 3.5 units ATS.
Los Angeles games have an over/under record of 20-25-4 so far in 2019. Texas has been a decent over bet with a total record of 26-20-1.
Left-hander Mike Minor is getting the nod for Texas. Minor is 5-3 with a 2.64 ERA and 67 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with seven strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Los Angeles this year.
The Angels are turning to lefty Tyler Skaggs (4-4, 5.01 ERA), who has 40 strikeouts and 15 walks, in addition to a 1.40 WHIP. Skaggs is 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 1.42 ERA in one start against Texas this year.
As a unit, Los Angeles’ pitchers have yielded 5.1 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starters have a 5.76 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.26 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 9.8 K/9. In 20 games against AL West foes, Angels starters have an ERA of 6.60 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.80.
Los Angeles’ offense is putting up 4.7 runs per outing, including 3.9 per game against divisional foes and 3.0 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .212/.306/.347 over its last five contests and is 0-5 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Andrelton Simmons and left fielder David Fletcher have paced the Angels’ hitters so far. Simmons is hitting .298/.323/.415 with three home runs, 21 RBIs, 22 runs and five stolen bases, and Fletcher’s line is .299/.347/.433 with four homers, 18 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Texas’ pitching staff allowed 5.4 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.38 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 8.32 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.81, along with a WHIP of 1.54 and a K/9 of 7.37.
Rangers hitters have slashed .257/.339/.470 on their way to 5.7 runs scored per game this year, including 5.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (5-0 SU).
Shin-soo Choo and Elvis Andrus have led Texas’ offense. Choo is slashing .300/.399/.541 with eight home runs, 20 RBIs and 32 runs scored, while Andrus (.325/.373/.510) has produced six homers, 26 RBIs, 25 runs and eight stolen bases.
The Rangers have gained 0.0 units and are 8-5 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in seven of those games, compared to five that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Angels have lost 10.6 units and are 7-10 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over’s hit in six of those games, compared to 11 that went under.
Rangers vs. Angels MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Angels, ATS Winner – Rangers, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in three of Los Angeles’ last seven games.
- The Rangers have an OPS of .809 this season, including an OPS of .727 against left-handed pitchers. The Angels’ OPS stands at .757 overall and .662 against lefties.
- The Rangers have won eight of their last nine games SU.
- Texas has recorded 27.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 24.0 over its last five.
- The Rangers have hit 20 home runs in their last 10 games. The Angels have hit 12 over their last 10.
