The Los Angeles Angels will head east to play their AL West foe Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park. Fox Sports Southwest will televise the matchup and the game is scheduled to get going at 8:05 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers Odds
The Angels have gone 62-64 SU this year and are 63-62 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 9.3 units for moneyline bettors and 0.5 units ATS. Los Angeles has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the total has gone over in six of those seven. The Rangers, on the other hand, are 60-64 SU and 70-53 ATS. They’ve gained 7.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 9.6 units ATS. Texas has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven.
Texas games have had an over/under record of 57-63-3 in 2019. The Angels have been a decent over bet with a total record of 61-55-9.
Dillon Peters is getting the nod for Los Angeles. The left-handed Peters is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA and 33 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA against Texas this year.
The Rangers are putting the ball in the left hand of Kolby Allard (1-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.30 WHIP), who has 12 strikeouts and six walks. Allard hasn’t faced the Angels yet this year and did not re a start against them in 2018.
Texas’ pitchers have allowed 5.4 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. The team’s starters have an ERA of 5.09, a WHIP of 1.45 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.6. The bullpen has a 4.94 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 8.7 K/9. In 58 games against AL West opponents, Rangers starters have an ERA of 5.43 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.02.
The Texas hitters have put up 5.1 runs per outing, including 5.4 per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .284/.358/.470 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
Elvis Andrus and Shin-soo Choo have led the Rangers’ offense this year. Andrus is slashing .283/.320/.410 with nine home runs, 58 RBIs, 59 runs and 25 stolen bases, while Choo’s line is .272/.373/.481 with 20 homers, 47 RBIs and 75 runs.
For the visiting squad, Los Angeles’ pitching staff allowed 5.3 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.43 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 8.42 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.75, along with a K-per-9 of 9.26.
The Angels offense has slashed .254/.333/.437 on its way to 5.1 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.2 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
David Fletcher and Mike Trout have led Los Angeles’ offense. Fletcher is hitting .287/.346/.400 with five home runs, 42 RBIs and 65 runs scored. Trout (.298/.444/.666) has produced 41 homers, 96 RBIs and 99 runs scored.
The Angels have lost 10.3 units and are 17-22 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has cashed in 17 of those games, compared to 20 that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Rangers have netted 1.4 units and are 24-16 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 21 of those games, compared to 17 that’ve gone under.
Angels vs. Rangers Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Rangers, ATS Winner – Angels, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in only one of Los Angeles’ last seven games.
- The Angels have a team OPS of .770 this season and an OPS of .739 against left-handed pitchers. The Rangers’ OPS stands at .765 overall and .745 against lefties.
- The Angels have won four of their last five games SU while the Rangers have lost six of their last seven.
- Los Angeles has recorded 24.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 25.6 over its last five.
- The Angels have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
