The Los Angeles Angels will be taking on their divisional foe Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park. Fox Sports Southwest will be airing the action and the game is scheduled to get going at 8:05 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers Odds
Los Angeles (+100) is the underdog to Texas (-110) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this one at 10.5 runs. Odds for wagering on the games total stand at -105 for the over and -115 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the games spread with the most recent runline odds standing at -210 for the Angels +1.5 runs and +175 for the Rangers -1.5.
The Rangers are 4-9 SU and 4-8 ATS. The team has lost 2.4 units for moneyline bettors and 6.5 units against the spread (ATS). Texas has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven. The Angels are 9-3 SU and have gone 7-4 ATS. Overall, the teams accumulated 5.2 units for moneyline bettors this year and 4.4 units ATS. Los Angeles has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Texas games have had an over/under record of 5-6-1 thus far in 2018. Los Angeles has an over/under record of 7-4.
The Angels have gained 1.0 units and are 0-1 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has cashed in zero of those games, compared to one that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Rangers have lost 2.0 units and are 3-6 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in four of those games, compared to four which went under the total.
Jaime Barria will get the nod for the visiting Angels. The right-handed Barria did not accumulate any MLB pitching stats last season.
The Rangers will put the ball in the hands of lefty Matt Moore (0-2, 11.05 ERA), who started 31 games last year and finished the season 6-15 overall with a 5.52 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP.
Texas pitchers have allowed 5.4 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The teams starting pitching staff has an ERA of 5.66, a WHIP of 1.68 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 9.0. The bullpen has a 4.08 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 8.7 K/9. In 10 games against divisional foes, Rangers starters have an ERA of 5.32 and the bullpens ERA is 4.87.
Texas offense is putting up 3.2 runs per contest, including 2.8 per game against divisional foes and 3.6 per game over its last five. The teams hit .260/.344/.376 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
Elvis Andrus and Shin-soo Choo have led the Rangers batters this year. Andrus is slashing .347/.429/.531 with 17 hits, five RBIs and seven runs scored, and Choo’s line is .265/.333/.510 with 13 hits, six RBIs and six runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Los Angeles pitchers have allowed 3.8 runs per game and its starters own a 4.50 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 9.62 K/9. The bullpen has logged an outstanding ERA of just 2.44, along with a K-per-9 of 8.62.
The Angels offense has slashed .286/.340/.478 on its way to 6.6 runs scored per game in 2018, including 7.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 8.2 per game over the teams last five contests (4-1 SU).
Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani have led Los Angeles hitters. Trout is hitting .245/.351/.551 with 12 hits, nine RBIs and 11 runs scored, while Ohtani (.368/.400/.842) is up to seven hits, three homers, seven RBIs and four runs scored.
Compared to his total season slash line of .306/.442/.629, Trout seemed to have some trouble hitting lefty pitching in 2017, maintaining a slash line of .280/.443/.463 across 106 plate appearances.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Rangers, ATS Winner – Angels, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The Angels have won six of their last seven games SU while the Rangers have lost four of their last five SU.
- Los Angeles has recorded 29.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 31.8 over its last five.
- The Angels have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
