The Texas Rangers will do battle against the New York Yankees at Globe Life Park. The game gets underway 3:05 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Southwest will televise this AL showdown.
New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers Odds
The Yankees are 103-58 SU and have gone 93-67 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 18.1 units for moneyline gamblers and 25.9 units ATS. The Rangers, on the other hand, are 77-84 SU and 85-75 ATS. The team’s gained 4.4 units for moneyline bettors and 1.0 unit ATS.
Texas games have had an over/under record of 74-83-3 in 2019. Yankees games have gone over 84 times, gone under 71 times and pushed on five instances.
Right-hander Chad Green is the projected starter for the visiting Yankees. Green is 4-4 with a 4.24 ERA and 96 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with four strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Texas this year.
The Rangers are turning to righty Lance Lynn (15-11, 3.76 ERA), who has 236 punchouts and 58 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.25. Lynn is 0-1 with seven strikeouts and a 5.40 ERA in one start against New York this year.
As a unit, Texas’ pitching staff has allowed 5.4 runs per game overall this season. The club’s starters have an ERA of 5.41, a WHIP of 1.48 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.4. The bullpen has a 4.74 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.9 K/9.
Texas’ hitters have produced 5.0 runs per outing, including 5.0 per game over its last 10 games and 7.2 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .285/.388/.506 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
Elvis Andrus has helped lead the Rangers’ offense this year with 12 home runs, 72 RBIs, 80 runs and 29 stolen bases.
For the visiting squad, New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starters own a 4.52 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 9.05 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.06, along with a WHIP of 1.29.
Yankees hitters have slashed .268/.341/.491 on their way to 5.9 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.6 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
New York’s hitters have been led by DJ LeMahieu. LeMahieu is hitting .329/.376/.521 with 26 home runs, 102 RBIs and 109 runs scored.
The Rangers are coming off a 9-4 victory in the prior game of this series.
Yankees at Rangers Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rangers, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- New York has tallied 17 extra-base hits over its last five games. Texas has 21 XBH over its last five.
- The Yankees have hit 19 home runs in their last 10 games, including 10 over their last five.
- The Yankees have a team OPS of .833 this season and an OPS of .823 against right-handed pitchers. The Rangers’ OPS sits at .752 overall and .762 against righties.
- New York has posted 21.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 21.4 over its last five.
