The Texas Rangers will be taking on the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Fox Sports Southwest will be showing this AL matchup and the game is scheduled to get going at 4:10 p.m. ET.
Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Odds
Detroit (+110) is the home-team underdog to Texas (-120) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this game at 9 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total sit at -105 for the over and -115 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the odds standing at +125 for the Rangers -1.5 runs and -145 for the Tigers +1.5.
The Rangers are only 39-50 SU and are 43-45 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 1.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.3 units ATS. The Tigers, on the other hand, are 39-51 SU and 47-42 ATS. The team has lost 0.3 units for moneyline bettors and 3.0 units ATS.
Detroit games have a 36-51-2 over/under record so far in 2018. The Rangers have an over/under record of 40-42-6.
The left-handed Cole Hamels will get the start for the visiting Rangers. Hamels (4-7, 4.05 ERA) has racked up 104 punchouts in 102.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Tigers this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (1-0, 6.00 ERA and four strikeouts across six innings).
The Tigers will turn to righty Mike Fiers (5-5, 3.79 ERA) to the mound. Fiers has 68 strikeouts and 20 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.22. Fiers is 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 3.38 ERA in one start against Texas this year.
Detroit’s pitchers have allowed 4.6 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The club’s starters have a 4.24 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.60 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.1 K/9.
The Detroit offense has produced 4.0 runs per outing, including 3.2 per game over its last 10 games and 3.2 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .249/.274/.379 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
Outfielder Nicholas Castellanos and shortstop Jose Iglesias have paced the Tigers’ hitters this year. Castellanos is slashing .302/.352/.513 with 14 home runs, 54 RBIs and 48 runs scored, while the line for Iglesias stands at .270/.307/.377 with 81 hits, 31 RBIs, 28 runs and 12 steals.
In the other dugout, Texas’ pitching staff allowed 5.1 runs per game and its starters own a 5.29 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 6.68 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.65, along with a WHIP of 1.43.
The Rangers offense has slashed .238/.322/.399 on its way to 4.5 runs scored per game in 2018, including 5.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Shin-soo Choo and Nomar Mazara continue to lead Texas’ hitters. Choo is hitting .291/.401/.503 with 17 home runs, 42 RBIs and 52 runs scored. Mazara (.271/.328/.459) is up to 15 homers, 56 RBIs and 45 runs scored.
The Rangers have lost 1.9 units and are 28-31 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 24 of those games, compared to 32 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Tigers have netted 8.3 units and are 15-8 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over’s cashed in 12 of those games, compared to 11 that went under.
Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Tigers, ATS Winner – Tigers, O/U – UNDER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The over has cashed in only two of Detroit’s last seven games.
Detroit has posted 18.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 20.0 over its last five.
The Rangers have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Tigers have hit 11 over their last 10.
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