The Texas Rangers (28-30) are -128 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Miami Marlins (21-38) Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Marlins are listed with +108 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory. Texas’ Andrew Heaney gets the start, and he’ll go against Miami’s Trevor Rogers.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $35.62
Rangers to win vs Marlins -128
Rangers vs. Marlins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-128)
- Underdog: Marlins (+108)
- Over/under: 8.5
Rangers vs. Marlins Betting Insights
- The Rangers have come away with 18 wins in the 34 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Texas has a record of 13-11 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -128 or more on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 56.1% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Marlins have compiled an 18-27 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 40% of those games).
- Miami has gone 15-24 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer (38.5%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Marlins a 48.1% chance to win.
Rangers vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders
- Marcus Semien is batting .256 with nine home runs and 34 RBI for Texas this season.
- Among all MLB hitters, Semien ranks 66th in batting average, 104th in on-base percentage, and 61st in slugging.
- Corey Seager leads Texas in home runs with 13 while driving in 29 runs and slugging .485.
- Jazz Chisholm paces the Marlins in runs batted in (29) and has a team-high batting average of .257.
- Chisholm ranks 51st in homers and 49th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Josh Bell is batting .243 with 11 doubles, six home runs and 20 walks.
Rangers vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings
- The Rangers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.02 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Rangers pitchers have a 1.307 WHIP this season, 21st in the majors.
- The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Marlins pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
- Miami’s 4.53 team ERA ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Marlins average baseball’s third-highest WHIP (1.368).