Sportsbooks declined to choose a favorite for Wednesday’s matchup between the Texas Rangers (33-40) and the New York Mets (35-37), with both teams equal on the moneyline. The teams will take to the field at 8:05 PM ET, live on BSSW Andrew Heaney will get the ball for Texas while New York will counter with Sean Manaea.
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Odds to Win
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Rangers to win vs Mets -110
Rangers vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-110)
- Underdog: Mets (-110)
- Over/under: 8.5
Rangers vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Rangers have been favorites in 39 games this season and have come away with the win 21 times (53.8%) in those contests.
- This season Texas has been victorious 22 times in 40 chances when named as a favorite of at least -110 on the moneyline.
- The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 52.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Mets have won 14 of the 35 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (40%).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -110 or longer, New York has gone 14-21 (40%).
- The Mets have a 52.4% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Rangers vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- Marcus Semien leads Texas in runs batted in with 40 while batting .256.
- Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Semien’s home run total places him 40th and his RBI tally ranks him 34th.
- Corey Seager’s 14 home runs are most among Texas batters. He’s driven in 35 runs this season while slugging .456.
- Francisco Lindor has 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 24 walks while batting .238.
- In all of the majors, Lindor ranks 30th in home runs and 47th in RBI.
- Pete Alonso’s 15 home runs and 40 RBI both lead his team.
Rangers vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Rangers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
- Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.16 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.302 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Mets pitching staff ranks ninth in the majors.
- New York’s 4.11 team ERA ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Mets average baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.302).