Rangers vs. Padres Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 4, 2024

The Texas Rangers (39-47) are -138 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the San Diego Padres (47-43) Thursday at 2:35 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Padres are listed with +116 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory. Texas’ Max Scherzer and San Diego’s Michael King have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our preview for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Rangers vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-138)
• Underdog: Padres (+116)
• Over/under: 8

Rangers vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been favorites in 44 games this season and have come away with the win 24 times (54.5%) in those contests.
• This season Texas has been victorious 11 times in 21 chances when named as a favorite of at least -138 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 58% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Padres have been the underdog on the moneyline 36 total times this season. They’ve finished 18-18 in those games.
• San Diego has a 9-8 record (winning 52.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +116 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Padres a 46.3% chance to win.

Rangers vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien is batting .231 for Texas with a team-high 45 RBI.
• Semien ranks 61st in Major League Baseball in homers, and 39th in RBI.
• Corey Seager has 72 hits and an OBP of .344 to go with a slugging percentage of .451 this season.
• Jurickson Profar has put up a team-high batting average of .314 while pacing the Padres in runs batted in (55).
• Profar ranks 61st in homers and 17th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Ha-Seong Kim is hitting .227 with 10 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 47 walks.

Rangers vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.09 this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The Rangers rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.276 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Padres has a collective 8.9 K/9, the sixth-best in MLB.
• San Diego’s 4.08 team ERA ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Padres combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.272).