Data Skrive:
The Texas Rangers (60-69) are the underdogs on the moneyline (-106) in Saturday’s contest with the Cleveland Guardians (73-55). The game starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on BSGL. The Rangers are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +157 odds. Ben Lively will get the ball for Cleveland while Texas will counter with Jon Gray.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $37.70
Guardians to win vs Rangers -113
Guardians vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-113)
- Underdog: Rangers (-106)
- Over/under: 8
Guardians vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Guardians have won in 51, or 65.4%, of the 78 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Cleveland has come away with a win 45 times in 68 chances when named as a favorite of at least -113 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 53.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Rangers have gone 18-37 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 32.7% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -106 or longer, Texas has gone 16-36 (30.8%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rangers have an implied win probability of 51.5%.
Guardians vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 32 and runs batted in with 101.
- Of all MLB hitters, Ramirez ranks 35th in batting average, 51st in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.
- Josh Naylor has 105 hits and an OBP of .318 to go with a slugging percentage of .463 this season.
- Corey Seager paces the Rangers in home runs (28), runs batted in (70) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .273.
- Seager ranks 10th in home runs and 36th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
- Marcus Semien is hitting .242 with 24 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 52 walks.
Guardians vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Guardians have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
- The Guardians have pitched to a 3.80 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- The Guardians have a combined 1.224 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- Texas’ 4.28 team ERA ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rangers have the 20th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.285).