Rangers vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 7, 2024

The Texas Rangers will take the field against the Los Angeles Angels (59-82) on Saturday. The game begins at 7:05 p.m. ET, with the Rangers listed as -158 favorites on the moneyline. Texas’ Jack Leiter gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Tyler Anderson.

Here is our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Rangers vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-158)
• Underdog: Angels (+133)
• Over/under: 9

Rangers vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been chosen as favorites in 78 games this year and have walked away with the win 45 times (57.7%) in those games.
• This season Texas has been victorious 16 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -158 on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 61.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Angels have been the moneyline underdog 115 total times this season. They’ve gone 52-63 in those games.
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +133 or longer, Los Angeles has a record of 23-32 (41.8%).
• The Angels have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.9% in this game.

Rangers vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 134 hits, an OBP of .308 plus a slugging percentage of .383.
• Of all batters in baseball, Semien’s home run total ranks him 77th and his RBI tally places him 63rd.
• Josh Smith has 119 hits and an OBP of .353 to go with a slugging percentage of .411 this season.
• Zachary Neto paces the Angels in runs batted in (67) and has put up a team-high batting average of .255.
• In all of MLB, Neto ranks 55th in homers and 53rd in RBI.
• Taylor Ward’s 21 home runs pace his team.

Rangers vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• The Rangers have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.28) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.286 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Angels pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles has a 4.47 team ERA that ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Angels have the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.319).