Coming off a three-homer game in a win over the Astros, Pavin Smith leads the Arizona Diamondbacks (80-64) into action as -140 favorites against the Texas Rangers (70-74). First pitch from Chase Field is set for 9:40 p.m. ET Tuesday, live on ARID. Zac Gallen will get the ball for Arizona while Texas will counter with Nathan Eovaldi.
Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $34.29
Diamondbacks to win vs Rangers -140
Diamondbacks vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-140)
- Underdog: Rangers (+119)
- Over/under: 7.5
Diamondbacks vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Diamondbacks have been favorites in 71 games this season and have come away with the win 45 times (63.4%) in those contests.
- This season Arizona has been victorious 25 times in 35 chances when named as a favorite of at least -140 on the moneyline.
- The Diamondbacks have an implied victory probability of 58.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Rangers have won 33.3% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (20-40).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +119 or longer, Texas has an 8-17 record (winning only 32% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rangers have an implied win probability of 45.7%.
Diamondbacks vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Ketel Marte leads Arizona in homers with 30 while also maintaining a team-best .293 batting average.
- Marte’s home runs rank him 12th in baseball, and he ranks 27th in RBI.
- Corbin Carroll is batting .229 with an OBP of .314 and a slugging percentage of .419 this season.
- Marcus Semien is hitting .238 with 25 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 58 walks.
- Semien’s home run total ranks 65th in the majors, and he is 55th in RBI.
- Josh Smith is batting .268 with 27 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 44 walks.
Diamondbacks vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Diamondbacks average just 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in the league.
- The Diamondbacks have pitched to a 4.61 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- The Diamondbacks have a combined WHIP of 1.353 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors.
- Texas has the 22nd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.26).
- The Rangers have the 20th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.280).