The Texas Rangers (46-50) will lean on Josh Smith, following a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles (58-38) on Friday at 8:05 PM ET on MASN2. The Rangers are +137 underdogs for the contest, according to bookmakers. Neither team has named a starter for this contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $32.42
Orioles to win vs Rangers -161
Orioles vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Orioles (-161)
- Underdog: Rangers (+137)
Orioles vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Orioles have been victorious in 44, or 59.5%, of the 74 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year Baltimore has won 19 of 28 games when listed as at least -161 on the moneyline.
- The Orioles have an implied victory probability of 61.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Rangers have a 16-27 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 37.2% of those games).
- Texas has a 4-5 record (winning 44.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +137 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rangers a 42.2% chance to win.
Orioles vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in batting average (.286), home runs (28) and runs batted in (63) this season.
- Henderson’s home runs put him third in baseball, and he ranks 10th in RBI.
- Anthony Santander has collected 82 hits this season and has an OBP of .301. He’s slugging .503 on the year.
- Marcus Semien paces the Rangers with 51 runs batted in.
- In all of MLB, Semien ranks 62nd in home runs and 39th in RBI.
- Corey Seager has put his power on display as he leads his team with 18 home runs.
Orioles vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Orioles average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- Orioles pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.71 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Orioles have a combined 1.199 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB.
- Texas has a 3.98 team ERA that ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rangers have the 15th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.259).