Astros vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – April 12, 2024

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Astros vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Probable Starters 4/12/2024

Data Skrive:

The Houston Astros (4-9) are -137 favorites for their Friday meeting with the Texas Rangers (7-5). The matchup between the fifth- and first-place teams in the AL West begins at 8:10 PM ET on BSSW. J.P. France starts for Houston while Dane Dunning is Texas’ starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Money Line

Astros to win vs Rangers -137

Bet $20, Payout $34.60

Astros vs. Rangers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Astros (-137)
  • Underdog: Rangers (+118)
  • Over/under: 9

Astros vs. Rangers Betting Insights

  • The Astros have been victorious in two, or 18.2%, of the 11 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
  • This year Houston has won two of five games when listed as at least -137 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 57.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • The Rangers are 4-1 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 80% of those games).
  • Texas has played as a moneyline underdog of +118 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
  • The Rangers have an implied moneyline win probability of 45.9% in this contest.

Astros vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

  • Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in home runs with four, runs batted in with 11 and his batting average of .346 is also best on his team.
  • Alvarez ranks sixth in MLB in home runs, and 12th in RBI.
  • Jose Altuve is batting .340 with an OBP of .421 and a slugging percentage of .620 this season.
  • Marcus Semien is hitting .313 with three doubles, a home run and eight walks.
  • In all of MLB, Semien ranks 113th in homers and 20th in RBI.
  • Adolis Garcia’s four home runs and 13 RBI are both team-highs.

Astros vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

  • The Astros have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
  • The Astros have pitched to a 4.42 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
  • The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.465 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.
  • The Rangers pitching staff is 15th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Texas has a 3.25 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Rangers have the fourth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.130).