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

The Houston Astros (49-44) roll into Friday’s matchup with the Texas Rangers (44-49) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 8:10 PM ET on SCHN with the Astros listed as -159 favorites on the moneyline. Hunter Brown will get the ball for Houston while Texas will counter with Andrew Heaney.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Astros vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Astros (-159)
• Underdog: Rangers (+134)
• Over/under: 8

Astros vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Astros have been favorites in 68 games this season and have come away with the win 37 times (54.4%) in those contests.
• This season Houston has come away with a win 21 times in 28 chances when named as a favorite of at least -159 on the moneyline.
• The Astros have an implied victory probability of 61.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Rangers are 15-26 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 36.6% of those games).
• Texas is 5-8 (winning only 38.5% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +134 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rangers a 42.7% chance to win.

Astros vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in home runs with 19 and runs batted in with 51.
• Among all MLB batters, Alvarez ranks 13th in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage, and ninth in slugging.
• Jose Altuve is batting .306 to lead Houston, while adding 13 homers and 41 runs batted in this season.
• Marcus Semien has collected a team-best 50 runs batted in.
• In all of the majors, Semien is 67th in homers and 36th in RBI.
• Corey Seager has shown his power as he paces his team with 17 home runs.

Astros vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Astros have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
• Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.09 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.309 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors.
• Texas has a 4.02 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.264).