The Los Angeles Dodgers (41-26), led by Teoscar Hernandez on a two-game home run streak, are -156 favorites on the moneyline to defeat the Texas Rangers (31-34). First pitch is set for 10:10 PM ET Tuesday, live from Dodger Stadium and airing on BSSW. James Paxton will get the ball for Los Angeles while Texas will counter with Dane Dunning.
Here is our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $32.82
Dodgers to win vs Rangers -156
Dodgers vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-156)
- Underdog: Rangers (+131)
- Over/under: 9
Dodgers vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Dodgers have been victorious in 39, or 62.9%, of the 62 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Los Angeles has a record of 28-18 when favored by -156 or more this year.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Dodgers have a 60.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Rangers have won 34.6% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (9-17).
- Texas is 2-5 (winning only 28.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +131 or longer.
- The Rangers have an implied moneyline win probability of 43.3% in this matchup.
Dodgers vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Mookie Betts has been key for Los Angeles with 81 hits, an OBP of .410 plus a slugging percentage of .504.
- Betts’ home runs rank him 39th in baseball, and he is 30th in RBI.
- Shohei Ohtani’s batting average of .310 leads all Los Angeles hitters this season.
- Marcus Semien has 13 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 25 walks while batting .261.
- Semien is 29th in homers and 30th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Corey Seager has put his power on display as he leads his team with 13 home runs.
Dodgers vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Dodgers strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
- The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.30 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
- The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of just 1.131 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
- Texas’ 3.83 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.256).