The Texas Rangers (22-19) and Cleveland Guardians (24-16) meet Monday at Globe Life Field, with first pitch at 8:05 PM ET on BSSW. The Rangers are -120 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Guardians are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +164 odds. Michael Lorenzen takes the mound for Texas while Tanner Bibee is Cleveland’s starter for the contest.
Take a look at our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $36.67
Rangers to win vs Guardians -120
Rangers vs. Guardians Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-120)
- Underdog: Guardians (+101)
- Over/under: 8.5
Rangers vs. Guardians Betting Insights
- The Rangers have come away with 13 wins in the 24 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Texas has a record of 12-8 when favored by -120 or more this year.
- The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 54.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Guardians have won 56.2% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (9-7).
- Cleveland has gone 7-6 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +101 or longer (53.8%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Guardians a 49.8% chance to win.
Rangers vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders
- Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with seven home runs, 29 RBI and a batting average of .280 this season.
- Semien’s home runs put him 31st in baseball, and he ranks 10th in RBI.
- Adolis Garcia leads Texas in home runs with eight and runs batted in with 30.
- Jose Ramirez has racked up a team-best 33 runs batted in.
- In all of the majors, Ramirez ranks ninth in home runs and second in RBI.
- Josh Naylor’s 11 home runs are a team-high mark.
Rangers vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The Rangers have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.09 this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Rangers rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.260 WHIP this season.
- The Guardians pitching staff is fifth in the majors with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Cleveland’s 3.52 team ERA ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Guardians have the ninth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.221).