The Detroit Tigers (31-30) will put their three-game win streak to the test when they visit the Texas Rangers (29-32) Wednesday at 8:05 PM ET on BSDET. Oddsmakers consider the Rangers to be -130 favorites, while the Tigers are +110 underdogs to keep their streak alive. Texas’ Jose Urena and Detroit’s Kenta Maeda have been named the starters for this contest.
Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Odds to Win
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Rangers to win vs Tigers -130
Rangers vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-130)
- Underdog: Tigers (+110)
- Over/under: 9
Rangers vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Rangers have been victorious in 19, or 54.3%, of the 35 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Texas has come away with a win 13 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -130 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 56.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Tigers have put together a 15-16 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 48.4% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, Detroit has a 9-8 record (winning 52.9% of its games).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 47.6%.
Rangers vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 10 home runs, 35 RBI and a batting average of .263 this season.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Semien’s home run total ranks him 32nd and his RBI tally ranks him 28th.
- Corey Seager leads Texas in home runs with 13 while driving in 29 runs and slugging .472.
- Riley Greene has a team-best 11 home runs.
- In all of MLB, Greene is 22nd in home runs and 103rd in RBI.
- Mark Canha is batting .242 with 10 doubles, six home runs and 27 walks.
Rangers vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Rangers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
- Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.90 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.275 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Tigers pitching staff is 12th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Detroit’s 3.74 team ERA ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.193).