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The Los Angeles Angels (63-96) will try to end their three-game losing streak when they host the Texas Rangers (75-84) on Friday at 9:38 p.m. ET on BSW. Bookmakers consider the Rangers to be -165 favorites for the contest, while the Angels are +139 underdogs looking for the upset. Jacob deGrom will get the ball for Texas while Los Angeles will counter with Reid Detmers.
Here is our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $32.12
Rangers to win vs Angels -165
Rangers vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-165)
- Underdog: Angels (+139)
- Over/under: 7.5
Rangers vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Rangers have been favorites in 86 games this season and have come away with the win 49 times (57%) in those contests.
- This season Texas has come away with a win 12 times in 17 chances when named as a favorite of at least -165 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 62.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Angels have compiled a 54-73 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 42.5% of those games).
- Los Angeles has an 18-36 record (winning just 33.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +139 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Angels’ implied win probability is 41.8%.
Rangers vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Marcus Semien is batting .234 with 22 home runs and 73 RBI for Texas this season.
- Of all MLB hitters, Semien is 107th in batting average, 108th in on-base percentage, and 108th in slugging.
- Wyatt Langford has collected 123 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .407 on the year.
- Zachary Neto paces the Angels with 77 runs batted in.
- In all of the majors, Neto is 46th in home runs and 46th in RBI.
- Taylor Ward’s 25 home runs and .250 batting average are both team-highs.
Rangers vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Rangers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.38 this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- Rangers pitchers have a 1.303 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 7.9 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
- Los Angeles has the 26th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.54).
- Pitchers for the Angels combine for the fifth-worst WHIP in baseball (1.346).