Rangers vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 28, 2024

Entering Saturday’s matchup with the Texas Rangers (75-84), the Los Angeles Angels (63-96) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 9:38 p.m. ET on BSSW with the Rangers listed as -147 favorites, while the are +123 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat. Texas’ Andrew Heaney and Los Angeles’ Griffin Canning have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Rangers vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-147)
• Underdog: Angels (+123)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rangers vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Rangers have won in 49, or 57%, of the 86 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Texas has a record of 21-9 when favored by -147 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 59.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Angels have been the underdog on the moneyline 127 total times this season. They’ve gone 54-73 in those games.
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +123 or longer, Los Angeles has a record of 35-50 (41.2%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Angels a 44.8% chance to win.

Rangers vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 22 home runs, 73 RBI and a batting average of .234 this season.
• Of all batters in Major League Baseball, Semien’s home run total ranks him 55th and his RBI tally places him 62nd.
• Wyatt Langford is batting .253 with an OBP of .326 and a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
• Zachary Neto leads the Angels with 77 runs batted in.
• Neto is 48th in home runs and 46th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Taylor Ward’s 25 home runs and .250 batting average both pace his team.

Rangers vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Rangers have the 25th-ranked ERA (4.38) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.303 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• 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 MLB (1.346).