Rangers vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 8, 2024

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Rangers vs. Angels Betting Odds, Probable Starters 9/8/2024

Data Skrive:

The Texas Rangers (69-74) are set to take on the Los Angeles Angels (59-83) Sunday at 2:35 p.m. ET, airing on BSSW. The Rangers are listed as -171 favorites by sportsbooks, while the underdog Angels have +143 odds for the contest. Texas’ Andrew Heaney gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Caden Dana.

Here is our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Money Line

Rangers to win vs Angels -171

Bet $20, Payout $31.70

Rangers vs. Angels Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Rangers (-171)
  • Underdog: Angels (+143)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Rangers vs. Angels Betting Insights

  • The Rangers have been favorites in 79 games this season and have come away with the win 46 times (58.2%) in those contests.
  • Texas has a record of 10-5 when favored by -171 or more this year.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 63.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • The Angels have won 44.8% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (52-64).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +143 or longer, Los Angeles has a 14-26 record (winning only 35% of its games).
  • The Angels have a 41.2% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rangers vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

  • Marcus Semien is batting .236 with 18 home runs and 65 RBI for Texas this season.
  • Among all hitters in baseball, Semien’s home run total ranks him 78th and his RBI tally places him 60th.
  • Josh Smith has 120 hits and an OBP of .352 to go with a slugging percentage of .410 this season.
  • Zachary Neto has put up a team-best batting average of .254 and leads the Angels in runs batted in (67).
  • Neto is 56th in home runs and 55th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
  • Taylor Ward has hit 22 home runs to lead his team.

Rangers vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

  • The Rangers average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
  • The Rangers have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.27) in the majors this season.
  • Rangers pitchers have a 1.283 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
  • The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Angels pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
  • Los Angeles’ 4.48 team ERA ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Angels average baseball’s 23rd-ranked WHIP (1.320).