Astros vs. Rangers Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 12 (2024)

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Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros will play Corey Seager and the Texas Rangers on Friday at Minute Maid Park, at 8:10 PM ET. The Astros are favored in this one, at -146, while the underdog Rangers have +123 odds to win. Houston is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +141 odds). The over/under for the matchup is set at 8 runs.

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Astros-Rangers game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

Astros vs. Rangers Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, July 12, 2024 at 8:10 PM ET
• Where: Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas
• How to Watch on TV: SCHN

Astros vs. Rangers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Astros 5, Rangers 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Astros 54%, Rangers 46%

Astros vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• This season, the Astros have been favored 68 times and won 37, or 54.4%, of those games.
• Houston has a record of 24-14 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -146 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 59.3% chance to win.
• The Rangers have been underdogs in 41 games this season and have come away with the win 15 times (36.6%) in those contests.
• This season, Texas has come away with a win five times in 14 chances when named as an underdog of at least +123 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 44.8% chance of walking away with the win.

Astros Recent Betting Performance

• The Astros won all of the six games it played as a moneyline favorite over their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups, the Astros and their opponents combined to go over the total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Astros' ATS record is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Astros Recent Stats

Astros Player Insights

• Yordan Alvarez has gone yard 19 times in the 2024 campaign while knocking in 51 runs, both totals that lead the Astros.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Alvarez's home run total ranks him 12th, and his RBI tally ranks him 34th.
• Altuve's .306 batting average paces his team.
• Altuve ranks 56th in homers and 80th in RBI among all MLB batters this season.
• Alex Bregman is hitting .254 with 18 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 31 walks.
• Jeremy Pena has 16 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 17 walks while batting .277.
• Pena has recorded at least one hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .150 with an RBI.

Astros Team Props

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Rangers Recent Betting Performance

• In three games as an underdog over the last 10 matchups, Texas has a perfect record of 3-0.
• The Rangers and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Rangers have won six of their last 10 games against the spread.

Rangers Recent Stats

Rangers Player Insights

• Marcus Semien has recorded a team-best 50 runs batted in.
• Semien ranks 67th in homers and 36th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Semien carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a double, a home run, five walks and five RBI.
• Seager has shown off his power as he paces his team with 17 home runs.
• Seager is 21st among all hitters in MLB in home runs, and 53rd in RBI.
• Josh Smith paces the Rangers' lineup with a .295 batting average.
• Adolis Garcia paces the Rangers with 17 home runs.

Rangers Team Props

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