Texas Rangers (68-73) vs LA Angels (58-82)
Game Info: Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 2:35 pm (Globe Life Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Texas Rangers -170 / LA Angels +145 — Over/Under: 8.5
The Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers square off Sunday in MLB action from Globe Life Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Los Angeles Angels will send out Caden Dana for the start here and Dana is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season. This will be Dana’s first career start against the Rangers. The Texas Rangers will start Andrew Heaney here and Heaney is 4-13 with a 3.81 ERA and 141 strikeouts this season. In his career, Heaney is 0-1 with a 3.68 ERA and 10 strikeouts against the Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Recap
The Los Angeles Angels will try to salvage a split from the series after a 6-4 loss to the Rangers in Saturday’s matchup. The loss meant that the Angels could get a split at best, and that would follow another split in a two-game series with the Dodgers from last week.
Angels Playing Out The String
Taylor Ward has 124 hits along with 25 doubles, 22 home runs and 65 RBIs while Zach Neto has 28 doubles, 20 home runs, a team-high 67 RBIs, 118 strikeouts and 29 stolen bases. Luis Rengifo also has 85 hits and 24 stolen bases while Jo Adell has 20 home runs, 62 RBIs and 15 stolen bases as well. Logan O’Hoppe has 103 hits and Neto has 121 hits as well with O’Hoppe adding 19 homers and 54 RBIs.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Angels have won each of their last four games as underdogs following a loss.
- The Rangers have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against the Angels following a home win.
- The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last five games following a loss.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 11 games as favorites following a win.
Texas Rangers Recap
The Texas Rangers will try to win the series after their victory in Saturday’s matchup to take a series lead heading into the final game. A series win would keep the Rangers’ playoff hops going after series wins over the Yankees, A’s and White Sox over the last two weeks.
Rangers Trying To Crash AL Playoff Race
Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 135 hits along with 25 doubles, 18 home runs and 65 RBIs while Adolis Garcia has 22 home runs and 73 RBIs with 24 doubles as well as 11 stolen bases. Jonah Heim has 12 homers and 53 RBIs and Josh Smith also has 26 doubles. Corey Seager also has 30 home runs with 74 RBIs of his own this season. Wyatt Langford’s also chipped in 21 doubles, a team-high 4 triples, 10 homers, 63 RBIs and 12 stolen bases.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Angels have lost nine of their last 10 games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have won seven of their last eight day games at Globe Life Field following a win.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in 12 of their last 15 games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in four of their last five games.
Angels vs. Rangers Prediction
Give me the Rangers here. I’m not in love with this matchup, and the Angels send out Dana for his second career start in this one. The Rangers are tearing the cover off of the ball against righties right now and I think Dana could be in some trouble. Heaney’s pitched a lot better than I give him credit for this season and I think the Rangers get the series W here. Give me the Rangers.