Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction MLB Picks 9/10/24

David Racey

12 months ago

Arizona Diamondbacks (80-64) vs Texas Rangers (70-74)

September 10, 2024 at 09:40 PM EDT

The Line: Betting Odds: Arizona Diamondbacks -145 / Texas Rangers +120 — Over/Under: 8.5

In this article, we will formulate a Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, September 10th at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. To formulate this prediction for game one in the series, we will examine:

The Rangers’ recent form and recent player performance
The Diamondbacks’ recent form and recent play performance
Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Texas
Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Arizona
Recent betting trends in games played between Texas and Arizona
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Texas and Arizona

Texas Rangers Betting Preview

The Texas Rangers are 70-74 this season and they have won five of their last six games. Texas is coming off of a series win against the Angels, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Rangers won two out of three against the Yankees, won two out of three against the Athletics, and swept the White Sox. Texas is 7-2 in their last nine games and they are third in the AL West.

The Texas pitching staff has a 4.25 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a .239 opponent batting average. The Rangers’ offense has scored 606 runs with a .239 batting average and a .306 on-base percentage. Adolis Garcia is batting .218 with 22 home runs and 73 RBI’s for the Rangers this season.

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 80-64 this year and they have lost three of their last four games. Arizona is coming off of a series loss against Houston, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Diamondbacks won two out of three against the Giants, lost three out of four against the Dodgers, and lost two out of three against the Mets. Arizona is 4-7 in their last 11 games and they are third in the NL West.

The Arizona pitching staff has a 4.61 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and a .264 opponent batting average. The Diamondbacks’ offense has scored 782 runs with a .262 batting average and a .335 on-base percentage. Corbin Carroll is batting .229 with 19 home runs and 66 RBI’s for the Diamondbacks this season.

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Texas is Nathan Eovaldi, who is 11-7 with a 3.55 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP over 147.0 innings pitched this year. Eovaldi has allowed a total of two earned runs in his last two starts (14.0 IP). The projected starting pitcher for Arizona is Zac Gallen, who is 11-6 with a 3.69 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP over 127.0 innings pitched this season. Gallen has alternated good and bad starts over his last five outings, with last start being a good one against San Francisco.

Why the Diamondbacks will beat the Rangers

The Diamondbacks have won 12 of their last 13 night games against teams that held a losing record.
The Rangers have lost seven of their last eight night games against National League opponents following a home win.
The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against National League opponents following a home win.
The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games following a road win.
The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four road games against National League opponents that held a winning record.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Diamondbacks’ last six night games against AL West opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
Each of the Rangers’ last five night games as underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last seven games at Chase Field.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last six games between the Rangers and Diamondbacks.

Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts

Ketel Marte has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances with the Diamondbacks as favorites against AL opponents.
Pavin Smith has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances at Chase Field against opponents that held a losing record.
Zac Gallen has recorded a win in 12 of his last 15 appearances at Chase Field against opponents that held a losing record.
Corbin Carroll has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last five home appearances after not playing the previous day.
Corbin Carroll has scored at least one run in 19 of the Diamondbacks’ last 20 night games against opponents that held a losing record.
Zac Gallen has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his eight previous appearances with the Diamondbacks as home favorites against AL West opponents.
Corbin Carroll has recorded at least one hit in each of the Diamondbacks’ last 13 home games.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has recorded at least one Single in nine of the Diamondbacks’ last 10 games against the Rangers.
Josh Bell has recorded a Double in each of his three previous appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Rangers.

Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts

Wyatt Langford has recorded a Double in three of the Rangers’ last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.
Nathan Eovaldi has recorded a win in each of his last three appearances.
Nathan Eovaldi has recorded six strikeouts in three of his last four appearances with his team as a road underdog against NL opponents.
Carson Kelly has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances with his team as an underdog against NL West opponents.
Corey Seager has hit a home run in three of his last four road appearances against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
Corey Seager has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with his team as an underdog against NL West opponents.
Corey Seager has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances with his team as an underdog against NL West opponents.
Corey Seager has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight appearances against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
Corey Seager has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Rangers’ last six road games.