Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Prediction MLB Picks 9/19/24

In this article we will formulate a Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers prediction for this MLB game on Thursday, September 19th at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. To formulate this prediction for game three in the series, we will examine:

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

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview

The Toronto Blue Jays are 72-80 this year and they have won three of their last five games. Toronto has dropped the first two games in this series and they were shut out on Wednesday. Prior to this series, the Blue Jays swept the Cardinals, lost two out of three against the Mets, and lost two out of three against the Braves. Toronto is 4-5 in their last nine games and they are last in the AL East. 

The Toronto pitching staff has a 4.29 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .243 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 643 runs with a .242 batting average and a .314 on-base percentage. Vladimir Guerrero is batting .319 with 28 home runs and 97 RBI’s for the Blue Jays this season. 

Texas Rangers Betting Preview

The Texas Rangers are 73-79 this year and they have lost three of their last five games. Texas has won the first two games in this series by scores of 13-8 and 2-0. Prior to this series, the Rangers lost three out of four against the Mariners, lost both games against the Diamondbacks, and won three out of four against the Angels. Texas is 5-6 in their last 11 games and they are third in the AL West. 

The Texas pitching staff has a 4.37 ERA, a 1.29 WHIP, and a .242 opponent batting average. The Rangers’ offense has scored 638 runs with a .237 batting average and a .305 on-base percentage. Wyatt Langford is batting .254 with 12 home runs and 66 RBI’s for the Rangers this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Kevin Gausman, who is 12-11 with a 4.02 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 170.0 innings pitched this year. Gausman has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. The projected starting pitcher for Texas is Kumar Rocker, who is 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 4.0 innings pitched this season. Rocker allowed three hits and one earned run in his first start against Seattle.

Why the Blue Jays will beat the Rangers

• The Blue Jays have won six of their last nine games as road underdogs against AL West opponents following a road loss.
• The Rangers have lost seven of their last eight Thursday games against AL East opponents.
• The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last four-day games against American League opponents.

Total Runs Facts

• Seven of the Rangers’ last eight home games against AL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Seven of the Blue Jays’ last nine road games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last four-day games.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last three day games at Globe Life Field.

Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Prediction 

Texas was able to win a very low-scoring game on Wednesday night and they are looking for a three-game sweep here. The Rangers are 43-34 at home this season, while the Blue Jays are 34-42 on the road. Texas is starting Kumar Rocker, who pitched well in his MLB debut against Seattle but only went four innings. Toronto is going with Kevin Gausman, who has been solid for them this season. I am interested to see how Rocker does against an offense that isn’t Seattle’s, but I don’t think I have enough faith in him here. Take the Blue Jays to avoid the sweep. 

David Racey's Pick: Blue Jays ML