Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, Pick and Preview, June 15 (6/15): MLB

Credit: photo by Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time	2:05 p.m. EST
Rangers money line	+134
Rangers run line	+1.5 (-120)
Astros money line	-160
Astros run line	-1.5 (+100)
Over / under	9

 

Key stats

	Texas Rangers	Houston Astros
Record	29-32	38-24
Home / road record	14-17	22-14
Last 10 record	5-5	4-6
Streak	W3	L1
Over / under record	26-27-1	19-41-2
Runs / game	4.36	4.11
Runs allowed / game	4.29	3.42

 

Preview

The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers will play the 3rd game of the series at the Globe Life Field on Wednesday afternoon. The Astros beat the Rangers 4-3 on Tuesday to tie the series 1-1.

Texas Rangers

The Rangers get here with a 29-32 record and have won 3 of their last 4 games. The team is averaging 4.36 runs per game and allowing 4.29 runs. Corey Seager is batting for .232 AVG and has 12 home runs. Adolis Garcia leads with 41 RBI and 12 home runs.

Martin Perez leads the pitching staff with a 2.18 ERA, 60 strikeouts and 4 wins recorded for the Rangers.

Probable Pitcher:  Tyson Miller (0-0, 0-00 ERA)

Miller will be on the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Rangers. Miller started in four of his 12 appearances at Triple-A Round Rock, striking out 50 over 37.2 innings but struggling in the ratio categories (5.02 ERA, 1.56). 

Houston Astros

The Astros get here with a 38-24 record and have lost 4 of their last 6 games. The team is averaging 4.1 runs per game and are allowing 3.4 runs. Yordan Alvarez leads the team batting for .311 avg with 17 home runs and 42 RBI.

Justin Verlander leads the pitching staff with a 1.94 ERA, 78 strikeouts and 8 wins recorded for the Astros.

Probable Pitcher:  Luis Garcia (3-5, 3.60 ERA)

Garcia will be on the mound in the 3rd game of the series for the Astros. Garcia took the loss in the Astros' 7-4 loss to the Marlins on Friday, allowing five runs on five hits (three home runs) and two walks in 4.1 innings. He had seven strikeouts. He has a 1.70 ERA and 7 strikeouts against the Rangers in his career.

BETTING TRENDS

Houston are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games against Texas.

Houston are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games on the road.

The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Texas' last 10 games against Houston.

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas' last 8 games at home.

Prediction

Find more sports picks from the top sports bettors and MLB experts all in one place using our iOS and Google Play apps, as well as our other articles at Kingpin.pro.  We are the home for MLB picks, sports picks and sports betting.