Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Betting Pick & Prediction 7/6/24

The money line odds for Saturday’s Rays vs. Rangers matchup have the Rays at -113 compared to the Rangers at -105. This one is getting started at 4:05 PM ET from Globe Life Field in Arlington. BSSW is carrying this game on TV.

Andrew Heaney is starting for the Rangers, and he is facing off against a Rays team that is 44-44. Tampa Bay is starting Taj Bradley, and they are 4th in the AL East. The over/under line is at 8 runs.

TEXAS RANGERS VS TAMPA BAY RAYS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Texas Rangers Moneyline -105

This game will be played at Globe Life Field at 4:05 ET on Saturday, July 6th.

HOW TO BET THE RAYS VS RANGERS:

• We have the Rangers winning by a score of 5 to 4
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Rangers to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over

Thanks to a three-run 3rd inning for the Rangers’ offense, they cruised to a 3-0 win over the Rays in the most recent game of this series. Heading into the game, the Rangers were at -106 on the money line.

The starting pitching matchup for this game featured Michael Lorenzen for the Rangers, and he went five innings while giving up just one hit and no earned runs. Shane Baz got the start for the Rays, going six innings and giving up three earned runs on seven hits.

Texas got to Baz early, as he gave up all three of his runs in the 1st and 2nd innings. On the other side, the Rangers’ offense was held in check until they broke out for three run in the 3rd. Heading into that inning, they had just two hits.

Rays Records & Stats

Tampa Bay is at an even 44-44 overall and is 12 games behind the Orioles in the AL East. So far, they have gone just 10-17 in divisional games. The Rays are on the road today, and they are 21-19 on the road compared to 23-25 at home.

The Rays have won five straight series, and they are 15-11-2 in series play this year. This season, the Rays have been the favorite in 50 games, and they are 26-24 in those games. As for their record as the underdog, the Rays are 18-20 this year.

The Rays have been a good team to bet on the run line this season, as they are 40-48 against it. They have been especially good on the run line on the road, going 24-16. They have been a better team to bet on the run line as the underdog, as they are 22-16. Their average run margin in winning games is 2.5, while their average run margin in losing games is -3.8.

The Tampa Bay Rays are on the road to face the Texas Rangers today, with the over/under line set at 8 runs. The combined run average in Rays games this season is 8.7 runs, and their over/under record is 43-41. The average over/under line in their games is 8 runs, and their record when the line is set at 8 runs is 10-11. In 42.0% of their games, the over/under line has been set higher than 8 runs, while in 34.1% of games, the line has been set lower than 8 runs.

Taj Bradley gets the start for the Rays today as he faces the Rangers on the road. So far this season, he has made 10 starts and has a record of 3-4 with an ERA of 3.42. Bradley’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.12. In his 10 starts, he has turned in three quality starts and is averaging 11.71 strikeouts per nine innings. Bradley’s most recent outing came on June 30th, where he picked up the win, going 5 2/3 innings and not giving up a run. In that outing, he had 11 strikeouts. Before that, he had gone three straight starts without giving up a homer, but he has given up two homers in two of his last four outings.

Isaac Paredes has been the Rays’ top power threat this season, as his 14 homers lead the team and are the 12th most in the league. He is also batting .272 for the season and went 8/34 in his last nine games, including three home runs and eight RBIs. Yandy Diaz has driven in the 2nd most runs for the Rays this season and is batting .264.

As a team, the Rays are batting just .236 and are averaging only 4 runs per game. They have been even worse at home, averaging just 3.8 runs per game. Tampa Bay’s offense is also near the bottom of the league in home runs and slugging percentage.

Rangers Records & Stats

The Rangers are eight games below .500 at 40-48 and trail the Mariners by eight games in the AL West. So far, they are just 9-14 against other AL West teams. Texas won the first game of this series vs. the Rays and will be the home team for today’s game.

At home, the Rangers are 22-21 this year compared to 18-27 on the road. Texas has dropped three straight series and has an overall series record of 11-16-1 this year. They are also just 3-7 over their last 10 games.

The Rangers have been a solid bet against the run line this season, going 41-47. They have been a better bet at home, where they are 21-22 against the run line. They have been an underdog in 43 games, going 24-19 against the run line. Their average run margin in winning games is 4.2 runs per game, while their average run margin in losing games is -3.5 runs per game.

Today’s over/under line of 8 runs is slightly below the Texas Rangers’ season average of 8.5 runs per game. The Rangers have played 60 games with lines set higher than 8 runs, and their over/under record is 34-51 on the season. In games with lines set at 8 runs, the Rangers have gone 4-8-2, and their under streak is currently at two games.

Left-hander Andrew Heaney gets the start for the Rangers today as he faces the Rays at home. He has made 16 starts this year and has a record of 3-9 with an ERA of 4.04. Heaney’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.26. In his last outing, Heaney picked up the win, going seven innings and giving up two earned runs on 10 hits. Before that, he had taken the loss in two straight outings. Heaney has allowed at least one home run in each of his last three outings. Per nine innings, he is averaging 9.04 strikeouts and 2.34 walks.

For the season, the Rangers are averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. This is a bit of a drop-off from their home average of 4.0 runs per game, which is 24th in the league. As a team, they are batting .239, which is 12th in the league, and have done a good job of avoiding strikeouts, as they have the 7th fewest strikeouts in the league.

Adolis García and Corey Seager are the Rangers’ top home run threats this season, with Garcia’s 16 homers leading the team and Seager’s 15 homers being the 2nd most on the team. Seager comes into the game on a 10-game hitting streak, and Nathaniel Lowe has been hot of late, batting .333 with four homers over his last 10 games.