Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays Betting Pick & Prediction 7/26/24

Friday’s matchup between the Rangers and Blue Jays has a first pitch set for 7:07 PM ET from the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The Blue Jays are the betting favorite, with their money line odds sitting at -126, while the Rangers are at +106 on the money line. The over/under line is currently at 8 runs.

Andrew Heaney will go for the Rangers, and he is facing off against Yusei Kikuchi for the Blue Jays. Texas is 51-52 this season, and they are 3rd in the AL West, while the Blue Jays are 5th in the AL East. APLTV will be televising this one.

TEXAS RANGERS VS TORONTO BLUE JAYS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Texas Rangers Moneyline +106

This game will be played at Rogers Centre at 7:07 ET on Friday, July 26th.

HOW TO BET THE RANGERS VS BLUE JAYS:

• 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

Rangers Records & Stats

The Rangers’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the White Sox, closing out their series with a 2-1 win. After allowing one run to the White Sox in the top of the 3rd, the Rangers responded with a run of their own. Texas went on to add another run in the 4th inning and closed out the scoring with a 2nd run in the 4th.

Max Scherzer put together a good start for the Rangers, going six innings and giving up just one earned run, and picking up the win. He also issued only one walk and struck out nine White Sox batters. The Rangers’s offense was carried by Marcus Semien, who went 2/4 with a homer and two RBIs.

Texas is 51-52 overall, and they are 2.5 games behind the Astros in the AL West. The Rangers are on a five-game winning streak, which includes sweeping the White Sox in a four-game series. In divisional matchups, the Rangers are 13-16 this year.

At home, the Rangers have gone 29-23 compared to 22-29 on the road. As the underdog, Texas is 18-29 this season, and they have won two straight as the road underdog. Their overall series record is 15-17-1, and they have won two straight series on the road.

When it comes to the run line, the Rangers have been a losing proposition overall, going 45-58 on the season. They have been slightly better on the road, going 22-29, but have lost two straight against the run line as the favorite. Their average run differential on the season is +0.1 runs per game.

The Texas Rangers are on the road today against the Toronto Blue Jays. The O/U line for the game is set at 8 runs, which is slightly lower than the combined run average for Rangers games this season (8.5). Overall, the Rangers have played in 99 games with an O/U line of 8 runs, going 6-12-2 in those contests. The majority of their games this season have had higher O/U lines, with 64.1% of their games having lines set above 8 runs.

Left-hander Andrew Heaney gets the start for the Rangers today as he faces the Blue Jays on the road. He has made 19 starts this season and has a record of 4-10 with a 3.60 ERA. Looking at his overall numbers, Heaney has a WHIP of 1.24 and opponents are batting .239 this season. In his last outing, Heaney pitched well, going five innings and picking up the win. He didn’t give up a run in the outing. Before that, he had given up at least two earned runs in three straight starts.

After a slow start to the season, Marcus Semien has started to find his groove at the plate, going 9/28 over his last eight games, including two homers. For the season, he is batting .246 with 15 homers, which is 3rd on the team. Semien also leads the Rangers with 53 RBIs. Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia are also near the top of the league in homers, with Seager batting .270 and Garcia just .209.

As a team, the Rangers are 17th in scoring, averaging 4.3 runs per game. They are also just 20th in home runs and have a team batting average of .240. However, they do come into the game as one of the league’s best teams at avoiding strikeouts, and they are 10th in walks. Currently, Robbie Grossman, Marcus Semien, and Josh Smith are all on three-game hitting streaks.

Blue Jays Records & Stats

The Blue Jays will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Rays with a 13-0 loss. Toronto was actually the slight favorite on the money line going into the game but fell behind big early, as the Rays scored 11 times in the first three innings. Tampa Bay’s offense scored their only run on a homer from Brandon Lowe and went on to add another four runs in the 6th.

Chris Bassitt got the start for the Blue Jays and took the loss. He only lasted five innings, giving up six earned runs on five hits. Bassitt also issued three walks and hit a batter. Toronto’s offense scored their only two runs in the 4th inning of their loss.

Toronto is 5th in the AL East, trailing the Orioles by 15 games. Overall, the Blue Jays are 46-56 as they host the Rangers today. Toronto’s record is 13-18 in AL East matchups this year. The Blue Jays lost two of three games in their series vs. the Rays.

As the Blue Jays are at home today, they are 20-17 as the favorite at home this year. On the road, they are also 23-28. So far, they have been favored in 55 of their games, and they are 31-24 in those matchups. Looking at how they have done as the underdog, the Blue Jays are just 15-32 in those games. Toronto’s overall record is made up of a 23-28 mark both at home and on the road.

The Blue Jays have been a solid run-line bet on the road, going 32-19 against the run line. They have been a poor run-line bet at home, going just 16-35 against the run line. Toronto has been favored in 55 games and has gone 23-32 against the run line in those contests. The Jays have been an underdog in 47 games and have gone 25-22 against the run line in those contests. Toronto has an average run margin of -0.8 runs per game this season.

The Blue Jays are 53-46 O/U this season, and their games have averaged 8.8 runs per game. When the O/U line is set at 8 runs, their record is 19-10-1. Overall, 41.2% of their games have had O/U lines set at 8 runs, while 29.4% have been set lower. Their games have gone over the total in two straight contests.

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi gets the start for the Blue Jays today as he faces the Rangers at home. Kikuchi has made 21 starts this season and has a record of 4-9 with an ERA of 4.54. Looking at his overall numbers, Kikuchi has a WHIP of 1.31 and has turned in eight quality starts. Per nine innings, he is averaging 10.14 strikeouts compared to just 2.27 walks. Kikuchi’s last outing came on July 20th, where he took the loss, giving up four earned runs in five innings of work. Before that, he had turned in three straight solid outings.

Heading into today’s game, the Blue Jays are 25th in the league in scoring, averaging 4 runs per contest. They have been even worse at home, putting up just 3.9 runs per game. As a team, they are batting just .235, which is 17th in the league, and are also near the bottom of the league in home runs. However, they do have one of the league’s top power hitters in Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is 11th in the league with 18 homers and is batting .296 for the season.

Guerrero Jr. has been on a tear of late, going 12/26 in his last seven games, with five homers and eight RBIs. His seven-game hitting streak is the longest on the team. George Springer is also near the top of the Blue Jays home run leaderboard, but he is batting just .225 for the season.