Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies Betting Pick & Prediction 5/12/24
At 3:10 PM from Coors Field in Denver, we have an interleague matchup between the Rangers and Rockies. Heading into Sunday’s game, the Rangers have a record of 22-19, while the Rockies are just 11-28. Texas is the favorite on the money line at -156.
Looking at the over/under line, it is sitting at 11 runs, and the Rockies will be looking to Ty Blach to the mound vs. José Ureña for the Rangers. You can catch this one on TV on BSSW.
TEXAS RANGERS VS COLORADO ROCKIES BETTING PICK
The Pick: Texas Rangers Moneyline -156
This game will be played at Coors Field at 3:10 ET on Sunday, May 12th.
HOW TO BET THE RANGERS VS ROCKIES:
- We have the Rangers winning by a score of 5 to 4
- However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Rockies to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the under
Thanks to a six-run 7th inning for the Rockies’ offense, they cruised to an easy 8-3 win over the Rangers in the most recent game of this series. Heading into the game, the Rockies were at +129 on the money line.
Ryan Feltner got the win for the Rockies, going six innings and giving up just two earned runs. He finished the game with four strikeouts but issued two walks. As for the Rangers, David Robertson took the loss out of the bullpen.
Colorado’s two biggest hitters in the game were Hunter Goodman and Ryan McMahon. Goodman went 1/3 with a home run and three RBIs, while McMahon was 4/5 with two runs scored.
Rangers Records & Stats
Texas currently leads the AL West by a half-game over the Mariners, and they are 22-19 overall. The Rangers have dropped two straight games, and this came after winning four in a row. Their record in the AL West is 8-9 this season.
So far, the Rangers have gone 10-9 at home compared to 12-10 on the road. As the road favorite, the Rangers are 5-4 this year, and they are 13-11 when favored overall. Texas has an overall series record of 7-4-1 and has won four straight series.
When betting the run line on the Rangers, it’s best to fade them as the favorite, as they are just 8-16 on the run line in those games. They are 10-7 as the underdog, but overall, they are just 18-23 on the run line this season. They have been a better bet at home, where they are 8-11 on the run line, compared to 10-12 on the road.
After a string of low-scoring games, the Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies combined for 11 runs in their previous meeting, which pushed the total over the 10-run over/under line. The Rangers have played 41 games this season with over/under lines set below 11 runs, and the under has hit in 27 of those contests. Overall, the Rangers have gone over the total in 18 of their 40 games this season.
José Ureña will be looking to build off his last outing, where he picked up the win as a starter. Against the Athletics on May 7th, he went five innings, giving up one earned run on four hits. Looking at his overall numbers, Ureña has made 11 appearances and one start. His ERA for the season is 3.86, along with a record of 1-2. Out of his five road appearances, Ureña has a record of 1-2 and an ERA of 13.59. At home, his ERA is 1.0. For the season, Ureña has allowed a total of two home runs and is averaging 6.31 strikeouts per nine innings.
As a team, the Rangers are averaging 5 runs per game, which is 6th in the league. This includes averaging 5.5 runs per game on the road. Texas has been a good home run hitting team so far, and they also have the 4th best team batting average in the league. Marcus Semien and Adolis Garcia are the team’s top power threats, with Semien batting .280 with seven homers and Garcia at .253 with eight home runs.
Over the team’s last five games, Marcus Semien has gone 11/22 with two homers and seven RBIs. Leody Taveras has also been swinging a hot bat, going 7/20 in his last five games with two homers and five RBIs. Taveras also has eight runs scored in this stretch. Jonah Heim and Ezequiel Duran will be looking to extend their hitting streaks of three and four games, respectively.
Rockies Records & Stats
Colorado is 11-28 this season, and they trail the Dodgers by 15 games in the NL West. So far, they are 5-9 in divisional games. The Rockies have won three straight games, and they have taken a 2-0 series lead vs. the Rangers.
At home, the Rockies are 8-12 and just 3-16 on the road. So far, they have yet to play a game as the favorite. As for their underdog record, they are 11-28 overall and have won three straight as the underdog. Colorado is still looking for their first series win this year, as their overall series record is 0-11-1.
Colorado has been a solid bet against the run line overall this season, going 19-20, and they have been especially good at home, going 10-10. The Rockies have been a good bet to cover the run line in their last three games at home and as an underdog, they have gone 19-20 against the run line this season.
Today’s over/under line of 11 runs is the highest of the season for the Colorado Rockies, whose games have averaged 9.5 runs per game. Their over/under record for the season is 19-20, and when the line has been set at 11 runs, they are 2-3. This season, only 10.3% of their games have had over/under lines set at 11 runs or higher.
Coming into today’s game against the Rangers, Ty Blach has made 3 appearances on the year, all out of the bullpen. In his most recent outing, he went 3 innings and gave up 1 earned run on 4 hits. He has yet to record a decision this season.
Colorado’s offense has been one of the worst in the league so far, averaging just 3.8 runs per game, which is 23rd in the league. They have been even worse on the road, averaging only 3.3 runs per contest. The Rockies do come into the game with the league’s top BABIP, and they are batting .245 as a team.
Ryan McMahon and Elias Diaz have been two of the Rockies’ top hitters this season, with McMahon leading the team with 21 RBIs and a batting average of .303. Diaz is hitting .320 and also has three homers. Over his last eight games, Diaz has gone 13/32, and Brendan Rodgers is on a six-game hitting streak, going 12/35 in his last nine games.