Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/14/2024

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Sunday, July 14, 2024

Venue:  Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX 

Where to Watch:  SCHN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +136, Astros -162; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +135, Astros -160; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +135, Astros -160; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Texas Rangers:  44-50 (3rd place, AL West)

Houston Astros:  50-44 (2nd place, AL West)

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Texas Rangers:  6-4 last 10

Houston Astros:  7-3 last 10

The Rangers are entering this series off a loss and won their 3-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 44-50 record overall and have a road record of 20-29. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Astros on Sunday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Saturday. The Rangers lost the series opener of this series on Friday. Their offense ranks 18th in the MLB with a .696 OPS. Nathan Eovaldi is their starting pitcher on Saturday while Max Scherzer is making his start in this game on Sunday. He is 1-2 with a 3.09 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 3 ER, 2 HR, and 0 BB with 6 Ks on 8 hits through 6.2 IP against the Los Angeles Angels.

The Astros are entering this series off a win and completed the sweep in their 3-game series against the Miami Marlins 3-0 in their last series. They enter this game with a 50-44 record overall and have a home record of 28-19. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Sunday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Saturday. The Astros won the 1st game of this series on Friday. Their offense ranks 6th in the MLB with a .746 OPS. Rookie pitcher Spencer Arrighetti is their starting pitcher on Friday while Ronel Blanco is making his start in this game on Sunday. He is 9-3 with a 2.53 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 2 homers, and 1 BB with 7 strikeouts on 4 hits through 7 innings played against the Miami Marlins.

The current betting odds have the Astros listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rangers haven't looked great in their games this season with their 44-50 record overall which has them in 3rd place of the AL West even though this is the team that won the World Series last season. They haven't looked great in their road games either with their 20-29 road record. Meanwhile, the Astros have looked good in their games this season with their 50-44 record overall which has them in 2nd place of the AL West and back in the playoff race after a terrible start to the season. They have also looked a lot better in their home games with their 28-19 home record. The Astros have been getting really hot in their games lately too. They started the season terribly and were under .500 for a long time, but now they have been rolling as they are well on their way to catching the Mariners in 1st place of the division. They are going to have Blanco on the mound here and he has looked good this season. He is 9-3 with a 2.53 ERA and has been one of the best starters for the Astros this season. He only gave up 2 earned runs in his last start and the team has been finding a ton of success with him on the mound, winning 2 games in a row now. Scherzer is on the mound for the Rangers and he is 1-2 with a 3.09 ERA. He has missed a lot of the season and only has a few starts under his belt, but he hasn't really been lights out in those. He gave up 3 earned runs in his last start and his team has lost 2 of their last 3 games with him starting. The Astros are getting hot as they are right in play for the division now, look for them to finish this series strong going into the All Star break. The best way to place a bet here is on the Astros to win this game.

Rangers Astros Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, July 14, 2024 (2:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 4 Rangers 1.

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Texas Rangers: 12-23 (-13.55 units) on the first 5 runline in their last 35 away games. 50-39 to the under in their last 89 games.

Houston Astros: 17-5 (+12.75 units) on the moneyline in their last 22 games. 27-10 (+19.10 units) on the runline in their last 37 games. 46-32 to the under in their last 78 games. 

Texas Rangers:  D. Dunning (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. C. Winn (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. A. Pruitt (RP) Out indefinitely - Knee. E. Carter (CF) Early July - Back. C. Bradford (SP) Out indefinitely - Ribs. J. Jung (3B) Early July - Wrist. T. Mahle (SP) Mid July - Elbow. C. Coleman (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. J. deGrom (SP) Mid July - Elbow.

Houston Astros:  V. Caratini (C) Out indefinitely - Hip Flexor. K. Graveman (RP) out for season - Shoulder. J. Verlander (SP) Early July - Neck. C. Javier (SP) out of season - Forearm. J. Urquidy (SP) out for season - Forearm. B. Sousa (RP) out for season - Shoulder. O. Ortega (RP) Late July - Elbow. P. Murfee (SP) Mid July - Elbow. L. McCullers Jr. (SP) Early July - Forearm. L. Garcia (SP) Mid July - Elbow. K. Tucker (RF) Out indefinitely - Shin.

“He kept us in the game. Overall he gave us a chance. That's a good-hitting ball club. I thought he had good stuff, so overall I thought he threw fine.” - Bruce Bochy on Andrew Heaney after his team’s loss against the Astros in their game on Friday.

“How pretty is that swing, it never gets old. Big homers, big moments, he hits it. The way the ball carries, it's exciting. I've been seeing it for years.” - Joe Espada after his team’s win against the Rangers in their game on Friday.

M Semien (R) 2B

C Seager (L) SS

J Smith (L) 3B

W Langford (R) LF

A García (R) RF

N Lowe (L) 1B

J Heim (S) C

L Taveras (S) CF

T Jankowski (L) DH

J Altuve (R) 2B

A Bregman (R) 3B

Y Alvarez (L) DH

Y Diaz (R) C

J Peña (R) SS

J Meyers (R) CF

J Singleton (L) 1B

M Dubón (R) LF

C McCormick (R) RF

Batting Average:  Justin Foscue (.500)

Hits:  Marcus Semien (91)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (18)

RBI:  Marcus Semien (50)

Stolen Bases:  Leody Taveras (11)

Wins:  Nathan Eovaldi (6)

Saves:  Kirby Yates (14)

ERA:  Kirby Yates (0.84)

Batting Average:  César Salazar (.318)

Hits:  Jose Altuve (115)

Home Runs:  Kyle Tucker (19)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (52)

Stolen Bases:  Jose Altuve (14)

Wins:  Ronel Blanco (9)

Saves:  Josh Hader (18)

ERA:  Dylan Coleman (0.00)

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Bruce Bochy (2nd season)

Houston Astros: Joe Espada (1st season)