Astros vs. Rangers Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 6

Updated Aug. 6, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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Corey Seager and Alex Bregman will hit the field when the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros meet on Tuesday at Globe Life Field. The favored Astros have -120 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Rangers, who are listed at +102. Houston is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +130 odds). The over/under is 9 runs for this game.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Astros-Rangers game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

Alex Bregman cranks a solo home run to give Astros early lead over Rangers

Alex Bregman cranked a solo home run to give the Houston Astros an early lead over the Texas Rangers.

Astros vs. Rangers Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 8:05 PM ET
• Where: Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
• How to Watch on TV: BSSW

Astros vs. Rangers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rangers 5, Astros 4
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Astros 52%, Rangers 48%

Astros vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• This season, the Astros have won 43 out of the 81 games, or 53.1%, in which they've been favored.
• This season Houston has won 37 of its 68 games, or 54.4%, when favored by at least -120 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.5% chance of a victory for the Astros.
• The Rangers have been underdogs in 46 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (34.8%) in those contests.
• Texas has a mark of 12-19 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +102 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 49.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

FINAL

HOU 4 · TEX 2

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Houston Astros

HOU

-1.5

-130

O 8.5

Texas Rangers

TEX

+1.5

+110

U 8.5

Astros Recent Betting Performance

• The Astros went 4-4 across the eight games they were moneyline favorites in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings, the Astros and their opponents combined to go over the run total three times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Astros have gone 1-9-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Astros Recent Stats

Astros Player Insights

• Yordan Alvarez has a team-best 20 homers.
• Alvarez's home runs rank him 23rd in the majors, and he is 51st in RBI.
• Jose Altuve is batting .301 to lead his team.
• Altuve ranks 79th in home runs and 87th in RBI in the majors.
• Bregman is batting .248 with 21 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 33 walks.
• Yainer Diaz's 59 runs batted in lead his team.

Astros Team Props

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Rangers Recent Betting Performance

• Over the past 10 games, the Rangers have been underdogs twice and lost both contests.
• When it comes to hitting the over, the Rangers and their opponents are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Rangers are 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Rangers Recent Stats

Rangers Player Insights

• Marcus Semien has racked up a team-leading 56 runs batted in.
• Semien ranks 55th in home runs and 47th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Seager has shown his power as he paces his team with 23 home runs.
• Seager is 14th among all hitters in MLB in home runs, and 51st in RBI.
• Josh Smith has put up a team-high batting average of .278.
• Adolis Garcia has 17 doubles, 18 home runs and 32 walks while batting .209.

Rangers Team Props

Josh Smith hits his first career walkoff home run to secure a 4-3 win for the Rangers over the Astros

Josh Smith hit his first career walkoff home run to secure a 4-3 win for the Texas Rangers over the Houston Astros.

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