Rangers vs. Astros Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 8

Updated Apr. 8, 2024 8:01 p.m. ET

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The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros will meet on Monday at Globe Life Field, at 8:05 PM ET, with Corey Seager and Alex Bregman among those expected to produce at the plate. The favored Rangers have -130 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Astros, who are listed at +110. The contest's total has been set at 10 runs.

Take a look at everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Rangers-Astros game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Rangers vs. Astros Game Information & Odds

• When: Monday, April 8, 2024 at 8:05 PM ET
• Where: Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
• How to Watch on TV: SCHN

Rangers vs. Astros Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rangers 6, Astros 4
• Total Prediction: Under 10 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rangers 60%, Astros 40%

Rangers vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been favorites in four games this season and won two (50%) of those contests.
• Texas has played as favorites of -130 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 56.5% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
• The Astros came away victorious in the one game they played as the underdog this season.
• Houston has yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +110.
• The Astros have an implied victory probability of 47.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

FINAL

HOU 10 · TEX 5

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Houston Astros

HOU

+1.5

+110

O 10

Texas Rangers

TEX

-1.5

-130

U 10

Rangers Player Insights

• Marcus Semien is batting .306 with a double, a home run and seven walks.
• Among all batters in MLB, Semien's home run total places him 82nd, and his RBI tally ranks him 12th.
• Adolis Garcia's four home runs and 11 RBI both lead his team.
• Garcia ranks third in home runs and fifth in RBI in the bigs.
• Garcia carries a six-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. During his last nine outings he is hitting .270 with a double, four home runs, two walks and 11 RBI.
• Seager has put up a team-best batting average of .333.
• Evan Carter is hitting .192 with three doubles and eight walks.

Rangers Team Props

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Astros Player Insights

• Jose Altuve leads the Astros with three homers while recording a team-leading batting average of .375.
• Altuve's home run total puts him seventh in the big leagues, and he is 143rd in RBI.
• Altuve takes a hitting streak of 10 games into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .375 with four doubles, three home runs, four walks and three RBI.
• Yordan Alvarez has been a reliable source of runs this year, leading the lineup with three home runs and six RBI.
• Among all MLB batters, Alvarez is seventh in home runs and 49th in RBI.
• Jeremy Pena has driven in a team-best six runs batted in.
• Kyle Tucker has two doubles, two home runs and four walks while batting .275.

Astros Team Props

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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