Rangers vs. Astros Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 5

Updated Aug. 5, 2024 8:01 p.m. ET

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Marcus Semien and Yordan Alvarez are the hottest hitters on the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, who meet on Monday at Globe Life Field, at 8:05 PM ET. The favored Rangers have -111 moneyline odds against the underdog Astros, who are listed at -109. Houston is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +149 odds). An 8.5-run total has been set for the contest.

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, August 5, 2024 at 8:05 PM ET
Where: Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
How to Watch on TV: BSSW

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Rangers	-111	-109	8.5	-108	-111	-1.5	-179	+149

Rangers vs. Astros Prediction

Score Prediction: Rangers 6, Astros 5
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Rangers 51%, Astros 49%

Rangers vs. Astros Betting Insights

The Rangers have entered the game as favorites 64 times this season and won 36, or 56.2%, of those games.
Texas has entered 63 games this season favored by -111 or more and is 36-27 in those contests.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 52.6% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
The Astros have been victorious in 14, or 46.7%, of the 30 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This year, Houston has won 14 of 30 games when listed as at least -109 or worse on the moneyline.
The Astros have an implied victory probability of 52.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Rangers Recent Betting Performance

The Rangers played as the moneyline favorite in eight of their last 10 games, and went 3-5 in those matchups.
In their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Rangers and their opponents combined to go over the total nine times.
The Rangers have gone 3-7-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rangers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	3-7
Runs Per Game	3.6
HR	13
ERA	6.76
K/9	7.7

Rangers Player Insights

Semien is the Rangers RBI leader this season, driving in 56 runs to go with his 16 home runs and .244 batting average.
In all of MLB, Semien is 55th in home runs and 46th in RBI.
Corey Seager's 22 home runs pace his team.
Seager is 18th in homers and 55th in RBI in the majors.
Seager carries a four-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with three home runs and four RBI.
Josh Smith leads the Rangers with a team-high batting average of .279.
Adolis Garcia is hitting .209 with 17 doubles, 18 home runs and 32 walks.

Rangers Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Joshua Jung	0.5 (-245)	1.5 ()	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+165)
Marcus Semien	0.5 (-225)	1.5 (+145)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+190)
Wyatt Langford	0.5 (-210)	1.5 ()	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+180)
Corey Seager	0.5 (-250)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+330)	0.5 (+160)
Leody Taveras	0.5 (-165)	0.5 (-165)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+225)

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Astros Recent Betting Performance

Over the past 10 games, the Astros have been underdogs just once and lost that contest.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Astros and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times.
Over their last 10 games, the Astros are 2-8-0 against the spread.

Astros Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	3.6
HR	8
ERA	3.50
K/9	12.9

Astros Player Insights

Alvarez leads the Astros with 20 home runs.
In all of MLB, Alvarez is 23rd in home runs and 50th in RBI.
Alvarez has collected a hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a double and two walks.
Jose Altuve is batting .302 to lead the lineup.
Altuve ranks 78th overall in homers and 85th in RBI this year.
Alex Bregman is batting .249 with 21 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 33 walks.
Yainer Diaz has driven in the most runs for the Astros with 59 runs batted in.

Astros Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Yainer Diaz	1.5 (+190)	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+150)
Jeremy Pena	1.5 (+200)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+170)
Mauricio Dubon	0.5 (-200)	1.5 (+150)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+210)
Jose Altuve	0.5 ()	1.5 (+105)	0.5 (+400)	0.5 (+180)
Yordan Alvarez	0.5 ()	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+320)	0.5 (+140)