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2021 MLB Handicapping
(25-41) Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros (37-28)
Date: Tuesday, June 15th, 2021
Time: 7:10 PM ET
Venue: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX.
Projected Pitchers: Kyle Gibson (TX) vs. Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Rangers +170 | Astros -222
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Rangers +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U 8
The Astros will host the Rangers for the first of a two game series on Tuesday night.
These two teams met back in May and the Rangers won all three games of the series.
Kyle Gibson will go for the visiting Rangers and Lance McCullers Jr. will go for the Astros.
Texas Rangers
The Rangers have struggled all year, as they currently sit in last place in the American League West.
They just lost two out of three games against the Dodgers. One positive for this team came on Saturday when they hit around Trevor Bauer en route to a 12-1 victory.
Kyle Gibson, who is the ace of this staff has been very effective this year with a 2.13 ERA.
The Rangers, as a whole, have not been that effective, as they have a team ERA of 4.60, which is 22nd in the league.
The Texas offense has not been great this year. They sit at 23rd in the league with 3.97 runs scored per game.
Kyle Gibson has pitched twice against the Astros this year, going 1-1.
Houston Astros
The Astros have been playing great baseball as of late, and currently sit in second place in their division.
Houston just took two out of three against the Twins in Minnesota.
Lance McCullers JR. has been solid this year and has an ERA under 3.
As a staff, the Astros have been good. They rank 12th in baseball with en ERA of 3.82. Houston’s trio of young arms that includes Jose Urquidy, Framber Valdez, and Luis Garcia have been excellent this year.
This offense is the best in baseball, scoring 5.51 runs per game.
They have a very balanced offense with guys such as Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, and Carlos Correa.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Rangers are 26-56 in their last 82 games with a total set at 7-8.
- Rangers are 21-47 in their last 68 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Rangers are 17-40 in their last 57 Tuesday games.
- Astros are 21-5 in their last 26 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
- Astros are 10-4 in their last 14 games overall.
- Astros are 43-17 in their last 60 games following an off day.
Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros MLB Prediction:
Kyle Gibson has done a good job of keeping runs off of the board. He will be in for a tough test on Tuesday against this potent offense. I think the Astros will be able to produce some runs against him.
Like Gibson, Lance McCullers JR. has been a good pitcher this year. He got hit around when they met on May 22. I expect to see him pitch better this time around.
The Astros have been playing well at home this year and I see that continuing in this game.
I will take the Astros on the runline.
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