The top AL West contenders do battle on Sunday Night Baseball as the Texas Rangers host the Houston Astros, and we have you covered with our Astros vs. Rangers player prop prediction based on the best MLB odds.
The Texas Rangers (6-2) are looking for the sweep against the Houston Astros (2-7), having won the first two games of this series by a combined score of 17-4, with first pitch at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) from Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are the moneyline favorite at -115 across our best sports betting sites and remain a World Series odds favorite.
Houston has not yet recovered from getting swept in four games at home by the New York Yankees to start the season. They're entering the game with a losing record that's just a half-game better than the Chicago White Sox for the worst record in the American League.
Here are our best Astros vs. Rangers player prop prediction and MLB picks (odds via our
best MLB betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Astros vs. Rangers game info & odds
- When: Sunday, April 7
- First pitch: 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
- How to watch: ESPN
- Favorite: Rangers (-115 via Betway)
Astros vs. Rangers player props
- Ronel Blanco Under 4.5 strikeouts (-105 via Betway) ???
- Jose Altuve Over 0.5 run (-115 via Betway) ???
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Astros vs. Rangers prediction
Astros righty Ronel Blanco takes the mound for the first time since no-hitting the Toronto Blue Jays in his first start, so consider this wage r as us selling high on the youngster. Blanco dazzled from a strikeout perspective in spring training with 18 strikeouts over 15 ? scoreless innings, but he is still a pitcher that wouldn't have a spot in the rotation if Houston wasn't dealing with injuries to Justin Verlander, Jose Urquidy, Lance McCullers Jr., and Luis Garcia.
Perhaps we should not have been surprised by Blanco's no-hitter, as the Astros are now responsible for four of the previous seven no-hitters, but he shouldn't fare as well against a Rangers lineup that has struck out at the fifth-lowest rate in the majors thus far (19.0% strikeout rate). The -105 odds at Betway are a nice value with a $10 wager turning a $9.52 profit if the Under hits.
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Jose Altuve leads all Astros with seven runs scored, and he's scored at least one run in five of nine games this season, including four of the previous six.
He has yet to cross the plate in two games against Texas, but he's 4-for-8 at the plate, and should find his way on base plenty against Dane Dunning – he's 5-for-11 with two home runs in his career against Dunning. Of all players with a minimum of 10 at-bats against the pitcher they're facing today, Altuve's 1.629 OPS against Dunning is the highest.
Dunning also allowed an eye-popping 76.9% hard-hit percentage and 30.8% barrel percentage in his first start, so we expect plenty of success for the hitters batting behind Altuve as well, even if he doesn't plate himself with his fourth home run of the season. These -115 odds via Betway imply a 53.49% probability the Over hits, according to our odds calculator.
Astros-Rangers player props made Sunday at 7:49 a.m. ET.
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