Houston Astros at Texas Rangers 7/14/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers
MLB: 3:05 PM EST
Jul. 14, 2019
TV: FSSW
Latest Odds : HOU -238 Total 10.5
The Astros may be a decent baseball team, but one thing that needs to really ramp them up in the way they play is to start to win on the road. Yes, the Astros for all their might have only been able to win enough games that puts them 3 games over the five hundred mark on the road. The Rangers are a team that has to do something as well and that is continue to play consistent as they are 14 games over the five hundred mark on the year so far when playing at home.
Alex Bregman is the leading hitter for the Astros when it comes to driving the runners home as he has a total of 23 homers and 56 RBIs on the year. The leading hitter when it comes to average is Michael Brantley who has been able to hit at a clip of .321 this year. Joey Gallo has been able to hit a total of 21 homers on the year. Elvis Andrus is the hitter for the Rangers at a clip of .304 this year. Rougned Odor has managed to drive in a total of 49 RBIs this season.
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Justin Verlander is the Astros pitcher who is going to start this game. He has done really well or the Astros this year with a 10-4 record and a 2.98 ERA. He has thrown a total of 126.2 innings on the year and have been able to strikeout 153 batters this season, but has walked 27 batters and allowed 76 hits.
Ariel Jurado is the pitcher who is going to start this game for the Ranger. Jurado has been able to post a 5-4 record and a 4.23 ERA on the year. He has thrown a total of 66 innings on the year with 48 strikeouts, but has walked 18 batters and allowed 71 hits.
Recent Betting Trends:
Astros are 2-7 in their last 9 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Rangers are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 4-1 in Astros last 5 during game 4 of a series.
Over is 8-3-1 in Rangers last 12 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Free Betting Pick: Under 10.5
The Rangers are at home and are facing a struggling Astros road team. The difference maker will be how well Verlander performs in this game and personally he should do really well as the Rangers are a familiar foe to him. Look for him to be able to dominate the Rangers hitters and sit them down quite a bit this game as the Astros win a battle. Final Score, Houston Astros win 2-0.