We should have one of the more lopsided MLB games of the day. The Detroit Tigers will travel to Texas on Monday night to take on the scorching-hot Texas Rangers. The Rangers are in first place in the American League West with a 47-30 record, while the Tigers are starting to play better baseball and are only 5.5 games out in the American League Central.
Continue reading below for our Tigers vs Rangers prediction.
Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers Odds
Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers Information
Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers
Location of the game: Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX.
Date & Time: Monday, June 26. 8:05 pm ET
How to watch: MLB.TV
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The Texas Rangers just came off a disappointing series against the New York Yankees, dropping two of those three games. Despite the Yankees still being an above-average team, they’ve dealt with some injuries throughout the year. Texas was hoping that they were going to be able to come away with that series. Still, the Texas Rangers standings are favoring them as they come in at 47-30 and have a good lead in front of the second-place Houston Astros.
The Detroit Tigers have been one of the worst MLB teams this season. But still sit 5.5 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins. If any Detroit Tigers news comes out about them calling up some of their top prospects, perhaps that’s exactly what this team needs going into the back end of the season.
When looking at some of their MLB stats, they come into this one after a tough series loss against the Minnesota Twins, where they dropped two of three. This isn’t going to be any easier for them, and that’s something to remember with our Tigers vs Rangers prediction.
Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers Analysis
Despite this being one of the easier games on the MLB schedule for the Texas Rangers, this is still a game that they desperately need. If they want to continue moving up the MLB standings, Texas needs to start beating teams that they’re clearly better than. They had a chance to do that against a banged-up Yankees team and didn’t take advantage of that. Now, they have an even better opportunity to do so on their home field against arguably the worst team in baseball.
The Rangers are going to be throwing Andrew Heaney, and that should be good news for them. He’s allowed just a .231 average against the Tigers and has held hitters to an exit velocity below 88 MPH. If he can continue throwing well against Detroit, he should find himself in a favorable position on Monday night. In his last few outings, he’s thrown well for the Rangers, and that’s exactly what he needs to do.
The Detroit Tigers have a few interesting decisions that they’re going to need to make sometime soon, as they have a few top prospects that could be coming up any day now. The Tigers enter play still just 5.5 games behind the Twins, and if things start going their way, perhaps they can find a way to win the American League Central.
The Central has been one of the worst divisions in baseball year in and year out. And that doesn’t look like it will change any time soon. The MLB odds entering this one are clearly going to favor the Rangers, but perhaps if the Tigers can play better, it’s not a bad time to take them with Matthew Boyd getting to start.
Odds Breakdown Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers
To know our MLB picks, we need to know the odds. The Rangers are going to be coming in at -195 on the moneyline and -105 on the run line.
Detroit Tigers
The struggling Tigers enter play with odds of +165, a run line of -115, and an over/under of nine.
Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Betting Pick and Prediction
- Our Tigers vs Rangers prediction is going to be backing the Rangers in this one on the run line at -105.
If the Rangers come out and continue doing what they’ve been able to do for most of the season, they’re going to find themselves in a great position on Monday. They’re clearly the better team and should be able to take advantage of that on Monday.
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