Astros Vs Rangers: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 14, 2022

The Houston Astros (37-24) will look to Kyle Tucker, who is riding a 12-game hitting streak, when they face the Texas Rangers (29-31) at 8:05 PM ET on Tuesday at Globe Life Field. Jose Urquidy starts for Houston (-124 to win) while Texas (+105) will counter with Dane Dunning.

The betting trends in what follows reflect odds as of June 14, 2022 at 7:34 PM ET.

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Astros vs Rangers Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Astros Probable Starter Jose Urquidy

• Urquidy gets the start for the Astros, his 12th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 5.04 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last appeared on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he went 4 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• The 27-year-old has put together a 5.04 ERA and 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings across 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .318 to his opponents.
• Urquidy is trying to record his fourth quality start of the season in this matchup.
• The opposing Rangers offense has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.389) and is seventh in MLB play with 76 home runs. It has a collective .236 batting average, and is 19th in MLB with 482 total hits and 17th in MLB action scoring 262 runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 14, 2022 at 7:34 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rangers Stats vs Urquidy

Rangers Probable Starter Dane Dunning

• Dunning (1-4) will take the mound for the Rangers, his 13th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw 4 2/3 innings against the Cleveland Guardians, giving up four earned runs while allowing nine hits.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.41 and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .259 in 12 games this season.
• He has started 12 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in four of them.
• The Astros rank 23rd in MLB with 251 runs scored this season. They have a .238 batting average this campaign with 77 home runs (sixth in the league).
• Among qualified Major League pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 4.41 ERA ranks 47th, 1.332 WHIP ranks 46th, and 8.8 K/9 ranks 27th.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 14, 2022 at 7:34 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Astros Stats vs Dunning

Astros Betting Trends

• The Astros have compiled a 33-18 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.7% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -124 or shorter, Houston has gone 28-16 (63.6%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Astros’ implied win probability is 55.4%.
• Houston has had an over/under set by bookmakers 61 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 19 of those games (19-42-0).
• The Astros have put together a 29-32-0 record ATS this season (covering 47.5% of the time).

Rangers Betting Trends

• This season, the Rangers have been the underdog 44 times and won 22, or 50%, of those games.
• Texas has a record of 19-17 in games where oddsmakers have them as underogs of at least +105 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 48.8%.
• Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 25 of their 60 games with a total this season.
• In 60 games with a spread this season, the Rangers are 36-24-0 ATS.

Astros Players to Watch

• Yordan Alvarez has racked up 63 hits with a .403 on-base percentage and a .625 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Astros. He is hitting .315 with seven doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 29 walks.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB play, Alvarez’s batting average ranks 11th, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, and he is fifth in the league in slugging.
• Tucker is batting .260 with nine doubles, 11 home runs and 31 walks.
• Among the qualifying players, Tucker ranks 68th in batting average, 32nd in on-base percentage, and 30th in slugging.
• Tucker has safely hit in 12 games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .351 with two doubles, three home runs, seven walks and seven RBI.
• Alex Bregman is batting .222 with 14 doubles, six home runs and 35 walks.
• Jose Altuve has 11 doubles, 12 home runs and 17 walks while batting .279.

Astros Batting Stats (2022)

Rangers Players to Watch

• Adolis Garcia has 56 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .461, both of which rank first among Texas hitters this season.
• Of all qualifying hitters in MLB, Garcia is 101st in batting average, 128th in on-base percentage and 39th in slugging percentage.
• Corey Seager is slugging .402 while driving in 28 runs and batting .222 this season.
• Seager’s batting average ranks 127th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage puts him 135th, and he is 98th in slugging.
• Marcus Semien is batting .226 with a .351 slugging percentage and 24 RBI this year.
• Nate Lowe leads the Rangers with an OPS of .740. He has a slash line of .272/.318/.422 this season.

Rangers Batting Stats (2022)

Astros vs Rangers Player Props

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