Rangers Vs Twins: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 8, 2022

The Minnesota Twins (47-38) will look for continued production from a batter on a roll when they square off against the Texas Rangers (37-43) on Friday at 8:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field. Jorge Polanco is on a two-game home run streak. Texas (-122 to win) has Jon Gray starting, and Minnesota (+105) will counter with Sonny Gray.

The betting trends in the article below reflect odds as of July 8, 2022 at 7:51 PM ET.

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Rangers vs Twins Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Rangers Probable Starter Jon Gray

• Jon Gray gets the start for the Rangers, his 15th of the season. He is 4-4 with a 3.96 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 77 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the righty went five innings against the New York Mets, allowing three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.96, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 14 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .222 batting average against him.
• Gray is looking to secure his sixth quality start of the year in this game.
• He will match up with a Twins offense that ranks sixth in MLB with 724 total hits (on a .253 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .420 (seventh in MLB) with 105 total home runs (eighth in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 8, 2022 at 7:51 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Twins Stats vs Gray

Twins Probable Starter Sonny Gray

• Sonny Gray (4-1) will take the mound for the Twins, his 12th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in five innings pitched against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
• The 32-year-old has pitched to a 2.47 ERA this season with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.3 walks per nine across 11 games.
• In 11 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in four of them.
• The Rangers rank 19th in MLB with a .238 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 14th in the league (.396) and 105 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 8, 2022 at 7:51 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rangers Stats vs Gray

Rangers Betting Trends

• The Rangers have won 12 of the 28 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (42.9%).
• When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -122 or shorter, Texas has a record of 10-10 (50%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rangers have an implied win probability of 55%.
• Texas has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 34 times this season for a 34-41-5 record against the over/under.
• The Rangers have collected a 45-35-0 record against the spread this season (covering 56.2% of the time).

Twins Betting Trends

• This season, the Twins have won 14 out of the 33 games, or 42.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Minnesota has won nine of its 23 games, or 39.1%, when they’re the underdog by at least +105 on the moneyline.
• The Twins have a 48.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 39 of their 85 opportunities.
• The Twins have an ATS record of 37-48-0 in 85 games with a spread this season.

Rangers Players to Watch

• Corey Seager is batting .233 with 10 doubles, 16 home runs and 29 walks.
• Seager ranks 115th in batting average, 113th in on base percentage, and 76th in slugging among qualified batters in MLB action.
• Adolis Garcia has racked up 75 hits to pace his team, and has 16 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 17 walks while hitting .246.
• Among qualifying batters, Garcia ranks 90th in batting average, 135th in on-base percentage, and 40th in slugging.
• Marcus Semien has 13 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 25 walks while hitting .238.
• Nate Lowe has a .337 on-base percentage while slugging .459. Both are team-highs. He has 11 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 22 walks while batting .285.

Rangers Batting Stats (2022)

Twins Players to Watch

• Luis Arraez leads Minnesota with an OBP of .425, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .455.
• Of all qualified hitters in MLB, Arraez is first in batting average, second in on-base percentage and 50th in slugging percentage.
• Max Kepler is batting .231 with a .390 slugging percentage and 36 RBI this year.
• Kepler’s batting average is 119th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage places him 56th, and he is 107th in slugging.
• Byron Buxton has 52 hits and is batting .218 this season.
• Polanco has been key for Minnesota with 60 hits, an OBP of .339 plus a slugging percentage of .431.

Twins Batting Stats (2022)

Rangers vs Twins Player Props

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