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The Arizona Diamondbacks finish their two-game interleague series with the Texas Rangers. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Rangers prediction and pick.
The Diamondbacks enter the series sitting at 25-28, which is good for four in the NL West this year. They also just lost two of three to the Marlins over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Rangers enter the series at 25-29 on the year, which is good for second in the AL West this year. The two will face in the first game of the series on Tuesday. Brandon Pfaadt will be on the mound for the Diamondbacks. He is 2-3 with a 4.05 ERA this year. Dane Dunning will take the mound for the Rangers. He is 3-3 with a 4.43 ERA on the year.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Diamondbacks-Rangers Odds
Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+162)
Moneyline: +104
Texas Rangers: +1.5 (-196)
Moneyline: -122
Over: 9 (-110)
Under: 9 (-110)
How to Watch Diamondbacks vs. Rangers
Time: 2:35 PM ET/ 11:35 AM PT
TV: ARID/BSSW
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Diamondbacks are ninth in the majors in runs scored while sitting 13th in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage, and 15th in slugging percentage. Christian Walker is leading the way this year.r He is hitting .262 on the year with a .357 on-base percentage. He has seven doubles and ten home runs, good for 33 RBIs and 25 Runs scored. Joining him in having a great year is Ketel Marte. Marte is hitting .275 on the year with a .322 on-base percentage. He has 12 doubles, two triples, and 10 home runs. This has led to 27 RBIs and 35 runs scored.
Lourdes Gurriel is driving in a bunch of runs this year. He is hitting .234 on the year with a .277 on-base percentage. He has ten doubles and six home runs this year. Gurriel has 29 RBIs and and 25 runs scored this year, while also stealing three bases. Corbin Carroll has been stealing plenty of bases this year as well. He is hitting just .188 this year with a .274 on-base percentage. He has five doubles, four triples, and two home runs, but has stolen nine bases. Carroll asl has 17 RBIs and 23 runs scored on the year.
The Diamondbacks are 21st in team ERA while sitting 19th in WHIP and 29th in opponent batting average. It will be Ryne Nelson on the mound in this one for the Diamondbacks. He is 3-3 on the year with a 6.03 ERA and a 1.83 WHIP. Last time out was one of his best starts of the year. He went five innings and gave up just five hits and no runs. In the prior three starts, he gave up 29 hits and 15 runs over 13.2 innings of work. Current members of the Rangers have 17 at-bats against Nelson, hitting just .118 against him.
Why The Rangers Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Rangers are 12th in the majors in runs scored while sitting 15th in batting average, 12th in on-base percentage, and 17th in slugging. Adolis Garcia is leading the way this year. He is hitting .242 on the year with a .291 on-base percentage. Garcia has ten doubles and 12 home runs with 37 RBIs. Further, he has scored 26 times this year. The Marcus Series has also been great. Semien is hitting .253 on the year with a .306 on-base percentage. Garcia has 12 doubles, a triple, and nine home runs on the year, leading to 34 RBIs. Further, he has a team-leading 39 runs scored.
Josh Smith has led the team in batting this year. The third baseman who took over for the injured Josh Jung has been amazig. He is hitting .280 on the year with a .376 on-base percentage. Smith also has 13 doubles, a triple, and two home runs. This has led to 24 runs scored and 20 RBIs. Rounding out the top bats is Jonah Heim. Heim is hitting .247 with a .294 on-base percentage.e He had four doubles and five home runs, leading to 28 RBIS and 19 runs scored.
The Rangers are 18th in team ERA while sitting 18th in in WHIP and seventh in opponent batting average. Andrew Heaney is going to make the start in this one. He is 0-6 with a 4.69 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Heaney has made ten starts this year, and the Rangers have won just one of those games. He has been better as of late. In his first five starts, Heaney had a 6.26 ERA. In the last five starts, he has a 3.24 ERA.
Final Diamondbacks-Rangers Prediction & Pick
Both teams can score very well and have the power to drive in a lot of runs. Ryne Nelson has struggled this year and gives up a lot of runs. Andrew Heaney has not been good either, and he is not getting run support. The best play in this game is on the total then. Take the over.
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Final Diamondbacks-Rangers Prediction & Pick: Over 9 (-110)
