The Rangers make the trip to Milwaukee to face the Brewers! The Rangers have had issues with consistency, but are red-hot currently. The Brewers are the better team so far this season, but are not as red-hot leading into this series as the Rangers. Our MLB odds series has our Rangers-Brewers prediction, odds, and pick for Wednesday.

Rangers-Brewers Projected Starters 

Nathan Eovaldi vs. Colin Rea

Nathan Eovaldi (4-3) with a 3.14 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP

Last Start: Pitched six innings and gave up two runs on four hits with one walk and six strikeouts in a Rangers win.

2024 Road Splits: (1-3) 5.06 ERA

Colin Rea (6-2) with a 3.62 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP

Last Start: Pitched 5.1 innings and gave up five runs on six hits with two walks and zero strikeouts in a Brewers loss.

2024 Home Splits: (4-1) 2.76 ERA

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Rangers-Brewers Odds

Texas Rangers: -1.5 (+150)

Moneyline: -108

Milwaukee Brewers: +1.5 (-184)

Moneyline: -108

Over: 8.5 (-105)

Under: 8.5 (-115)

How to Watch Rangers vs. Brewers

Time: 2:10 pm ET

TV: Bally Sports Southwest /Bally Sports Wisconsin

Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)

Why The Rangers Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Rangers have been inconsistent since winning the World Series last year on their way to a 37-41 record. They enter this matchup winning four of their last five games. They have taken a nose dive behind the plate, ranking in the bottom half of the MLB. Their pitching is okay at best, ranking in the middle of the MLB. This offense is led by sluggers Adolis Garcia, Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, and Josh Smith. This offense is loaded overall with talent but needs to play better. Their pitching also needs to play better and has been inconsistent all season. Nathan Eovaldi has taken center stage on the mound this season, but Jon Gray and Michael Lorenzen have also been decent pitching-wise.

The Rangers are starting Nathan Eovaldi on the mound and he has a 4-3 record, a 3.14 ERA, and a 1.14 WHIP. Through 66 innings this season, he has allowed 23 runs on 50 hits with 25 walks and 70 strikeouts. Eovaldi has played in 12 games this season and the Rangers are 7-5 in those games. Eovaldi has been great for the Rangers, but this is an interesting matchup against a red-hot offense like the Brewers have been.

The Rangers' offense has taken a huge dip recently. They are 18th in team batting average at .237 after finishing as one of the best in the MLB with a .263 batting average last year. The offense is led by Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, and Josh Smith in most batting categories. Smith leads in batting average at .300 and in OBP at .395. Semien leads in RBI at 44 and in total hits at 79. Finally, Seager leads in home runs at 14. The Rangers' offense can match up with anyone in the MLB talent-wise, but they get a difficult matchup against Colin Rea on the mound for the Brewers in this game.

Why The Brewers Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Brewers have been great this season with a 46-33 record. They come into this series winning two straight after losing three straight. Their offense has been great and is top five in the league, while their pitching has been a top 10 unit. William Contreras, Rhys Hoskins, Sal Frelick, Brice Turang, Jackson Chourio, and Willy Adames have led the way for the Brewers behind the plate, making this offense extremely hard to play against, regardless of the team. Freddy Peralta and Colin Rea have been the biggest keys on the mound with both being great and Robert Gasser has also been solid recently.

The Brewers are starting Colin Rea on the mound where he has a 6-2 record, a 3.62 ERA, and a 1.24 WHIP. He has allowed 35 runs on 76 hits with 26 walks and 54 strikeouts through 82 innings. In his 15 appearances this season, the Brewers are 10-5. Rea is one of the best pitchers for the Brewers and he gets a favorable matchup against a Rangers offense that has struggled recently even with all the talent they have.

The offense for the Brewers has been red-hot so far this season. The Brewers are fifth in team batting average at .255, as compared to finishing last season with a .254 batting average. William Contreras, Willy Adames, and Brice Turang lead the Brewers in most batting categories. Contreras leads in batting average at .293 and in total hits at 91. Adames leads in home runs at 13 and in RBI at 54. Finally, Turang leads in OBP at .355. They get a difficult matchup against Eovaldi for the Rangers even with Eovaldi needing more consistency.

Final Rangers-Brewers Prediction & Pick

This is a great matchup. The Rangers and Brewers should enter a pitching duel with Eovaldi and Rea for each team. However, the key is offense with the Brewers playing better than the Rangers behind the plate. Still, Rea is the key and is why the Brewers should cover and potentially win this game at home.

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Final Rangers-Brewers Prediction & Pick: Brewers +1.5 (-184)