
Rangers (+130) over Rays
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- The Rays offense has struggled early this season, scoring over five runs just once through their first four games.
- Zach Eflin struggled in his first start of the season, which should make the Rangers a live dog in this matchup.
The Texas Rangers will face off against the Tampa Bay Rays on April 2, 2024, at 6:50 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Rangers listed as +130 underdogs, while the Rays are favored at -155. Early betting trends show the Rangers receiving 57% of moneyline bets, with the Rays getting 43%. The initial total of 8.5 has seen 67% of bets on the under and 33% on the over. It looks to be an exciting matchup between these two teams as they battle it out on the field.
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In tonight’s Rangers vs Rays matchup, expect the Texas Rangers to get a second straight victory on the road over the Rays. Texas is off to a strong start in their championship defense, having won three of their first four games for the season. That includes a win in their series opener with the Rays last night, a result we expect them to replicate against a Rays team with Zach Eflin on the mound, who struggled in his first start of the year.
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Texas Rangers
Tampa Bay Rays
Team Records
TEX Team Records TB 3-1 Home 2-1 0-0 Road 0-0 3-0 vRHP 1-1 0-1 vLHP 1-0 0-0 vs>.500 0-0 3-1 vs<.500 2-1 3-1 Last10 2-1 3-1 Last20 2-1 3-1 Last30 2-1 Team Stats
TEX Team Stats TB 3.98 ERA 3.88 .236 Batting Avg Against .230 1.21 WHIP 1.20 .282 BABIP .282 7.7% BB% 7.7% 22.5% K% 24.0% 72.9% LOB% 73.2% .273 Batting Avg .256 .464 SLG .443 .807 OPS .770 .342 OBP .327 Pitchers
A. Heaney Z. Eflin 114.1 Innings 132.1 23 GS 23 9-6 W-L 12-7 4.17 ERA 3.67 9.37 K/9 8.98 3.70 BB/9 1.22 1.50 HR/9 0.95 76.1% LOB% 70.9% 14.6% HR/FB% 11.8% 4.79 FIP 3.10 4.49 xFIP 3.20 .238 AVG .234 24.4% K% 25.2% 9.6% BB% 3.4% 4.36 SIERA 3.37 Recent Starts
Date Opp W/L IP H R ER SO BB ST-PC 4/17
CINMahle
ML N/AW9-1
TOTAL N/A6 1 0 0 11 3 56-89 4/12
MINArcher
ML N/AW7-2
TOTAL N/A4.1 3 1 0 5 0 44-67 8/24
ATLMorton
ML N/AW5-4
TOTAL N/A4 3 2 2 5 1 41-68 8/18
BOSPivetta
ML N/AW5-2
TOTAL N/A7 2 1 1 4 2 68-108 8/12
CHWLynn
ML N/AL8-9
TOTAL N/A5 5 7 7 5 3 51-77 Date Opp W/L IP H R ER SO BB ST-PC 5/1
NYMScherzer
ML N/AL6-10
TOTAL N/A4.1 8 6 5 3 1 54-85 4/26
COLMarquez
ML N/AW10-3
TOTAL N/A6 2 1 1 3 1 61-91 4/20
COLMarquez
ML N/AW9-6
TOTAL N/A5.2 8 4 2 5 0 57-86 4/15
MIALopez
ML N/AL1-7
TOTAL N/A4 6 4 4 4 1 49-81 4/10
OAKJefferies
ML N/AL1-4
TOTAL N/A4 2 0 0 3 2 42-68 Betting Trends
TEX Betting Trends TB OVERALL OVERALL 2-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 8.33 Avg Score 3.33 4.67 Avg Opp Score 6.33 AWAY HOME 3-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 3-0-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 8.33 Avg Score 3.33 3.33 Avg Opp Score 6.33 TEX Betting Trends TB OVERALL OVERALL 4-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-3-0 3-2-0 ATS W/L/P 2-3-0 6.8 Avg Score 4 3.4 Avg Opp Score 5.8 AWAY HOME 5-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-3-0 5-0-0 ATS W/L/P 2-3-0 7.8 Avg Score 4 3 Avg Opp Score 5.8 TEX Betting Trends TB OVERALL OVERALL 8-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 4-6-0 6-4-0 ATS W/L/P 4-6-0 6.6 Avg Score 4.4 4.3 Avg Opp Score 6.4 AWAY HOME 10-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-7-0 10-0-0 ATS W/L/P 3-7-0 6.9 Avg Score 3.5 3.1 Avg Opp Score 6.1 Head to Head
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