The Texas Rangers (47-46) host the Houston Astros (46-49) on Friday at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Rangers are moneyline underdogs (+118) against the favored Astros (-143). Hunter Brown starts for Houston while Texas will counter with Cal Quantrill.

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Astros vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-143)
• Underdog: Rangers (+118)
• Over/under: 8

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have put together a 15-18 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 45.5% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -143 or shorter, Houston has a record of 5-9 (35.7%).
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.8% in this contest.
• In the 95 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Houston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 49 times (49-40-6).
• The Astros have a 46-49-0 record ATS this season (covering 48.4% of the time).

Astros hitting info

• Yordan Alvarez paces the Astros with 29 home runs and 67 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .310.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Alvarez’s home run total ranks second and his RBI tally ranks third.
• Christian Walker has 18 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 32 walks while batting .242.
• Walker currently ranks 15th in home runs and 19th in RBI in the bigs.
• Walker has safely hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes is batting .253 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 34 walks.
• Paredes brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
• Cam Smith has 13 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 31 walks while batting .220.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
• Houston’s 4.78 team ERA ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros have the 25th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.401).
• Astros pitchers combine to allow 131 total home runs at a clip of 1.4 per game (third-most in the majors).
• Houston its 8-2 loss the last time out, the team struck out three Nationals batters while allowing nine hits.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have won 23, or 48.9%, of the 47 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Texas has a record of 6-7 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +118 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 45.9%.
• So far this season, Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 44 of its 93 games with a total.
• In 93 games with a spread this season, the Rangers are 43-50-0 ATS.

Rangers hitting info

• Josh Jung leads Texas with a batting average of .297. He’s also hit nine home runs with 34 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Jung’s home run total is 123rd, and his RBI total is 135th.
• Jung has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .333 with three doubles, a home run, four walks and three RBIs.
• Jake Burger is batting .244 this season with a team-high 15 home runs and 54 RBI.
• Burger ranks 44th among batters in the big leagues in home runs, and 32nd in RBI.
• Brandon Nimmo has collected 86 base hits, an OBP of .328 and a slugging percentage of .416 this season.
• Ezequiel Duran has 77 hits and an OBP of .317 to go with a slugging percentage of .418 this season.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• Texas pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.08 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of just 1.250 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
• With 111 homers allowed, the Rangers rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Texas pitchers struck out 15 Angels batters while allowing 10 hits in a 7-6 win last time out.