The Texas Rangers (48-46) host the Houston Astros (46-50) on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Rangers are moneyline underdogs (+114) against the favored Astros (-139). Peter Lambert starts for Houston while Texas will counter with Kumar Rocker.

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Astros vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-139)
• Underdog: Rangers (+114)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros are 15-19 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 44.1% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -139 or shorter, Houston has a record of 5-11 (31.2%).
• The Astros have a 58.2% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Houston has played in 96 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 50 times (50-40-6).
• The Astros have covered 47.9% of their games this season, going 46-50-0 against the spread.

Astros hitting info

• Yordan Alvarez has racked up a team-best batting average of .312, and paces the Astros in home runs (30) and runs batted in (68).
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Alvarez’s home run total ranks second and his RBI tally ranks second.
• Christian Walker has 18 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 32 walks while hitting .239.
• Among all MLB hitters, Walker ranks 17th in home runs and 21st in RBI.
• Isaac Paredes is hitting .251 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 35 walks.
• Cam Smith has 13 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 31 walks while batting .218.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
• Houston has the 27th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.81).
• The Astros average MLB’s fifth-highest WHIP (1.404).
• The Astros give up the fourth-most home runs in baseball (134 total, 1.4 per game).
• Houston lost to the Rangers 7-3 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• This season, the Rangers have been the underdog 48 times and won 24, or 50%, of those games.
• Texas has a record of 6-8, a 42.9% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +114 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Rangers have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 45 of its 94 games with a total this season.
• The Rangers are 44-50-0 against the spread in their 94 chances this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Josh Jung leads Texas with a .297 batting average. He’s also hit nine homers and has 34 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Jung ranks 124th in homers and 140th in RBI.
• Jung takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with three doubles, five walks and two RBIs.
• Jake Burger leads Texas in home runs with 16 and runs batted in with 58.
• Burger ranks 39th overall in home runs and 21st in RBI this year.
• Burger has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .211 with two home runs and six RBIs.
• Brandon Nimmo has 88 hits this season and a slash line of .260/.330/.420.
• Nimmo takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Ezequiel Duran is batting .269 with an OBP of .320 and a slugging percentage of .417 this season.
• Duran has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
• Texas has the 11th-ranked ERA (4.07) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers have a combined 1.247 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• The Rangers have allowed the 19th-fewest home runs this season with 113, or 1.2 per game.
• Texas earned a 7-3 win in its most recent game, striking out two Astros batters while allowing eight hits.