The Houston Astros (81-69) and the Texas Rangers (79-71) meet in the first of a three-game series on Monday at Daikin Park, beginning at 8:10 p.m. ET. The favored Astros (-125) are coming off of a 2-1 series win over the Braves, and the underdog Rangers (+105) enter the matchup following a 2-1 series win over the Mets. Houston’s Jason Alexander and Texas’ Jack Leiter will start this matchup.

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Astros vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-125)
• Underdog: Rangers (+105)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have compiled a 51-46 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 52.6% of those games).
• Houston has a 35-33 record (winning 51.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -125 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Astros’ implied win probability is 55.6%.
• Houston has played in 150 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 67 times (67-76-7).
• The Astros are 75-75-0 against the spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Jose Altuve has racked up a team-best 25 home runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB play, Altuve’s home run total ranks 40th and his RBI tally ranks 71st.
• Altuve brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .267 with a home run and an RBI.
• Jeremy Pena is hitting .297 to pace his team.
• Pena ranks 128th in homers and 125th in RBI this year.
• Pena has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .174 with two doubles, a walk and two RBIs.
• Yainer Diaz is batting .259 with 22 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 20 walks.
• Diaz has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .474 with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs.
• Christian Walker’s 81 runs batted in lead his team.
• Walker takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with a home run, a walk and five RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros pitching staff is No. 1 in the majors with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston’s 3.86 team ERA ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Astros pitchers combine for the No. 5 WHIP in baseball (1.220).
• Astros pitchers combine to surrender 182 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (21st-fewest in the majors).
• Houston fell to the Braves 8-3 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing 11 hits.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have entered the game as underdogs 75 times this season and won 30, or 40%, of those games.
• Texas has a record of 15-33, a 31.2% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +105 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 48.8% chance to win.
• Games involving Texas have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 66 of 150 chances this season.
• The Rangers are 83-67-0 against the spread this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Wyatt Langford leads Texas in home runs this season with 21 while driving in 61 runs.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Langford ranks 64th in homers and 103rd in RBI.
• Josh Smith leads Texas in batting with a .257 average while slugging nine homers and driving in 33 runs.
• Smith currently ranks 213th in home runs and 244th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Adolis Garcia is among the top hitters for Texas with a .233 average, 18 homers and 73 RBI.
• Josh Jung is batting .248 with an OBP of .292 and a slugging percentage of .386 this season.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
• Texas pitchers have the lowest combined ERA in the majors at 3.42.
• No team allows fewer walks and hits than the Rangers, who lead MLB with a 1.173 WHIP.
• With just 159 homers allowed, the Rangers rank ninth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Texas fell to the Mets 5-2. Its pitchers compiled nine strikeouts and seven hits allowed.