Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros (77-64) into a matchup with the Texas Rangers (72-69) following his four-hit performance in an 8-4 loss to the Yankees. The Astros are favorites (-147) for this game against the underdog Rangers (+123), which begins at 8:05 p.m. ET on Friday. Texas has Merrill Kelly projected to start, while Houston has not named a starting pitcher.

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Astros vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-147)
• Underdog: Rangers (+123)
• Over/under: 7.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have been favored on the moneyline 94 total times this season. They’ve gone 50-44 in those games.
• Houston has gone 20-16 (winning 55.6% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -147 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Astros’ implied win probability is 59.5%.
• Houston has had an over/under set by bookmakers 141 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 64 of those games (64-70-7).
• The Astros have collected a 70-71-0 record ATS this season (covering 49.6% of the time).

Astros hitting info

• Jose Altuve has a team-high 24 home runs.
• Altuve ranks 40th in home runs and 62nd in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Jeremy Pena’s .305 batting average leads his team.
• Pena ranks 116th in homers and 128th in RBI this year.
• Pena enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .263 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and three RBIs.
• Yainer Diaz is batting .251 with 19 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 20 walks.
• Christian Walker has been productive as he leads his team with 74 runs batted in.

Astros pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.6 K/9, the first-best in MLB.
• Houston has a 3.90 team ERA that ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros have the sixth-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.226).
• Astros pitchers combine to surrender the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (173 total, 1.2 per game).
• Houston fell to the Yankees 8-4 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing nine hits.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have won 25, or 36.2%, of the 69 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Texas has a record of 2-14, a 12.5% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +123 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 44.8% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
• Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 62 of its 141 opportunities.
• The Rangers are 76-65-0 against the spread in their 141 chances this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Wyatt Langford is batting .248 this season with a team-high 21 home runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Langford’s home run total is 56th, and his RBI total is 100th.
• Josh Smith is batting .256 with an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .374 this season.
• Smith is 205th overall in home runs and 232nd in RBI this season.
• Smith has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with a double, four walks and an RBI.
• Adolis Garcia leads Texas in RBI with 73 while batting .235 with 18 home runs.
• Josh Jung has 102 hits and an OBP of .300 to go with a slugging percentage of .398 this season.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
• Texas pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.45 ERA this year, first-best in baseball.
• The Rangers have a combined 1.172 WHIP as a pitching staff, which is the best in baseball this season.
• With just 149 homers allowed, the Rangers rank ninth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Texas pitchers struck out 10 Diamondbacks hitters while allowing three base hits in a 2-0 loss its last time out.