The Texas Rangers (33-36) host the Chicago White Sox (23-46) on Friday for game 1 of a three-game series, with the first pitch at 8:05 p.m. ET from Globe Life Field. The favored Rangers (-295) head into the matchup after a series win over the Twins, and the underdog White Sox (+240) are coming off of a series loss to the Astros. Texas has not named a starter while Chicago is expected to start Adrian Houser.

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Rangers vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-295)
• Underdog: White Sox (+240)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have been the moneyline favorite 34 total times this season. They’ve finished 22-12 in those games.
• Texas has not yet played a game with moneyline odds of -295 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rangers’ implied win probability is 74.7%.
• Texas has had an over/under set by bookmakers 69 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 22 of those games (22-46-1).
• The Rangers have a 38-31-0 record against the spread this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Wyatt Langford has a team-best 13 homers.
• Among hitters in MLB, Langford ranks 21st in home runs and 91st in RBI.
• Josh Smith is batting .284 to lead his team.
• Smith ranks 138th in home runs among hitters in MLB and 188th in RBI.
• Smith heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .381 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Marcus Semien is hitting .218 with four doubles, seven home runs and 28 walks.
• Semien heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
• Josh Jung is batting .262 with nine doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 14 walks.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective eight K/9, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
• Texas’ 3.17 team ERA ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Rangers pitchers combine for the No. 1 WHIP in MLB (1.148).
• Rangers pitchers combine to give up the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball (58 total, 0.8 per game).
• Texas defeated the Twins 16-3 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• The White Sox have entered the game as underdogs 69 times this season and won 23, or 33.3%, of those games.
• This season, Chicago has been at least a +240 underdog on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 29.4% chance to win.
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 31 of 69 chances this season.
• The White Sox are 40-29-0 against the spread this season.

White Sox hitting info

• Miguel Vargas leads Chicago in batting average (.242), home runs (nine) and runs batted in (30) this season.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Vargas is 70th in homers and 91st in RBI.
• Chase Meidroth is batting .287 with an OBP of .374 and a slugging percentage of .354 this season.
• Among all major league batters, Meidroth ranks 265th in homers and 304th in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi is slashing .240/.312/.420 this season for the White Sox.
• Luis Robert has 40 hits and an OBP of .273 to go with a slugging percentage of .304 this season.
• Robert heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .211 with a double, a home run and three RBIs.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• Chicago has the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.20) in the majors this season.
• The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.390 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• With 74 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 18th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Chicago suffered a 4-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Astros batters while allowing 10 hits.