The Houston Astros (23-31) are looking for another big outing from a slugger when they square off against the Texas Rangers (24-28) on Monday at 7:05 p.m. ET at Globe Life Field. Christian Walker is currently on a two-game home run streak for the underdog Astros (+111) going into this matchup with the favored Rangers (-133). Kumar Rocker takes the mound first for Texas, and Tatsuya Imai is Houston’s pick to start.

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Rangers vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-133)
• Underdog: Astros (+111)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have won 11 of the 23 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (47.8%).
• Texas has a 1-7 record (winning just 12.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -133 or shorter.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rangers’ implied win probability is 57.1%.
• Texas has played in 52 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 19 times (19-28-5).
• The Rangers have a 25-27-0 record ATS this season (covering 48.1% of the time).

Rangers hitting info

• Josh Jung has a team-best batting average of .302.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Jung’s home run total ranks 105th and his RBI tally ranks 115th.
• Brandon Nimmo has 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 20 walks while hitting .270.
• Nimmo ranks 83rd in home runs and 152nd in RBI this year.
• Jake Burger has racked up a team-high 10 home runs and 34 runs batted in.
• Ezequiel Duran is hitting .281 with 11 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 12 walks.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• Texas’ 3.63 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the No. 5-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.210).
• Rangers pitchers combine to surrender 55 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (16th-fewest in the majors).
• Texas struck out six Angels batters while allowing eight hits in a 5-2 loss in its last game.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• This season, the Astros have won 18 out of the 38 games, or 47.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Houston is 14-15 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +111 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Astros, based on the moneyline, is 47.4%.
• Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 29 of its 54 games with a total this season.
• The Astros have an ATS record of 23-31-0 in 54 games with a spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.300) and home runs (15) this season, while also chipping in with 31 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Alvarez’s home run total is sixth, and his RBI total is 29th.
• Walker is a key run producer for Houston with a .265 average, 14 homers and 37 RBI.
• Walker ranks eighth in homers and eighth in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Walker brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with three home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes has 44 hits this season and a slash line of .251/.342/.383.
• Paredes brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
• Cam Smith has 36 hits and an OBP of .301 to go with a slugging percentage of .322 this season.
• Smith has hit safely in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a double and a walk.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
• Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.17 ERA this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
• The Astros have a combined 1.505 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
• With 69 homers allowed, the Astros rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Houston pitchers struck out five Cubs batters while allowing seven hits in an 8-5 win last time out.