Rangers vs. Rays Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 5, 2025

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The Texas Rangers (6-2) ride a three-game win streak into a home matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays (4-3) on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Rangers are favored (-181) over the Rays (+150). Jacob deGrom starts for Texas while Tampa Bay will counter with Taj Bradley.

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Rangers to win vs Rays -181

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Rangers vs. Rays betting lines

  • Favorite: Rangers (-181)
  • Underdog: Rays (+150)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

  • The Rangers have won 80% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (4-1).
  • Texas has not yet played a game with moneyline odds of -181 or shorter.
  • The Rangers have an implied moneyline win probability of 64.4% in this matchup.
  • Texas has combined with opponents to go over the total one time this season for a 1-7-0 record against the over/under.
  • The Rangers have a 4-4-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50% of the time).

Rangers hitting info

  • Adolis Garcia leads the Rangers with two home runs and four runs batted in.
  • In MLB play, Garcia ranks 29th in home runs and 69th in RBI.
  • Wyatt Langford’s two home runs and .250 batting average both lead his team.
  • Langford ranks 29th in homers and 100th in RBI this year.
  • Jonah Heim has hit a team-best two home runs.
  • Kyle Higashioka is batting .250 with two doubles and two walks.

Rangers pitching rankings

  • The Rangers pitching staff is fourth in the majors with a collective 10 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Texas has the seventh-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (2.79).
  • Rangers pitchers combine for the No. 5 WHIP in the majors (1.056).
  • Rangers pitchers combine to surrender the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (six total, 0.8 per game).
  • Texas struck out 11 Rays batters while giving up six hits in a 5-2 win in its last game.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have lost both games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Tampa Bay has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +150.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 40% chance of a victory for the Rays.
  • So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in one of its seven games with a total.
  • In seven games with a spread this season, the Rays are 3-4-0 ATS.

Rays hitting info

  • Brandon Lowe leads Tampa Bay in home runs with two, runs batted in with six and his batting average of .321 is also best on his team.
  • Among all hitters in the big leagues, Lowe’s home run total is 29th, and his RBI total is 27th.
  • Jake Mangum has collected eight hits this season and has an OBP of .563. He’s slugging .667 on the year.
  • Mangum currently ranks 158th in homers and 69th in RBI in the major leagues.
  • Mangum heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .533 with two doubles, a walk and four RBI.
  • Jonny Deluca has collected eight base hits, an OBP of .476 and a slugging percentage of .526 this season.
  • Deluca takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .438 with a triple, two walks and an RBI.
  • Kameron Misner has collected six hits this season and has an OBP of .316. He’s slugging .611 on the year.
  • Misner heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with two doubles and three RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The Rays have a 9.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
  • Tampa Bay has the fourth-best ERA (2.47) in the majors this season.
  • The Rays have a combined .919 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
  • With just three homers allowed, the Rays rank first in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Tampa Bay pitchers struck out four Rangers hitters while allowing six base hits in a 5-2 loss its last time out.
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