Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers - MLB - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Texas Rangers (29-33) and Detroit Tigers (24-38) both enter Thursday’s matchup on losing streaks. The Rangers have dropped two games in a row, the Tigers four in a row.

The Tigers are an underdog (+119 moneyline odds to win) when they takes the field at home against the Rangers (-140). The Texas Rangers will hand the ball to Martin Perez (4-2, 2.18 ERA), who is looking for win No. 5 on the season, and the Tigers will counter with Beau Brieske (1-5, 4.34 ERA). The contest has an over/under of 8.5.

Rangers vs. Tigers Predictions

Rangers vs. Tigers Betting Odds

Rangers vs. Tigers Last 10 Games Betting Performance

Rangers

Texas was listed as the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers just one time in the last 10 games, and lost that matchup.
In their last 10 outings (11 had set totals), the Rangers combined with their opponents to go over the total six times.
Texas’ ATS record is 6-5-0 over its past 10 games.

Tigers

Detroit has played as the underdog in nine of its past 10 games and has won three of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Tigers and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times.
Over its last 10 games, Detroit is 4-6-0 against the spread.

Rangers vs. Tigers Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Martín Pérez

The Rangers have a 9-3-0 ATS record in Pérez’s 12 starts that had a set spread.
The Rangers are 3-2 in Pérez’s five starts this season with Texas as the moneyline favorite.
Pérez’s team is 8-4 in his 12 starts.
Pérez has had 12 starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and four of those matchups finished over the total.

Projected starter: Beau Brieske

Brieske and his team have a record of 4-5-0 against the spread when he starts.
His team has been victorious in 42.9% of the games he’s started as the moneyline underdog with a record of 3-4.
Brieske’s team has won three of his nine starts this season.
Out of Brieske’s nine starts with a total this season, two have hit the over.

Rangers Batting Leaders

Adolis Garcia has put up a team-high 41 runs batted in.
Among all hitters in MLB play, Garcia’s home run total ranks 25th and his RBI tally ranks 12th.
Garcia brings a seven-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .341 with three home runs, five walks and six RBI.
Corey Seager has hit 13 home runs to lead his team.
Seager ranks 17th in home runs among batters in MLB action and 74th in RBI.
Seager enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .227 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
Marcus Semien is hitting .224 with 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 22 walks.
Nate Lowe is hitting .276 to lead his team.

Tigers Batting Leaders

Harold Castro has been key for Detroit with four home runs, 16 RBI and a batting average of .299 this season.
In all of MLB, Castro ranks 173rd in home runs and 197th in RBI.
Jonathan Schoop leads Detroit in home runs with five while driving in 18 runs and slugging .310.
Schoop ranks 132nd in homers and 174th in RBI among all MLB batters this season.
Schoop has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .125 with .
Miguel Cabrera has a .289 average this season with three homers and 21 RBI.
Cabrera heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with an RBI.
Austin Meadows has 32 hits and an OBP of .347 to go with a slugging percentage of .328 this season.
Meadows has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .188 with a double and three walks.