Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers Betting Pick & Prediction 8/15/24
First pitch for Thursday’s Twins vs. Rangers matchup is set for 8:05 PM ET from Globe Life Field in Arlington. The Twins are 67-53 this season and they are starting Bailey Ober. The Rangers are 56-65 and will have Cody Bradford on the mound.
Minnesota is currently 2nd in the AL Central, while the Rangers are 3rd in the AL West. The money line odds have the Twins at -123 compared to the Rangers at +104. The over/under line is currently 8.5 runs, and this game can be seen on BSSW.
TEXAS RANGERS VS MINNESOTA TWINS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Texas Rangers Moneyline +104
This game will be played at Globe Life Field at 8:05 ET on Thursday, August 15th.
HOW TO BET THE TWINS VS RANGERS:
- We have the Rangers winning by a score of 6 to 5
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Rangers to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over
Twins Records & Stats
Heading into their last game vs. the Royals, the Twins closed out the series with a 4-1 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 9th inning before the Royals scored three runs in the top of the 9th. Minnesota was the -105 favorite at home going into the game.
Louie Varland put together a good start for the Twins, going six innings and giving up just three runs on eight hits. He only had three strikeouts in the outing and took the loss. The Twins’s offense scored their only run in the 4th inning and wasted a good performance from Carlos Santana, who went 1/4 with a homer.
Minnesota is 67-53 overall and is 4.5 games behind the Guardians for the AL Central lead. The Twins are 28-17 against other teams in the AL Central. They have won two straight games as the favorite and are 5-5 in their last ten games. The Twins closed out their series vs. the Royals with a win and took the series 2-1.
At home, the Twins have gone 36-24 this year, and they are just above .500 at 31-29 on the road. As the favorite, the Twins have gone 54-31 compared to 13-22 as the underdog. Minnesota’s series record is 23-13-3 this year.
Minnesota is 32-28 against the run line on the road this season, but they have failed to cover in their last two road games. The Twins have an average run margin of 0.2 on the road this season, and their average run margin in winning games is 3.8.
The Minnesota Twins are on the road today against the Texas Rangers with an over/under line of 8.5 runs. The Twins’ games have averaged 9.2 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 62-54 overall. When the over/under line is set at 8.5 runs, their record is 19-18. So far this season, only 10.0% of their games have had higher over/under lines than 8.5 runs.
Twins starter Bailey Ober comes into the game with a record of 12-5 and an ERA of 3.52. So far this season, he has made 22 starts and 13 of them have been quality starts. Ober’s WHIP for the season is currently .97, and opponents are batting .201 off the right-hander this year. In his last outing, Ober was fantastic, going six innings and picking up the win. He didn’t allow a run in the outing and gave up just two hits. Before that, he had given up two earned runs in three straight starts. Ober has won each of his last three outings.
So far this season, the Twins have been one of the league’s best offensive teams, as they are 6th in runs per game (4.9), and are also near the top of the league in home runs and slugging percentage. At home, they are averaging 5.1 runs per contest, which is the 4th best mark in the league. Overall, they are batting .253, which is the 7th best mark in the MLB.
Minnesota has a few players who have been swinging the bat well of late, as Max Kepler has gone 8/21 in his last five games, and Byron Buxton has two homers in his last four games. Buxton is 2nd on the team with 16 homers, and Ryan Jeffers is the team’s top power threat, with 17 homers this season.
Rangers Records & Stats
Heading into their last game vs. the Red Sox, the Rangers closed out the series with a 9-7 win. Leading up to the game, they were the slight favorite at +116 on the money line. It was a big 3rd inning that really turned things in their favor, as they scored four runs in the inning. The Red Sox could only score two runs in the 3rd and added another two in the 6th.
Adolis Garcia went 3/5 with two homers and three RBIs for the Rangers. The Rangers really broke things open with a three-run 8th inning, and Garcia’s second homer of the game was part of that. The Rangers also scored another three runs in the top of the 9th to pick up the win. Matt Festa got the save, and Kirby Yates picked up the win out of the bullpen.
Texas will open their series vs. the Twins at home, and they are 9.5 games behind the Astros in the AL West. The Rangers are 56-65 overall and 14-18 against other AL West teams. Texas dropped two of three in their series vs. the Red Sox.
As the favorite, the Rangers have gone 36-28 this year and 20-37 as the underdog. At home, they are 31-27 compared to 25-38 on the road. The Rangers have dropped two straight at home, and they are 5-10 as the home underdog this season. So far, their series record is 15-23-1, and they have dropped six straight series.
When the Rangers win, they do so by an average of 3.8 runs per game. When they lose, they lose by an average of 3.8 runs per game. Their run line record is 52-69, with a run line record at home of 24-34. As the favorite, they are 22-42 against the run line, while as the underdog, they are 30-27.
The Texas Rangers are playing at home today against the Minnesota Twins. The O/U line for the game is set at 8.5 runs, which is slightly lower than their combined run average of 8.8 runs per game. The Rangers’ O/U record for the season is 55-61, and when the line is set at 8.5 runs, their record is 19-22. So far this season, 33.9% of their games have had O/U lines set at 8.5 runs, and the over has hit in their last two games.
Texas is sending left-hander Cody Bradford to the mound today vs. the Twins. He has made six appearances this year, with two of them being quality starts. Bradford’s record for the season is 4-0, and he has an ERA of 3.60. Looking at his home/away splits, Bradford is 3-0 with a 3.03 ERA at home compared to 1-0 with a 12.15 ERA on the road. In his most recent outing, he picked up the win vs. the Yankees, going five innings and giving up one earned run. Opponents are batting .203 vs. Bradford this year.
Adolis Garcia and Corey Seager are the Rangers’ top power threats this season, with Garcia hitting 20 homers and Seager not far behind with 26 long balls. Seager also leads the team with 63 RBIs and is batting a team-high .274. Garcia is hitting just .222 this season. Marcus Semien is also a power threat, with 17 homers and is batting .240.
Over his last six games, Garcia has gone 11/24 with two homers and five RBIs. Seager has also homered twice in this stretch and has six RBIs. Marcus Semien is currently on a three-game hitting streak.