Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction & Betting Tips 9/17/2024

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From Globe Life Field in Arlington, we have the Blue Jays and Rangers facing off in an AL matchup. This one gets started at 8:05 PM ET and is being televised on SNET. The Blue Jays are +122 on the money line compared to the Rangers at -143. The over/under line is sitting at 7.5 runs.

Toronto comes in with a record of 72-78 and they are 5th in the AL East. The Rangers are 3rd in the AL West but are currently on a three-game losing streak. Chris Bassitt is starting for the Blue Jays, while the Rangers are going with Nathan Eovaldi.

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Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Trends and Key Stats

• 2-3 is the record of Blue Jays in their last five road games. They have also gone 4-1 vs. the runline.
• The Rangers, on the other hand, have played five home games recently, during which they have recorded a 1-4 (SU) and 2-3 record.
• As the favorite, the Rangers are 7-3 over their last ten games, including going 4-6 vs. the runline.
• Looking at the Blue Jays’ previous ten games as the underdog they are 3-7 straight-up and 7-3 vs. the runline.

Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction

The Blue Jays’s offense was carried by Davis Schneider in their most recent game vs. the Cardinals. Schneider went 2/3 with a homer and two RBIs. The Blue Jays really needed his big game, as they only scored three runs total. Toronto’s other run came from a Zach Pop RBI single in the 8th.

Yariel Rodriguez got the start for the Blue Jays, going 4 1/3 innings, and giving up just one run on three hits. He only had two strikeouts in the outing and took the loss.

Toronto is 72-78 overall and trails the Rays by one game for 4th place in the AL East. The Blue Jays are 15 games behind the Yankees in the division. They will take on the Rangers today having won three straight games, and they closed out their series vs. the Cardinals with three straight wins.

As the road underdog, the Blue Jays are 21-34 this year, and they are 44-28 as the favorite overall. So far, they are 38-37 at home compared to 34-41 on the road. Toronto has gone 20-26 in divisional games this year, and their overall series record is 17-25-6.

Despite a negative run differential on the season, the Blue Jays have been a profitable team to bet on the run line, as they are 76-74 overall. They have been especially good on the road, going 48-27 against the run line. They have covered the run line in two straight games and have been a better bet as the underdog, going 44-34 against the run line.

The Toronto Blue Jays are on the road against the Texas Rangers today, and the over/under line for the game is set at 7.5 runs. The Blue Jays have an over/under record of 77-69 on the season, and their games have averaged a combined 8.8 runs per game. When the over/under line has been set at 7.5 runs this season, the Blue Jays have gone over the total 17 times and under 15 times. Overall, 75.3% of their games this season have had over/under lines set higher than 7.5 runs.

Chris Bassitt gets the start for the Blue Jays today as he faces the Rangers on the road. He has made 29 starts this season and has a record of 10-13 with an ERA of 4.20. Bassitt’s WHIP for the season is 1.41, and he has turned in 12 quality starts. In his last outing, Bassitt picked up the win, going six innings and giving up just one earned run. Looking back over his last four outings, he has finished with a no-decision in three of them. Bassitt has allowed a homer in three straight starts. Per nine innings, he is averaging 9.06 strikeouts and 3.31 walks.

Currently, the Blue Jays are 18th in the MLB in runs scored at 4.2 runs per game. This is also their average when playing at home. As a team, they are batting .242, which is 13th in the league. One area they have struggled in is hitting home runs, as they are just 22nd in the league in this category. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been a bright spot for the Blue Jays this season, as he is batting .319 with 28 homers and 96 RBIs.

Over his last 10 games, Spencer Horwitz has been on fire for the Blue Jays, going 11/26 with three homers and seven RBIs. This has helped him move into a tie for the team lead in homers. Toronto will also be looking for George Springer to break out of his season-long slump, as he is batting just .221.

The Rangers will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Mariners with a 7-0 loss. Texas was the +137 underdog on the road going into this matchup. Things really got away from the Rangers in the 1st inning, as the Mariners scored three runs in the inning. Texas’s offense didn’t score their first run until the 8th.

Andrew Heaney got the start for the Rangers and took the loss. He only lasted five innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits. The Rangers also made three errors in thejson. Adolis Garcia, the Rangers’ leading hitter, went 1 for 3 with a run scored.

Texas will host the Blue Jays today with an overall record of 71-79, which has them 3rd in the AL West. Currently, they trail the Mariners by six games for the 2nd spot in the AL West and are 10 games behind the Astros for the division lead. The Rangers head into today’s game having dropped three straight games.

At home, the Rangers are 41-34 compared to 30-45 on the road. As the favorite, Texas has gone 47-34 this season and 24-45 as the underdog. They have won two straight at home, and their overall series record is 20-27-1 this year.

When the Texas Rangers win, they tend to do so by a comfortable margin, as their average run differential in victories is +3.4. However, they have struggled to cover the run line this season, going 63-87 overall. That includes a 31-44 mark at home, where they are currently riding a two-game run line win streak.

The Texas Rangers are at home against the Toronto Blue Jays today, with the Over/Under line set at 7.5 runs. The combined run average in Rangers games this season is 8.7 runs per game, and their Over/Under record is 70-75. When the O/U line has been set at 7.5 runs, their record is 6-7. The over has hit in five straight games for the Rangers.

Nathan Eovaldi will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing as he gets the start for the Rangers today. In his most recent start, Eovaldi took the loss, giving up four earned runs in five innings of work. Looking back over his last four outings, Eovaldi has finished with a decision in each one. He has made 26 starts this year and has a record of 11-8 with a 3.67 ERA. Eovaldi has pitched much better at home, coming in with a 7-3 record and 3.37 ERA compared to 4-5 with a 5.23 ERA on the road.

Heading into today’s game, the Rangers are averaging just 4.2 runs per game, which is 23rd in the league. This is also the 18th ranked home run hitting team in the league, and they have a team batting average of just .237. One thing they have done well is avoid strikeouts, as they have the 8th fewest strikeouts in the league.

Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien are tied for 2nd on the team with 22 homers, but Garcia has driven in a team-high 75 runs, while Semien is 3rd on the team with 72 RBIs. Corey Seager is also near the top of the league in homers, as his 30 long balls are 11th in the MLB. Seager is batting .278 for the season, while Semien comes in at just .237.

The best bet in this Blue Jays vs. Rangers matchup is to take the Rangers on the money line. At -143, there is some solid value in this pick, as we have the Rangers winning this one by a score of 5-4.

Looking at the starting pitchers, our projections have Nathan Eovaldi finishing with five strikeouts, which is actually one more than Chris Bassitt. However, we have Bassitt going five innings compared to Eovaldi, who we have going just four.

Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays Betting Tips

• Take the Rangers on the moneyline
• On the run line we like the Blue Jays (+1.5)
• Projecting a combined 9 runs, we like the over

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