Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees Prediction & Betting Tips 9/2/2024

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At 8:05 PM ET, the Yankees and Rangers face off in an AL matchup. Monday’s matchup is being held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, and the Rangers are riding a two-game winning streak vs. the Yankees, who have lost two straight.

New York has a record of 79-58 and they are 1st in the AL East, while the Rangers are 3rd in the AL West with a record of 65-72. The money line odds have the Yankees at -187 compared to the Rangers at +157. Monday’s over/under line is sitting at 8.5 runs, and the game will be televised on BSSW.

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Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees Trends and Key Stats

• The Yankees are 1-4 across their last five road games. They have gone 2-3 vs. the runline.
• The Rangers, on the other hand, have played five home games recently, during which they have recorded a 3-2 (SU) and 1-4 record.
• In their last ten games as the favorite, the Yankees have a straight-up record of 5-5 and a runline record of 5-5.
• When playing as the underdog, the Rangers have a 2-8 record against the runline and a 7-3 straight-up record in their last ten games.

Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees Prediction

The Yankees will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Cardinals with a 14-7 loss. New York was actually the heavy favorite at -247 at home going into the game but fell behind big early, as the Cardinals scored four times in the 2nd and added another five runs in the 4th.

Offensively, the Yankees only had three fewer hits than the Cardinals but scored just seven runs. Giancarlo Stanton was hot at the plate, going 2/3 with a homer and three RBIs. The Yankees also had three players with two hits.

The Yankees come into today’s game vs. the Rangers having dropped two straight games, and they are 79-58 overall this season. New York leads the AL East by a half-game over the Orioles. So far, they are just 22-23 against other teams in the AL East. The Yankees lost two of three in their most recent series vs. the Cardinals.

At home, the Yankees are 37-31 this season and have gone 42-27 on the road. As the favorite, New York is 61-51 this year and 18-7 as the underdog. Looking at their overall series record, the Yankees are 25-15-4, but they have dropped two straight series.

The Yankees are 41-28 against the run line on the road this season, but they have failed to cover in their last two road games. They are 21-4 against the run line as an underdog, but just 51-61 as the favorite.

The Yankees are on the road in Texas today, where the over/under line is set at 8.5 runs. The combined run average in their games this season is 9.3, and their over/under record is 75-58. When the over/under line is set at 8.5 runs, their record is 29-18. Overall, 48 of their games have had higher over/under lines than 8.5 runs, accounting for 35.0% of their games. Their over streak is at 3 games.

Gerrit Cole gets the start for the Yankees today as he faces the Rangers on the road. So far this season, he has made 12 starts and has a record of 5-3 with an ERA of 3.86. Looking at his overall numbers, Cole has a WHIP of 1.33 and opponents are batting .241 off him this year. In his 12 appearances, he has turned in four quality starts and is averaging 9.86 strikeouts per nine innings. Cole’s last outing came on August 27th, where he took the loss, giving up three earned runs in five innings of work. Before that, he had won two straight starts.

Heading into today’s game, the Yankees are the top-scoring team in the league, averaging 5.1 runs per game. They have been even better on the road, putting up 5.3 runs per contest. Not only do the Yankees lead the league in homers, but they also have the best team OPS in the league. Aaron Judge and Juan Soto have been the team’s top power threats this season, with Judge leading the league with 51 homers and Soto’s 37 homers being 4th best in the MLB.

Over his last 10 games, Aaron Judge has hit just .235, but he does have four homers in that stretch. Giancarlo Stanton has also gone deep four times in his last nine games, while batting .290. Stanton has also driven in nine runs during this stretch. DJ LeMahieu and Stanton each come into the game on a four and three-game hitting streak, respectively.

The Rangers’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Athletics, closing out their series with a 6-4 win. After allowing one run to the Athletics in the top of the first, the Rangers responded with a run of their own and added three more in the 3rd inning. Texas went on to close things out with another run in the 8th.

Walter Pennington got the start for the Rangers, going just 1 1/3 innings. He was pulled early, as the Rangers wanted to get Matt Festa some work out of the bullpen. Festa picked up the win, going 2 2/3 innings and not giving up a run.

Texas is 65-72 overall and 3rd in the AL West, trailing the Astros by 10 games. The Rangers head into today’s game having won two straight, and they are 7-3 across their last 10 games. This season, they are 16-19 in divisional games.

At home, the Rangers are 36-32 compared to 29-40 on the road. Texas has won two straight at home, and they are 5-11 as the home underdog this season. As the underdog overall, the Rangers are 21-40, and they are 44-32 when favored.

When the Rangers win, they do so by an average of 3.5 runs per game, but when they lose, it’s by an average of 3.8 runs. They have a run line record of 56-81 on the season, including a mark of 26-42 at home. They have failed to cover the run line in their last two games as the favorite, and their run line record as the favorite is 24-52. As the underdog, they are 32-29 against the run line.

The Texas Rangers are at home against the New York Yankees today. The combined run average in Rangers games this season is 8.6 runs per game, slightly higher than today’s over/under line of 8.5 runs. The Rangers have gone over the total in 60 of their 132 games this season, and their games have averaged an over/under line of 8 runs per game. When the over/under line has been set at 8.5 runs, the Rangers’ games have gone over the total 21 times and under 28 times. This is the 43rd time this season that the over/under line has been set at 8.5 runs, accounting for 31.4% of their games.

Jack Leiter is getting the start for the Rangers at home against the Yankees. He has had a bit of a rough start to the season, as he has not gotten a win in his first 4 starts. In his last outing, he went 4 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on 6 hits and 4 strikeouts.

Corey Seager has been one of the Rangers’ most consistent hitters this season, batting .276 with a team-high 30 home runs and 74 RBIs. He has also been hot of late, going 7/18 in his last four games with two runs scored and an RBI. Josh Jung is also swinging a hot bat right now, going 5/17 with a homer and three RBIs in his last four games. Jung comes into the game on a three-game hitting streak.

As a team, the Rangers are averaging just 4.1 runs per game, which is 24th in the league. They have been a little better on the road, averaging 4.3 runs per contest. Overall, they are 16th in home runs and have the 15th best batting average in the league. Currently, Texas is near the bottom of the league in OPS, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage.

With the Rangers at +157 on the money line, that is the direction we recommend going for this Yankees vs. Rangers matchup. Our predicted final score is 6-5 in favor of the Rangers, giving them a lot of value on the money line.

Looking at the starting pitchers, Gerrit Cole does have the best chances of picking up a win today, but we have Jack Leiter going five innings and finishing with six strikeouts. As for Cole, we have him finishing with eight strikeouts.

Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees Betting Tips

• Take the Yankees on the moneyline
• On the run line we like Rangers (+1.5)
• Projecting a combined 11 runs, we like the over

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