The Washington Nationals (26-48) and Texas Rangers (34-36) meet Sunday for the finale of a 3-game interleague series at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. First pitch is scheduled for 2:35 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Nationals vs. Rangers odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: The Nationals topped the Rangers 2-1 in the series opener Friday, with Texas edging Washington 3-2 in Saturday’s battle. The Under cashed in both games.
The Nationals are a respectable 3-2 in the past five games, while cashing the Under in each of the previous 4 outings.
The Rangers picked up 3 wins in the past 4 games on this homestand, all against NL East teams.
Nationals at Rangers projected starters
RHP Jackson Tetreault vs. RHP Glenn Otto
Tetreault (1-1, 5.73 ERA) makes his 3rd start. The rookie has a 1.64 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 3.3 K/9 through 11 IP.
- Allowed 3 unearned runs on 6 hits and 2 BB across 7 IP to pick up his 1st-career win, beating the Philadelphia Phillies June 19.
- Is making his 1st-career start on the road.
Otto (4-2, 4.24 ERA) makes his 9th start. He has a 1.36 WHIP, 5.1 BB/9 and 7.4 K/9 through 40 1/3 IP.
- Rejoined the team Wednesday and is expected to be activated from the COVID-19 related injured list Sunday.
- Has quality starts in 3 of the past 4 outings, allowing 2 or fewer runs in each of the contests.
Nationals at Rangers odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:59 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Nationals +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Rangers -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Nationals +1.5 (-140) | Rangers -1.5 (+115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Nationals at Rangers picks and predictions
Prediction
Rangers 4, Nationals 2
Money line
The Rangers (-175) wouldn’t be terribly priced out of line if they were a good team, but this is an offense which has struggled to score runs. They’ve allowed 4.0 runs per game across the past 10 outings, posting 3 or fewer runs in 6 outings. I expect Texas to get it done, but it will be close the entire contest.
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Run line/Against the spread
The RANGERS -1.5 (+115) are a better value on the run line. While Texas didn’t cover in Saturday’s 3-2 win, the team’s previous 8 victories dating back to June 7 have each been by 2 or more runs.
If you like Texas to win, you should also like them to cover the run line.
Over/Under
The UNDER 9.5 (-112) hit in each of the first 2 meetings in this series, and the Under is on a 4-0 run for Texas. The Under has also cashed in each of the previous 4 outings for Washington.
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