[gambcom-standard rankid=”3011″ ]
The Texas Rangers (79-64) and the Toronto Blue Jays (80-64) play the 2nd contest of a 4-game series Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rangers vs. Blue Jays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rangers lead 3-1
The Rangers picked up a 10-4 victory in the series opener, winning for the 3rd consecutive outing after a 4-game losing streak from last Monday to Friday. The Over (8.5) cashed for Texas on Monday, and it is now 8-1 across the past 9 games overall and 6-2-1 in its last 9 road outings.
The Blue Jays saw their 3-game win streak halted by the Rangers. They’re still 8-3 across the past 11 games overall, while the Under is 3-1-1 in the past 5 contests.
Toronto has allowed 10 or more runs to Texas in the past 2 meetings, cashing the Over in each of those battles.
Rangers at Blue Jays projected starters
RHP Max Scherzer vs. LHP Hyun Jin Ryu
Scherzer (12-6, 3.91 ERA) makes his 27th start. He has a 1.13 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 10.5 K/9 through 147 1/3 IP with Rangers and New York Mets.
- Last start: Loss, 3 IP, 7 ER, 6 H (3 HR), 2 BB, 4 K in 12-3 home loss vs. the Houston Astros Wednesday
- 2023 road splits: 7-4, 4.59 ERA (80 1/3 IP, 41 ER), 21 HR, .242 opponent batting average (OBA) in 14 starts
Ryu (3-2, 2.65 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.06 WHIP, 2.1 BB/9 and 7.4 K/9 through 34 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 5-2 road loss vs. the Oakland Athletics Wednesday
- 2023 home splits: 2-1, 3.60 ERA (15 1/3 IP, 6 ER), 3 HR, .259 OBA in 3 starts
Play our free daily Pick’em Challenge and win! Play now!
Rangers at Blue Jays odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:10 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Rangers -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Blue Jays -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rangers -1.5 (+150) | Blue Jays +1.5 (-185)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -120 | U: +100)
[gambcom-standard rankid=”3012″ ]
Rangers at Blue Jays picks and predictions
Prediction
Rangers 5, Blue Jays 4
Moneyline
The RANGERS (-110) are the play for the 2nd consecutive day in this potential playoff preview.
Texas has handled itself well against left-handed starting pitchers this season, going 25-15. The Rangers streak in with 3 straight victories and have a plus-148 run differential on the season, the 2nd-best mark in the American League.
Run line/Against the spread
The Blue Jays +1.5 (-185) will cost you nearly 2 times your potential return if you think they’ll keep it close behind Ryu.
However, Toronto is 9-12 in the past 21 games at Rogers Centre and has been performing better on the road lately.
AVOID.
Over/Under
The OVER 8 (-120) is the lean, but play it lightly, as we won’t have nearly as many runs as we saw in the series opener.
While the Under is 3-1-1 in the past 5 games for the Blue Jays, the Rangers cashed the Over on their own Monday and they’ve piled up 21 runs in the past 2 meetings against Toronto pitching.
The Rangers have played 19 runs in the past 2 games, and the pitching staff has coughed up 74 runs in the past 10 outings, or 7.4 runs per game (RPG).
[gambcom-standard rankid=”5″ ]
For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW.
Follow Kevin J. Erickson on Twitter/X. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter/X and like us on Facebook.
Additional MLB coverage:
BaseballHQ Fantasy Baseball
[lawrence-newsletter]
[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=1372]