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The Baltimore Orioles (60-38) and Texas Rangers (46-52) conclude their 3-game series Sunday. First pitch from Globe Life Field is set for 2:35 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Orioles vs. Rangers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Orioles lead 5-1
The Orioles chased Rangers starter Max Scherzer after just 2 innings in Saturday’s 8-4 win. All-star 2B Jordan Westburg went 3-for-5 with a 2-run HR. Baltimore also got homers from 1B Ryan O’Hearn and CF Cedric Mullins. The Orioles have scored 17 runs and allowed 5 in the 1st 2 games of this series.
The Texas offense was held to 2 ER over 6 innings by Baltimore starter Grayson Rodriguez. C Andrew Knizner had a 2 RBI single while LF Wyatt Langford and RF Adolis Garcia each had an RBI. The Rangers are 6-6 against the AL East this season.
Orioles at Rangers projected starters
RHP Dean Kremer vs. RHP Andrew Heaney
Kremer (4-5, 4.38 ERA) makes his 13th start. He has a 1.19 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 9.0 K/9 in 63 2/3 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K in 6-5 victory against the New York Yankees on July 14
- 2024 road splits: 3-2, 2.73 ERA (33 IP, 11 R (10 ER), 0.88 WHIP, 9.5 K/9 in 6 starts
- Last start vs. Rangers: Loss, 6 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 5 K in a 5-3 defeat on May 27, 2023
Heaney (3-10, 3.79 ERA) makes his 19th start and 20 appearance. He has a 1.25 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 9.2 K/9 in 95 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 2 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2 BB, 5 K in 6-3 defeat at Houston Astros on July 12
- 2024 home splits: 1-5, 4.31 ERA (39 2/3 IP, 20 R (19 ER), 1.08 WHIP, 9.1 K/9 in 8 games
- Last start vs. Orioles: Win, 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 10 K in a 11-2 victory on June 30
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Orioles at Rangers odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:42 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Orioles -118 (bet $118 to win $100) | Rangers +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Orioles -1.5 (+142) | Rangers +1.5 (-176)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Orioles at Rangers picks and predictions
Prediction
Orioles 7, Rangers 5
Moneyline
BET ORIOLES (-118).
I freely admit that this is lukewarm endorsement because I’m not extremely confident in Kremer, but neither am I confident in Heaney. The Orioles are crushing the ball in Texas this weekend and I’ll bet on them to keep that rolling on Sunday and complete the sweep.
Baltimore has an exceptional road record (30-16)and has won 6 of its last 8 on the road.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
I don’t like either team on the run line so I’ll stick to the moneyline.
Over/Under
BET OVER 8.5 (-115).
The Over has hit in 4 straight and 5 of the last 6 matchups between these 2 teams.
The Orioles have been Over in 3 straight and are 50-38-10 against the Over on the season. In Kremer’s last 6 starts, the Over has hit in 5 of them. Baltimore has also averaged 8.5 runs per game in this series.
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