The Los Angeles Angels (38-31) and Texas Rangers (41-25) meet Wednesday in game 3 of a 4-game AL West series in Arlington. First pitch at Globe Life Field is slated for 8:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Angels vs. Rangers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Angels lead 3-2
The Angels won 7-3 Tuesday and have clubbed 5 home runs in taking the first 2 games of this series. Los Angeles is 8-1 over its last 9 games; it trails the division-leading Rangers by 4 1/2 games after being 9 down as recently as June 6.
The Rangers have lost 3 straight games and 5 of their last 6. Texas pitching owns a 5.40 ERA over that stretch.
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Angels at Rangers projected starters
LHP Reid Detmers vs. LHP Andrew Heaney
Detmers (1-5, 4.79 ERA) makes his 12th start. He has a 1.51 WHIP, 3.7 BB/9 and 10.9 K/9 through 56 1/3 IP.
- Faced the Rangers on May 6: Loss, 4 IP, 3 ER, 7H and 2 BB
- Has a 4.39 ERA over his last 5 starts against Texas (2022-23)
- Owns a 4.41 ERA and 1.35 WHIP across 206 career IP
- Has been hindered by a .377 batting average on balls in play (BABIP) and a 65.4% left-on-base rate; several expected-ERA figures sit nearly a full run lower than his surface ERA
- Clocked a 5.09 ERA and 1.57 WHIP on the road in his career
Heaney (4-4, 4.14 ERA) is making his 13th start. He has notched a 1.25 WHIP, 3.9 BB/9 and 9.3 K/9 through 63 IP.
- Pitched for the Halos from 2015-21 but has never faced them
- Owns a 4.52 ERA over 149 career games
- Has struggled at home this season: 5.67 ERA, 1.53 WHIP
Angels 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 9:26 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Angels +116 (bet $100 to win $116) | Rangers -136 (bet $136 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Angels +1.5 (-172) | Rangers -1.5 (+142)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -104 | U: -118)
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Angels at Rangers picks and predictions
Prediction
Angels 5, Rangers 4
Texas was the lean in Tuesday’s game, but the pitching match-up changes the calculus for this one. Peg Detmers’ talent as outshining his surface numbers while the opposite holds true for Heaney.
The Angels have been drawing walks and hitting homers at a nice clip of late.
TAKE LOS ANGELES (+116).
Run line/Against the spread
The Angels have played a lot of 1-run ball games, but this contest has a high total, both teams hit lefties well, and the home/road splits for the starters indicate this one could get loose.
PASS.
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Over/Under
No lean to either side of this figure. Starter, bullpen, offense-versus-expectancy and platoon strengths disseminate different signals. PASS.
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