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The Milwaukee Brewers (66-57) and Texas Rangers (72-50) meet Saturday for game 2 of a 3-game series. First pitch from Globe Life Field is set for 4:05 p.m. ET (FS1). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Brewers vs. Rangers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Brewers lead 1-0
Milwaukee won 9-8 as a +110 road underdog in Friday’s back-and-forth series opener. Milwaukee led 9-4 entering the bottom of the 9th before Texas plated 4 to make it close and give the Brewers a scare.
The Brewers snapped a 3-game slide with the win, are 6-4 in their last 10 and 33-30 on the road. The Rangers have now lost back-to-back games, are also 6-4 in their last 10 and are an AL-best 42-22 at home.
Brewers at Rangers projected starters
RHP Freddy Peralta vs. RHP Dane Dunning
Peralta (9-8, 4.08 ERA) makes his 24th start. He has a 1.19 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9 and 11.0 K/9 through 128 innings.
- Last outing: Win, 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 6 K in 7-3 win at Chicago White Sox Sunday
- Career vs. Rangers: 0-0, 13.50 ERA (2/3 IP, 1 ER), 0 H, 3 BB, 0 K through 1 relief appearance
Dunning (9-4, 3.10 ERA) makes his 19th start and 27th appearance. He has a 1.14 WHIP, 2.4 BB/9 and 6.8 K/9 through 127 2/3 innings.
- Last outing: No-decision, 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 12 K in 3-2 loss at San Francisco Giants Sunday
- Never faced Brewers before
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Brewers at Rangers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:40 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Brewers +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Rangers -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Brewers +1.5 (-165) | Rangers -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Brewers at Rangers picks and predictions
Prediction
Rangers 6, Brewers 5
Moneyline
LEAN RANGERS (-145).
Both teams are 6-4 in their last 10 games overall and 5-5 in the last 10 Milwaukee-Texas matchups, but the Rangers are a dominant home team and have the pitching advantage. As mentioned, the Rangers are 42-22 at home, which is enough to feel comfortable betting on them here. Plus, they’re 4-1 in Peralta’s last 5 starts.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
I like the Brewers to cover here, but at +1.5 (-165), the line is not worth the juice. Bet on the moneyline and/or O/U instead.
Over/Under
LEAN OVER 8 (-115).
The Over is 6-2 in the last 8 Brewers-Rangers meetings and 6-3-1 in Milwaukee’s last 10 overall.
In Texas’ last 6 games, the Over is 4-2. Peralta is also 4-1 on the O/U in his last 5 starts.
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