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The Detroit Tigers (34-44) visit the Texas Rangers (48-31) Wednesday for the 3rd game of a 4-game series. First pitch from Globe Life Field is 8:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Tigers vs. Rangers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Rangers lead 3-2

The Tigers and Rangers have split the first 2 games of the series with Texas picking up an 8-3 victory Tuesday and Detroit winning the series opener 7-2 on Monday.

Detroit is 3-3 in its last 6 games and 7-5 in its last 12 and sits 3rd in the AL Central, 4 1/2 games back of the division-leading Minnesota Twins.

The Rangers snapped a 3-game skid with their win on Tuesday. Texas is 6-4 in its last 10 games and leads the AL West by 5 games over the Los Angeles Angels.

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Tigers at Rangers projected starters

LHP Joey Wentz vs. RHP Dane Dunning

Wentz (1-8, 6.72 ERA) makes his 15th start and 16th appearance. He has a 1.58 WHIP, 3.9 BB/9 and 8.2 K/9 through 67 IP.

• Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 4 BB, 4 K in 4-1 home loss vs. the Minnesota Twins Friday
• Vs. Texas on May 31: No-decision, 4 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 K in a 3-2 Tigers win
• The Tigers are 1-5 in his last 6 starts

Dunning (6-1, 2.76 ERA) makes his 10th start and 18th appearance. He has a 1.17 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 5.1 K/9 through 71 2/3 IP.

• Last start: No-decision, 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K in a 4-2 home win over the New York Yankees Friday
• 4-1 with 3.16 ERA over 9 starts since joining the rotation in May
• The Rangers are 5-4 in his 9 starts

Tigers 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 8:51 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Tigers +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Rangers -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
• Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Tigers +1.5 (-105) | Rangers -1.5 (-115)
• Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Tigers at Rangers picks and predictions

Prediction

Rangers 5, Tigers 2

Moneyline

The Tigers are 16-23 on the road compared to the Rangers’ 25-14 home record.

The Rangers have won 3 out of Dunning’s last 4 outings while the Tigers are 1-5 in Wentz’s last 6 starts and 1-6 in his last 7 appearances.

The pitching matchup overwhelmingly favors Texas but having to wager more than twice your potential return makes me want to look to the spread for better value instead.

PASS.

Run line/Against the spread

The Rangers are 49-30 ATS overall this season, the 2nd-best mark in the majors. Their last 9 wins, and 16 of their last 17, have been by at least 2 runs.

Eight of the Tigers’ last 10 losses have been by 2 or more runs. They are 41-37 ATS overall.

BET RANGERS -1.5 (-115).

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Over/Under

The series opener had 9 total runs followed by last night’s game of 11 total runs.

Only 2 of the 5 games between the 2 teams have had at least 10 total runs.

Three out of Wentz’ last 4 starts have not reached 10 total runs.

Three of Dunning’s last 5 outings have had 9 or fewer total runs.

Five of the Rangers’ last 6 games and 5 of the Tigers’ last 7 have had 9 or fewer runs.

BET UNDER 9.5 (-110).

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The Detroit Tigers (33-43) open a 7-game road trip Monday with the first of 4 games against the Texas Rangers (47-30). First pitch from Globe Life Field is 8:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Tigers vs. Rangers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Rangers lead 2-1

The Tigers have won 6 of their last 10 games but lost 2 of 3 games at home to the Minnesota Twins over the weekend, including a 6-3 defeat on Sunday. Detroit is 5 1/2 games back of the division-leading Twins in the AL Central.

The Rangers have won 5 of their last 8 outings but lost the final 2 games of their 3-game road series against the New York Yankees, falling 1-0 Saturday and 5-3 Sunday. Texas has a 5 1/2 game buffer over the Houston Astros atop the AL West.

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Tigers at Rangers projected starters

LHP Matthew Boyd vs. LHP Andrew Heaney

Boyd (5-5, 5.37 ERA) makes his 15th start. He has a 1.32 WHIP, 3.2 BB/9 and 9.1 K/9 through 70 1/3 IP.

• Last start: Win, 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 7 K in 9-4 home win over Kansas City Royals Wednesday
• Last start vs. Rangers on May 29: Loss, 6 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 4 BB, 5 K in 5-0 home loss

Heaney (5-4, 3.98 ERA) makes his 15th start. He has a 1.29 WHIP, 3.9 BB/9 and 9.5 K/9 through 72 1/3 IP.

• Last start: Win, 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 6 K in 5-2 road win over Chicago White Sox
• Allowed 2 or fewer runs in 5 of last 7 starts

Tigers 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 11:05 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Tigers +165 (bet $100 to win $165) | Rangers -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
• Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Tigers +1.5 (-115) | Rangers -1.5 (-105)
• Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Tigers at Rangers picks and predictions

Prediction

Rangers 5, Tigers 3

Moneyline

The Tigers, despite winning 6 of their last 10 games overall and 3 out of their last 4 road games, are 15-22 away from home. They also lost 6 straight road games before winning 3 of 4 from the Twins last time they were on the road from June 15-18.

The Rangers are 24-13 at home, but while I expect a Texas (-200) win, the risk isn’t worth the reward.

PASS.

Run line/Against the spread

The Rangers are 48-29 ATS overall this season, the 2nd-best mark in the majors. Their last 8 wins, and 15 of their last 16, have been by at least 2 runs.

Seven of the Tigers’ last 9 losses have been by 2 or more runs. They are 40-36 ATS overall.

BET RANGERS -1.5 (-105).

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Over/Under

The Rangers’ last 3 games, and 7 of their last 10, have had totals of 8 or fewer runs.

Two of the 3 games in their series in Detroit in May had fewer than 9 total runs.

BET UNDER 9 (-115).

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