Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas Rangers odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Sunday’s Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas Rangers sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Los Angeles Dodgers (25-10) and Texas Rangers (12-20) wrap up their three-game series Sunday afternoon. First pitch is at 2:35 p.m. ET at Globe Life Stadium. Below, we analyze the Dodgers-Rangers MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Dodgers at Rangers: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Tony Gonsolin vs. RHP Kyle Gibson

Gonsolin: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 K, 14 2/3 IP, 3 starts

  • He allowed two hits and no runs over six innings in his last start.
  • This will be his first-ever game against the Rangers.

Gibson: 1-3, 5.73 ERA, 26 K, 33 IP, 6 starts

  • Gibson is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in three starts against the National League this season.
  • Dodgers OF Mookie Betts has a career .389 batting average in 18 at-bats with three home runs against Gibson.

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Dodgers at Rangers: Key injuries

(Get the latest injury news here.)

Dodgers

  • 3B Justin Turner (hamstring) out
  • 3B Edwin Rios 

Rangers

  • 2B Rougned Odor (eye) questionable
  • OF Willie Calhoun (hamstring) out
  • SS Elvin Andrus (back) out

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Dodgers at Rangers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 12:20 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML)

The Dodgers are big favorites at -223 with the Rangers at +195. The Dodgers have won seven of their last 10 games, while the Rangers have lost eight of 10. Having already split the first two games, considering the Dodgers have not lost a series all season, you have to expect them to win.

They won’t win you much, but take the DODGERS (-223).

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

The DODGERS -1.5 (-139) are favored to win by at least a 2-run margin. No team has covered the spread more this season than the Dodgers (21-14 ATS). No team has covered the spread in fewer games this season than the Rangers.

This is an easy play. The trends say you have to go with the DODGERS -1.5 (-139).

Over/Under (O/U)

The total is set at an even 9 runs. They have scored eight and 11 runs combined in the first two games of the season. Texas has the sixth-highest Over percentage in the league at 56.7%, while the Dodgers hit the Over 46.7% of the time.

The Dodgers are 10-8 O/U on the road, while the Rangers are 8-10 O/U at home. In all of Gonsolin’s three starts this season, the Dodgers and their opponents have yet to combine for more than eight runs. In Gibson’s last five starts, the total has gone Over nine runs every single game. Which trend will win? Take the UNDER 9 (-110).

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Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas Rangers odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Friday’s Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas Rangers sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Los Angeles Dodgers (24-9) seek their third straight win as they open a three-game series against the Texas Rangers (11-19). First pitch of Game 1 is set for 8:05 p.m. ET at Globe Life Field. We analyze the Dodgers-Rangers betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.

Dodgers at Rangers: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Dustin May vs. LHP Mike Minor

May has yet to allow more than two earned runs in any of his six starts, and he carries a 2.79 ERA into this start.

  • His electric stuff hasn’t been translating to high strikeout totals. His K% is down to 16.7% in 2020 after sitting at 22.7% last year, and he has just five strikeouts over 15 1/3 innings in his last three starts.
  • May owns a 4.09 ERA and 8.2 K/9 in 33 career innings on the road. By comparison, he has a 2.35 ERA at Dodger Stadium, albeit with a low 6.5 K/9.

Minor has allowed four earned runs or more in four of his last five starts and comes into the game with an ugly 6.75 ERA on the season.

  • His fastball velocity is down more than 2 mph from where it has sat the past two seasons. He’s getting fewer swinging strikes than he did in 2019, and his K% has dipped slightly, from 23.2% to 22.3%.
  • Minor is sporting a 4.97 ERA in three home starts this season, with an 11.4 K/9. However, he has logged a total of just 12 2/3 innings in those starts.

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Dodgers at Rangers: Key injuries

Get the latest injury news here.

Dodgers

  • RP Joe Kelly (shoulder) out
  • 1B Edwin Rios (hamstring) doubtful

Rangers

  • SS Elvis Andrus (back) out
  • 2B Rougned Odor (eye) questionable
  • OF Willie Calhoun (hamstring) out

Also see: BaseballHQ Fantasy Baseball

Dodgers at Rangers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 12:55 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Dodgers 8, Rangers 4

Moneyline (ML)

  • Dodgers (-223)
  • Rangers (+195)

The price is steep, but the Dodgers own the clear pitching edge — and an even bigger edge on the offensive side. They are tops in the league in runs per game at 5.70, while the Rangers are dead-last at 3.60.

Given how Minor fell apart late in 2019 and hasn’t been pitching well this year, either, it would be pretty surprising if the Rangers came out on top. Side with the DODGERS (-223).

New to sports betting? A winning $22.30 bet on the Dodgers would return a profit of $10.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

  • Dodgers -2.5 (+105)
  • Rangers +2.5 (-129)

Taking the Dodgers to win by three runs or more pays out basically even odds. It may be best to PASS on this run line, or to bump it up one more run for better odds at -3.5 (+150).

Over/Under (O/U)

  • Over 9 (-110)
  • Under 9 (-110)

The Dodgers offense should be primed for a big day against Minor, whose struggles from the second half of 2019 have carried over into 2020. The Dodgers are fully capable of hitting this number without any help from their counterparts

The Rangers should chip in a few runs as well, as May hasn’t exactly been dominant, despite the shiny ERA. Take the OVER 9 (-110) to hit in this Friday night battle in Arlington.

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