The Texas Rangers (25-40) and Los Angeles Dodgers (38-26) play the rubber match of their three-game series Sunday afternoon. First pitch is at 4:10 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Rangers vs. Dodgers odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Dane Dunning is the projected starting pitcher for the Rangers. He is 2-4 with a 4.26 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 9.6 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 in 57 IP over 12 starts.
The Rangers are 2-10 when Dunning starts this season and have lost each of his last five starts.
RHP Walker Buehler is the projected starting pitcher for the Dodgers. He is 5-0 with a 2.56 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 8.4 K/9 and 1.6 BB/9 in 77 1/3 IP over 12 starts. The Dodgers have won five of his last six starts.
He has pitched at least six innings in every start this season and has allowed two or fewer earned runs nine times.
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Rangers at Dodgers odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:48 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Rangers +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Dodgers -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Rangers +1.5 (-115) | Dodgers -1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: 8 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Prediction
Dodgers 5, Rangers 2
Money line (ML)
The Rangers’ win in L.A. on Saturday snapped a 16-game road losing skid and Texas is 10-24 on the road this season.
The Dodgers are 8-4 when Buehler pitches and are 20-11 on the season at Dodger Stadium. This should be a bounceback game for L.A.
Take the DODGERS (-225).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The Dodgers are 16-15 ATS at home this season. They have won by at least two runs in five of Buehler’s last six starts.
The Rangers are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games but 19-15 ATS on the road.
Take the DODGERS -1.5 (-105).
Over/Under (O/U)
Both of the previous games in the series ended 12-1. The Dodgers’ last three games and six of the last nine have gone Over the projected total.
Only five of the last 14 games for the Rangers have gone Over. Expect far fewer runs this afternoon with this pitching matchup.
Take UNDER 8 (-115).
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