Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers odds, picks and predictions
The Texas Rangers (9-9) and Detroit Tigers (10-7) meet Wednesday as they continue a 4-game set in the Motor City. The matinee start time is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Rangers vs. Tigers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 1-1
Texas took Monday's series lid-lifter 1-0 and then dropped Tuesday's contest 4-2. That loss leveled the Rangers' road record at 4-4.
The Tigers won Tuesday's game by breaking a 2-2 tie in the 8th. Four Detroit pitchers combined to scatter 6 singles and 1 walk.
Rangers at Tigers projected starters
RHP Dane Dunning vs. LHP Tarik Skubal
Dunning (2-1, 4.50 ERA) is tabbed for his 4th start. He has a 1.17 WHIP, 4.5 BB/9 and 8.5 K/9 in 18 IP.
- Last outing: Win, 5 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K in 12-8 win at Houston Astros Friday
- Career vs. Tigers: 1-3, 4.73 ERA (32 1/3 IP, 17 ER), 25 H, 8 BB, 33 K
Skubal (2-0, 2.08 ERA) is making his 4th start. He owns a 0.75 WHIP, 2.1 BB/9 and 10.4 K/9 in 17.1 IP.
- Last outing: Win, 5 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K in 8-2 win vs. Minnesota Twins Friday
- Career vs. Rangers: 1-1, 4.91 ERA (11 IP, 6 ER), 12 H, 2 BB, 8 K
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Rangers at Tigers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:34 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Rangers +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Tigers -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rangers +1.5 (-175) | Tigers -1.5 (+145)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Rangers at Tigers picks and predictions
Prediction
Rangers 4, Tigers 3
Moneyline
Texas is 3-2 in its last 5 games at Detroit.
Skubal has been better than Dunning thus far in avoiding hard contact, but the Bengal port-sider also has some generous rates around the margins and figures to be overvalued by his surface line. And figure the Rangers bullpen to be less fatigued at the back end.
The rest intervals for the 2 starters make for some divergence and an advantage for Dunning, who prefers the 4-day rest he has heading in. Skubal's history skews more toward an affinity for 5-day rest.
Detroit is averaging 3.53 runs per game while allowing 3.59; peg the Tigers as a candidate to be overvalued by much of the betting public.
TAKE TEXAS +125.
Run line/Against the spread
Better value on the RL: PASS.
Over/Under
The 1st 2 games of this series easily cashed on Under tickets. Twelve of the last 17 series games played at Comerica have lander on the Under.
That's the lean here. It may not be an actionable one as its a slight one. It is potentially helped by some weather, however. A gusty breeze is expected during game hours. Different sources have that prevailing wind cutting across the diamond or into the batters' faces. If it's the latter, the UNDER 7.5 (-120) lean gets a boost for sure.
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