Angels Vs Rangers: MLB Betting Odds & Trends - 9/6/2021

The Texas Rangers (48-88) take on the Los Angeles Angels (68-69) after DJ Peters homered twice in a 7-3 win over the Angels. It begins at 9:07 PM ET on Monday. Los Angeles’ (-145 to win) Jaime Barria and Texas’ (+125) A.J. Alexy pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of September 5, 2021, 9:00 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Angels vs Rangers Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Angels Probable Starter Jaime Barria

• Barria (2-2) gets the starting nod for the Angels in his eighth start of the season. He’s put together a 5.40 ERA in 38 1/3 innings pitched, with 21 strikeouts.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday against the Yankees, when he went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing six hits.
• He will take the mound against a Rangers offense that ranks 29th in the league with 1040 total hits (on a .230 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .377 (28th in the league) with 149 total home runs (25th in MLB action).
• The Angels were the moneyline favorite for one Barria start this season — they lost.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of September 5, 2021 at 9:08 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rangers Stats vs Barria

Rangers Probable Starter A.J. Alexy

• Alexy will get the start for the Rangers, his second of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he threw five innings against the Rockies without allowing a run.
• The Angels have scored 621 runs this season, which ranks 13th in MLB. They are batting .248 for the campaign with 166 home runs, 15th in the league.
• His team won his only start as an underdog this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of September 5, 2021 at 9:08 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Angels Betting Trends

• The Angels’ offense is averaging 4.9 runs in home games while pushing across 4.2 per game away from Angel Stadium.
• The Angels are the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.5 runs per game (621 total).
• The Angels have compiled a 38-30 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 55.9% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -145 or shorter, Los Angeles has a record of 20-12 (62.5%).
• Los Angeles has played in 137 games with an over/under set, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 75 times (75-61-1).
• Los Angeles has a 2-3 record from the five games it was moneyline favorites over its last 10 matchups.

Rangers Betting Trends

• The Rangers are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 29th with just 526 total runs (3.9 per game) this season.
• In 68 road games this season, they’ve scored 3.7 runs per contest compared to the 4.1 per game they average at home.
• The Rangers have been underdogs in 117 games this season and won 40 (34.2%) of those contests.
• This season, Texas has won 27 of its 80 games, or 33.8%, when they’re the underdog by at least +125 on the moneyline.
• Texas’ games have gone over the total in 65 of their 136 chances.
• Texas has played as the underdog in 10 of its past 10 games and has won four of those contests.

Angels Players to Watch

• Shohei Ohtani leads the Angels with 43 home runs and 93 runs batted in.
• Among the qualifying batters in MLB play, Ohtani ranks first in HR (43), and sixth in RBI (93).
• Jared Walsh has 26 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .268.
• Walsh does not rank among the top hitters in the majors among qualifying hitters in MLB play.
• Walsh brings a six-game hitting streak into this game. During that streak he is batting .409 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs.

Angels Batting Stats (2021)

Rangers Players to Watch

• Nate Lowe has been key for Texas with 122 hits, an OBP of .348 plus a slugging percentage of .400.
• Lowe falls outside the MLB leaders in hits and batting average among qualified hitters in MLB.
• Adolis Garcia leads Texas in home runs (29) and runs batted in (78) this season while batting .248.
• Garcia ranks 14th in HR among qualified hitters in the majors.

Rangers Batting Stats (2021)

Angels vs Rangers Player Props

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