The visiting Texas Rangers hope for a solid performance on Tuesday as they look to pick up a win at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Yonny Chirinos will take the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he'll carry a 0-0 record into the contest. Matt Moore gets the ball for the Texas Rangers; he's 0-3 so far this season.
Handicapping models based on recent betting stats and prediction formulas pick a 4.9-4.1 win for the Rays. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Tampa Bay (4-12) will face the 6-12 Rangers in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Tampa Bay vs Texas injuries news.
This game puts the Tampa Bay Rays, most recently No. 19 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Texas Rangers, who rate a No. 25 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Tampa Bay has baseball's No. 23-rated offensive output, at 7.81 hits per game. The Texas Rangers average 7.56 hits per game, good for No. 26 on the list.
Tampa Bay owns the No. 26 defense, allowing 3.5 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Texas's No. 25-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Texas suffered a 8-4 loss against Tampa Bay on Monday, as M Perez wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Tropicana Field.
- Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
- Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 12 games on the road
- Texas is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
- Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
- Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games
- Tampa Bay is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Texas at Tampa Bay, Wednesday, April 18th
