Rangers vs. Orioles Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/1/2022

The Texas Rangers (46-55) are -171 favorites when they take on the Baltimore Orioles (51-51) on Monday at 8:05 PM ET. Marcus Semien has 98 hits on the season and will hope to hit his milestone 100th once the game begins at Globe Life Field. Texas’ Jon Gray gets the start, and he’ll go against Baltimore’s Spenser Watkins.

Rangers vs. Orioles Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rangers vs. Orioles

After digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Orioles on the moneyline at +146. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.

Our computer pick: Baltimore Orioles (+146) and Over (8)

Rangers vs. Orioles Game Info

• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Jon Gray
• Baltimore Orioles probable starting pitcher: Spenser Watkins
• Game Day: Monday, August 1, 2022
• Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
• Location: Arlington, Texas
• Stadium: Globe Life Field

Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchup

Rangers Starter Jon Gray

• Gray gets the start for the Rangers, his 19th of the season. He is 7-5 with a 3.62 ERA and 113 strikeouts through 102 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, when the righty went 6 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.62, with 10 strikeouts per nine innings, in 18 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .219 batting average against him.
• Gray is looking to record his eighth quality start of the year.
• Gray will try to last five or more innings for his 15th straight start. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing.
• The opposing Orioles offense has a collective .233 batting average, and is 23rd in the league with 800 total hits and 21st in MLB play with 425 runs scored. It has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.384) and ranks 15th in home runs (104) in all of MLB.
• This season, the 30-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (3.62), 29th in WHIP (1.137), and ninth in K/9 (10) among pitchers who qualify.

Orioles Starter Spenser Watkins

• The Orioles will hand the ball to Watkins (3-1) for his 14th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.
• The 29-year-old has pitched to a 4.03 ERA this season with 5.4 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.1 walks per nine across 13 games.
• In 13 starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
• Watkins has pitched five or more innings in five straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The Rangers have scored 460 runs this season, which ranks 13th in MLB. They are batting .239 for the campaign with 126 home runs, ninth in the league.
• The Rangers have gone 4-for-24 with three doubles and an RBI in 6 2/3 innings this season against the right-hander.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Rangers have been favored 39 times and won 17, or 43.6%, of those games.
• Texas has a record of 2-1 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -171 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 63.1%.
• Games involving Texas have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 48 of 102 chances this season.
• The Rangers are 58-44-0 against the spread in their 102 chances this season.

Orioles Betting Picks & Insights

• The Orioles have been chosen as underdogs in 90 games this year and have walked away with the win 42 times (46.7%) in those games.
• Baltimore has a win-loss record of 16-24 when favored by +146 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 40.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Baltimore and their opponents have gone over in 46 of their 103 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Orioles are 68-35-0 against the spread in their 103 games that had a posted line this season.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Corey Seager has a team-best 23 home runs.
• Seager’s home runs rank him 11th in MLB, and he ranks 34th in RBI.
• Semien has 19 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 34 walks while batting .241.
• Semien is 54th in home runs and 53rd in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Semien has four straight games with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Adolis Garcia has collected a team-best 63 runs batted in.
• Nate Lowe is hitting .275 to pace his team.
• Lowe has recorded at least one hit in seven games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .325 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and six RBI.

Orioles Leaders & Batting Stats

• Cedric Mullins has 23 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 31 walks while batting .256.
• Mullins’ home run total puts him 147th in MLB, and he is 81st in RBI.
• Anthony Santander has been a reliable source of runs this year, leading the lineup with 19 home runs and 56 RBI.
• Santander ranks 26th overall in homers and 28th in RBI this season.
• Austin Hays has 24 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 23 walks while hitting .258.
• Trey Mancini leads the Orioles with a team-leading batting average of .268.