Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas Rangers 7/21/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Texas Rangers
MLB: 8:05 PM EST
Jul. 21, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : LAD -120 ; O/U 8.5
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be down South Friday night in Arlington, TX for game one of three against the Texas Rangers. Los Angeles is 15 games above .500 on the year following a three run loss to the Baltimore Orioles that ended a 2 game win streak. Offensively Los Angeles has been one of the better teams in baseball this season with 786 total hits as the Dodgers have scored 527 runs through 95 games played. Freddie Freeman leads the offensive unit for Los Angeles this season with a .320 batting average to go along with a .401 on base percentage. Mookie Betts supplies the power for Los Angeles with 27 home runs on the year, while JD Martinez boasts a team high 66 RBIs.
Tyler Gonsolin will take the mound for Los Angeles Friday night making his 15th start of the year. Gonsolin is 2 games above .500 overall with a 3.72 ERA after giving up 34 runs on 52 hits in just under 73 innings of action. On the road this season Gonsolin has struggled a bit despite a 2.94 ERA he has given up 15 runs on 22 hits across 33 innings of work in seven outings.
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The Texas Rangers remain at home Friday night 19 games above .500 red hot on a six game win streak following a four run win against the Tampa Bay Rays. Andrew Heaney (6-6 4.43 ERA) will take the mound Friday for the 19th time. Heaney has allowed fifty runs on 85 hits in 17 long balls in 91.1 innings of work this year. At home Heaney has been mediocre with a 4.75 ERA after giving up thirty runs on 54 hits in exactly 53 innings on the bump.
The Texas lineup has been a spoke show all season as the Rangers are carrying a combined .274 batting average after hitting 134 home runs in scoring 564 total runs. Adolis Garcia is the power behind the Texas lineup leading the team with 24 home runs and eighty RBI. Leody Taveras leads the team with a .288 batting average and carries a .334 on base percentage. Marcus Semien leads Texas this season with 111 hits in 97 games played.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Dodgers' last 17 games.
LA Dodgers are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
LA Dodgers are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games against Texas.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas' last 5 games.
Texas are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
Free Betting Pick: Texas Rangers +100
The Texas Rangers have been on fire since the start of the second half and with the plus money at home they are a must. Look for Texas to jump out early Friday night at home against a good Dodgers team. Take The Rangers to do the job Friday to open their series against LA with a win. Final Score Prediction, Texas Rangers win 6-3.