Rangers vs. Brewers Prediction: MLB Betting Lines, Stats and Picks – August 19, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 19, 2023

Freddy Peralta’s Milwaukee Brewers (66-57) face the Texas Rangers (72-50) on Saturday at Globe Life Field ( 4:05 PM ET) as he attempts to pick up his 10th victory of the campaign.

The Rangers are a home favorite (-127) against the Brewers (+107). The game’s over/under is set at 8.

The betting facts in this article reference odds valid as of August 19, 2023 at 3:21 PM ET. Ready to bet? Click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Rangers vs Brewers Betting Lines

Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total
Rangers -127 +107 8

Rangers Betting Insights

  • This season, the Rangers have been favored 82 times and won 51, or 62.2%, of those games.
  • Texas has entered 69 games this season favored by -127 or more and is 43-26 in those contests.
  • The Rangers have a 55.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 60 of 122 opportunities.
  • The Rangers are 72-50-0 ATS in their 122 games with a spread this season.

Rangers Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 6-4
Runs Per Game 5.1
HR 10
ERA 2.63
K/9 9.1

Brewers Betting Insights

  • The Brewers have won in 29, or 50%, of the 58 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
  • This season, Milwaukee has come away with a win 19 times in 44 chances when named as an underdog of at least +107 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Brewers have a 48.3% chance of walking away with the win.
  • Contests with Milwaukee has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 54 of 123 chances this season.
  • The Brewers have posted a record of 58-65-0 against the spread this season.

Brewers Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 6-4
Runs Per Game 5.1
HR 12
ERA 4.10
K/9 8.8

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Rangers Probable Pitcher – Dane Dunning

  • Dunning’s team is 12-6-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw seven innings against the San Francisco Giants, giving up one earned run while allowing seven hits.
  • Dunning has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
  • In 26 appearances this season, he has finished seven without allowing an earned run.
  • Dunning’s team has been victorious in 63.6% of the games he’s started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 7-4.
  • Dunning’s team has won 10 of his 18 starts.
  • In games Dunning has started this season, the teams are 7-11-0 at hitting the over.

Rangers Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Chris Stratton 48 66.1 66 3.80 6 1
Aroldis Chapman 45 45.1 84 2.18 13 3
Will Smith 44 44 44 3.27 5 22
Brock Burke 38 48 38 3.38 10 0
Josh Sborz 37 46 62 4.50 14 0

Brewers Probable Pitcher – Peralta

  • The Brewers are sending Peralta (9-8) out for his 24th start of the season as he tries for his 10th win. He is 9-8 with a 4.08 ERA and 157 strikeouts in 128 2/3 innings pitched.
  • The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Chicago White Sox, when he threw six scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
  • Peralta will look to last five or more innings for his 14th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing.
  • In four of his appearances this season he has not give up an earned run.
  • The Brewers have a 2-4 record in Peralta’s six starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.
  • Peralta’s team has a 13-10 record in his starts this season.
  • Peralta has started 23 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season. The teams have combined to go over the run total in 13 of them.

Brewers Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Hoby Milner 55 49.2 44 2.54 12 0
Joel Payamps 52 56.1 63 1.92 22 3
Devin Williams 48 47 70 1.53 0 29
Elvis Peguero 47 49 42 3.86 16 1
Andrew Chafin 47 39.2 54 5.22 12 8

Rangers Hitting Trends

  • The Rangers have racked up two or more round-trippers in 59 games this season, and are 44-15 in those contests.
  • Texas has gone 31-13 in its 44 games this season with five or more extra-base hits.
  • The club has racked up eight or more hits 99 times this season, and has a 68-31 record in those games.
  • Texas is 64-19 in games this season when it put up at least five runs.
  • The Rangers are 28-17 over the 45 games this season when they have drawn five or more walks.

Brewers Hitting Trends

  • They’ve hit two or more homers in 47 games this season and are 38-9 in those matchups.
  • Milwaukee is undefeated in 14 games this season with five or more extra-base hits as a team.
  • They have won 46 of the 64 games in which they’ve collected eight or more hits this season.
  • In 63 games this season with five or more runs scored, it has posted a record of 53-10.
  • In 41 games this season with five or more walks drawn, they’ve posted a record of 30-11

Rangers vs. Brewers Prediction

Moneyline Pick: Rangers (-127)
Over/Under Pick: Over (8)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.

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