Orioles vs. Rangers Prediction: ALDS Game 1 Betting Lines, Stats and Picks – October 7, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on October 4, 2023

The Baltimore Orioles will host the Texas Rangers to begin the ALDS at 1:03 PM ET on Saturday.

The Orioles are favored (-140 on the moneyline) when they take the field at home against the Rangers (+116). The total in the game is set at 7.5 total runs.

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Orioles vs Rangers Betting Lines

Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total
Orioles -140 +116 7.5

Orioles Betting Insights

  • The Orioles have won 55, or 67.1%, of the 82 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • Baltimore has entered 55 games this season favored by -140 or more and is 40-15 in those contests.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Orioles, based on the moneyline, is 58.3%.
  • Baltimore and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 81 of 162 opportunities.
  • The Orioles are 97-65-0 ATS in their 162 games with a spread this season.

Orioles Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 6-4
Runs Per Game 3.1
HR 3
ERA 2.05
K/9 8.6

Rangers Betting Insights

  • The Rangers have won in 27, or 50%, of the 54 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
  • This season, Texas has come away with a win 10 times in 23 chances when named as an underdog of at least +116 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 46.3% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 85 of its 164 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
  • The Rangers have posted a record of 88-76-0 against the spread this season.

Rangers Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 6-4
Runs Per Game 4.1
HR 18
ERA 3.35
K/9 9.3

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Orioles Probable Pitcher – Kyle Bradish

  • Bradish’s team is 17-13-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed two innings without a run or hit allowed in a matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
  • Bradish has started 30 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 24 times. He averages 5.6 innings per appearance.
  • He is looking for his fourth appearance in a row with no earned runs allowed.
  • Bradish’s team is 13-5 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline favorite.
  • Bradish’s team has a 19-11 record in his starts this season.
  • In Bradish’s 30 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over 12 times.

Orioles Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Yeinier Cano 71 72.2 65 2.11 31 8
Cionel Pérez 64 53.1 44 3.54 11 3
Danny Coulombe 60 51.1 58 2.81 23 2
Shintaro Fujinami 56 79 83 7.18 5 2
Jacob Webb 54 53.2 57 3.69 12 1

Rangers Probable Pitcher – Andrew Heaney

  • The Rangers will send Heaney (10-6) out for his 29th start of the season. He is 10-6 with a 4.15 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 147 1/3 innings pitched.
  • In his most recent time out on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, the lefty went 4 1/3 scoreless innings while surrendering five hits.
  • Heaney is looking to collect his 19th start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
  • He is trying to have his sixth straight appearance with no earned runs surrendered.
  • The Rangers have a 5-4 record in Heaney’s nine starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.
  • Heaney’s team has compiled a 16-12 record in his 28 starts.
  • Heaney’s starts went over the run total 16 times in 28 games with a set total this season.

Rangers Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Chris Stratton 63 82.2 81 4.03 8 1
Aroldis Chapman 59 58.1 103 3.09 14 6
Will Smith 59 57.1 55 4.40 8 22
José Leclerc 56 57 67 2.68 8 4
Brock Burke 52 59.2 52 4.37 12 0

Orioles Hitting Trends

  • The Orioles have a 43-14 record this season in games when they hit at least two home runs.
  • Baltimore has put up at least five extra-base hits in 40 games this season, and has gone 37-3 in those outings.
  • The club has strung together eight or more hits 102 times this season, and has a 74-28 record in those games.
  • Baltimore has a 78-12 record in games this season when it scored at least five runs.
  • The Orioles have drawn five or more walks in 40 games this season, and are 31-9 in those contests.

Rangers Hitting Trends

  • They are 56-21 this season when they hit two or more home runs in a game.
  • In 52 games with five or more extra-base hits this season, it has a record of 38-14.
  • They have a record of 84-40 this season when collecting eight or more base hits in a game.
  • In 103 games this season with five or more runs scored, it has posted a record of 79-24.
  • They have won 38 of their 59 games this season in which they’ve drawn more than four free passes.

Orioles vs. Rangers Prediction

Moneyline Pick: Orioles (-140)
Over/Under Pick: Over (7.5)

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

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