{"id":2959,"date":"2024-07-07T03:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T07:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/rays-vs-rangers-betting-guide-july-07-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T14:32:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T18:32:02","slug":"rays-vs-rangers-betting-guide-july-07-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/rays-vs-rangers-betting-guide-july-07-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays vs Rangers Betting Guide &#8211; July 07, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/TB.png\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Rays\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Tampa Bay Rays<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/TEX.png\" alt=\"Texas Rangers\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Texas Rangers<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+115<\/span><span>O\/U: 7.5<br \/>(-120\/+100)<\/span><span>-135<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Texas Rangers, hosting the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field on July 7, 2024, find themselves in the midst of an underwhelming season. With a 41-48 record, the Rangers have struggled to gain momentum, while the Rays, sitting at 44-45, have managed to stay somewhat afloat, thanks to a series of consistent performances.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Eovaldi takes the mound for the Rangers, bringing his solid <a href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/mlb\/player-stats\/earned-run-average\">3.15<\/a> ERA and above-average status as the 63rd best starting pitcher according to advanced-stat Power Rankings. Despite his strong ERA, Eovaldi&#8217;s peripheral stats\u20143.67 SIERA and 3.74 xERA\u2014suggest he may have been fortunate this season and could regress. However, he should benefit from facing a Rays offense that ranks 26th in home runs and lacks the power to challenge his high ground-ball tendencies. Eovaldi projects to pitch 5.8 innings, allow 2.4 earned runs, and strike out 6.5 batters, according to THE BAT X, the leading MLB projection system.<\/p>\n<p>Zack Littell, on the bump for the Rays, comes in with a <a href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/mlb\/player-stats\/earned-run-average\">3.94<\/a> ERA over 16 starts. His projections are less favorable than Eovaldi&#8217;s, with an expected 5.5 innings pitched, 2.7 earned runs allowed, and 4.3 strikeouts. Littell faces a Rangers offense that ranks 21st overall, indicating a below-average lineup. <\/p>\n<p>The Rangers&#8217; Wyatt Langford has been on a tear, batting .381 with an impressive 1.194 OPS over the last week, while Isaac Paredes from the Rays has also been strong, posting a 1.156 OPS and two home runs in his last six games.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers&#8217; bullpen, ranked 19th, slightly trails the Rays&#8217; 13th-ranked bullpen, potentially giving Tampa Bay a late-game edge. The betting markets have the Rangers at -135, with an implied win probability of 55%, making them slight favorites. Meanwhile, the Rays&#8217; moneyline of +115 implies a 45% chance of victory. With both teams&#8217; offenses struggling and strong pitching on both sides, the 7.5 run Game Total suggests a low-scoring affair.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this matchup appears balanced, but the Rangers&#8217; recent offensive form and Eovaldi&#8217;s knack for ground balls might give them the slight edge needed to clinch the series&#8217; third game.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0\">Tampa Bay Rays Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.75rem 0\"><strong>Zack Littell &#8211; Over\/Under 16.5 Pitching Outs (-105\/-125)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">Zack Littell projects to average 1.2 walks in this outing, as forecasted by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors like ballpark, weather, umpire, and more.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.75rem 0\"><strong>Ben Rortvedt &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-135\/+105)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">In terms of his batting average, Ben Rortvedt has had positive variance on his side this year.  His .269 figure has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)&#8217;s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .214.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> xBA uses highly advanced Statcast data to measure a player&#8217;s batting average ability more accurately than actual batting average can.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.75rem 0\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">The Tampa Bay Rays have been the 10th-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress going forward<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> When teams overperform their projected talent level, markets may overvalue them even while they are likely to perform worse in the near future.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0\">Texas Rangers Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.75rem 0\"><strong>Nathan Eovaldi &#8211; Over\/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-145\/+115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher&#8217;s least effective pitch.  Nathan Eovaldi must realize this, because he has gone to his off-speed and breaking pitches a lot this year: 63.1% of the time, ranking in the 88th percentile.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> A pitcher who limits has fastball usage will instead heavily use change-ups, curveballs, sliders, etc. These are far more effective pitches at preventing runs and generating strikeouts.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.75rem 0\"><strong>Wyatt Langford &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-205\/+155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">Wyatt Langford has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (52% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> The higher in the order a player bats, the more plate appearances he will get and the more opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market.  A player who hits higher in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting lower.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.75rem 0\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">Texas Rangers hitters as a group rank in the cellar of Major League Baseball this year ( 9th-worst) in regard to their 88.5-mph average exit velocity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.75rem 0\"><strong>Over\/Under 7.5 Game Total (-120\/+100)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem\">The Texas Rangers have hit the Game Total Under in 44 of their last 74 games (+15.60 Units \/ 19% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.75rem 0\"><strong>Tampa Bay Rays &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (-120\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem\">The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 57 of their last 86 games (+26.25 Units \/ 26% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.75rem 0\"><strong>Marcus Semien &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-235\/+175)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem\">Marcus Semien has hit the Hits Under in 22 of his last 36 games (+15.45 Units \/ 29% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Rangers, hosting the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field on July 7, 2024, find themselves in the midst of an underwhelming season. 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