The Texas Rangers (23-21) host the Houston Astros (22-20) at 8:05 p.m. ET on Thursday in a matchup featuring two of the league’s most consistent hitters. Josh Smith has a batting average of .322 (ninth in the majors) for the favored Rangers (-125), and Jeremy Pena ranks 10th in MLB play batting .315 this season for the underdog Astros (+105). Texas’ Jacob deGrom gets the start against Houston’s Hunter Brown.

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Rangers vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-125)
• Underdog: Astros (+105)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers are 15-6 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 71.4% of those games).
• Texas has a 12-4 record (winning 75% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -125 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rangers a 55.6% chance to win.
• Texas has had an over/under set by bookmakers 44 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 14 of those games (14-29-1).
• The Rangers have a 26-18-0 record ATS this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Wyatt Langford paces the Rangers with eight home runs.
• Among hitters in MLB play, Langford ranks 33rd in homers and 104th in RBI.
• Langford has hit safely in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .222 with a double, two home runs, five walks and four RBIs.
• Smith is hitting .322 to lead his team.
• Smith ranks 135th in homers and 233rd in RBI among hitters in baseball.
• Adolis Garcia leads the Rangers with 24 runs batted in.
• Garcia has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .250 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
• Josh Jung has six doubles, a triple, six home runs and seven walks while batting .291.
• Jung has safely hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .500 with three home runs, a walk and seven RBIs.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors.
• Texas has a 3.29 team ERA that ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the No. 1-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.140).
• Rangers pitchers combine to surrender 36 home runs (0.8 per game), the third-fewest in baseball.
• Texas knocked off the Rockies 8-3 in its last game with 14 strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have entered the game as underdogs 11 times this season and won five, or 45.5%, of those games.
• Houston has a record of 2-4 when it’s set as an underdog of +105 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 48.8% chance of a victory for the Astros.
• So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 18 of its 42 games with a total.
• The Astros are 22-20-0 against the spread in their 42 chances this season.

Astros hitting info

• Pena leads Houston in batting average (.315), home runs (six) and runs batted in (23) this season.
• Pena’s home run total ranks 66th in the big leagues, and he is 55th in RBI.
• Pena has safely hit in seven games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .405 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and 11 RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes is slugging .440 this season, with a team-best six homers while driving in 19 runs.
• Paredes ranks 66th in homers and 95th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Paredes has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with two doubles, two home runs, six walks and three RBIs.
• Jake Meyers has 36 hits this season and a slash line of .300/.361/.417.
• Jose Altuve is batting .256 with an OBP of .302 and a slugging percentage of .369 this season.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the big leagues.
• Houston has the seventh-best ERA (3.46) in the majors this season.
• Astros pitchers have a 1.148 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• With just 37 homers allowed, the Astros rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Houston earned a 4-3 win in its most recent game, striking out 10 Royals batters while allowing eight hits.