Baltimore Orioles vs. Texas Rangers odds, tips and betting trends | July 20

On Saturday, the Texas Rangers (46-51) are hosting the Baltimore Orioles (59-38), at 7:05 PM ET, in the second game of a three-game set.

Oddsmakers project the Orioles as a small favorite (-115 on the moneyline) against the Rangers (-105). The starting pitchers are Grayson Rodriguez (11-4) for the Baltimore Orioles, and Max Scherzer (1-2) for the Texas Rangers.

Here is everything you need to get ready for Saturday’s Orioles vs. Rangers contest, including viewing options.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Texas Rangers odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:19 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Orioles (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
• Underdog: Rangers (-105, bet $105 to win $100)
• Over/under: 7.5

Orioles vs. Rangers: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Saturday, July 20, 2024
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Stadium: Globe Life Field
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Orioles stats and trends

Orioles betting records

• The Orioles have entered the game as favorites 75 times this season and won 45, or 60%, of those games.
• This season Baltimore has won 43 of its 71 games, or 60.6%, when favored by at least -115 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Orioles.
• So far this season, Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in 49 of 96 games with a total.
• The Orioles are 51-45-0 ATS in their 96 games with a spread this season.

Grayson Rodriguez (Orioles probable starter)

• Rodriguez makes the start for the Orioles, his 18th of the season. He is 11-4 with a 3.88 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 99 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out came on Saturday against the New York Yankees, when the righty tossed five innings, surrendering six earned runs while allowing eight hits.
• The 24-year-old has a 3.88 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings across 17 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .243 to opposing hitters.
• Rodriguez enters the game with nine quality starts under his belt this year.
• Rodriguez will look to extend a 13-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per outing).
• In three of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
• The opposing Rangers offense has a collective .239 batting average, and is 16th in the league with 781 total hits and 18th in MLB play with 415 runs scored. It has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.380) and ranks 17th in home runs (102) in all of MLB.
• The 24-year-old’s 3.88 ERA ranks 46th, 1.244 WHIP ranks 51st, and 10.1 K/9 ranks 16th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Orioles batting stats

• No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Orioles, who have connected on 153 this season.
• No MLB team has a better slugging percentage than Baltimore (.453) this season.
• The Orioles rank eighth in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
• Baltimore is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fourth with 483 total runs this season.
• The Orioles have an OBP of .312 this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• Baltimore ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 whiffs per contest.

Rangers stats and trends

Rangers betting records

• The Rangers have won in 16, or 36.4%, of the 44 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Texas has a win-loss record of 13-24 when favored by -105 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 51.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 38 of its 97 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Rangers are 44-52-0 against the spread in their 96 games that had a posted line this season.

Max Scherzer (Rangers probable starter)

• The Rangers will send Scherzer (1-2) to the mound to make his sixth start of the season. He is 1-2 with a 2.96 ERA and 23 strikeouts over 27 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the righty went four innings against the Houston Astros, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
• In five games this season, the 39-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.96, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .225 against him.
• Scherzer has collected two quality starts this season.
• Scherzer enters the matchup with four outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his five appearances this season.
• The opposing Orioles offense has a collective .253 batting average, and is fourth in the league with 848 total hits and fourth in MLB play with 483 runs scored. They have the first-ranked slugging percentage (.453) and are first in all of MLB with 153 home runs.
• Scherzer has thrown 5 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out four against the Orioles this season.

Rangers batting stats

• The Rangers rank 17th in MLB action with 102 total home runs.
• So far this year, Texas ranks 23rd in the majors, slugging .380.
• The Rangers have the 18th-ranked batting average in the majors (.239).
• The offense for Texas is the No. 18 offense in baseball, scoring 4.3 runs per game (415 total runs).
• The Rangers are 16th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .310.