On Monday, a clash of AL West rivals is on the schedule, with the Houston Astros (81-69) hosting the Texas Rangers (79-71) at 8:10 p.m. ET.
The Astros are favored (-124 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Rangers (+105). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Houston Astros looking to Jason Alexander (4-1), and Jack Leiter (9-8) getting the nod for the Texas Rangers.
Yesterday, the Rangers lost to the Mets 5-2. Luis Curvelo was the losing pitcher after he went zero innings, giving up two earned runs on one hit. Joc Pederson led the Rangers’ offense, going 2 for 3 with two RBIs.
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Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Astros (-124, bet $124 to win $100)Underdog: Rangers (+105, bet $100 to win $105)Over/under: 8.5Astros vs. Rangers: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, September 15, 2025Game time: 8:10 p.m. ETLocation: Houston, TexasStadium: Daikin ParkTV channel: SCHN and RSNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Astros stats and trendsAstros betting recordsThis season, the Astros have been favored 97 times and won 51, or 52.6%, of those games.This season Houston has won 35 of its 69 games, or 50.7%, when favored by at least -124 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win from the Astros, based on the moneyline, is 55.4%.So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 67 of 150 games with a total.The Astros are 75-75-0 against the spread this season.Jason Alexander (Astros probable starter)The Astros will send Alexander (4-1) out to make his 11th start of the season. He is 4-1 with a 4.18 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings pitched.In his last time out on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, the right-hander tossed seven scoreless innings while surrendering three hits.The 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.18, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 15 games this season. Opponents are batting .248 against him.Alexander has collected five quality starts this year.Alexander will look to go five or more innings for his eighth straight start. He’s averaging 4.4 frames per outing.He has had six appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Rangers offense has a collective .237 batting average, and is 24th in the league with 1195 total hits and 18th in MLB play with 643 runs scored. It has the 26th-ranked slugging percentage (.387) and ranks 18th in home runs (164) in all of MLB.Astros batting statsThe Astros’ 166 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.Fueled by 407 extra-base hits, Houston ranks 14th in MLB with a .400 slugging percentage this season.The Astros have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.Houston has scored 635 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.The Astros have an OBP of .318 this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.Houston has shown patience at the plate this season with the seventh-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.0) among MLB offenses.Rangers stats and trendsRangers betting recordsThe Rangers have come away with 30 wins in the 75 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.Texas has a win-loss record of 15-33 when favored by +105 or worse by oddsmakers this year.The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 66 of its 150 opportunities.In 150 games with a line this season, the Rangers have a mark of 83-67-0 against the spread.Jack Leiter (Rangers probable starter)Leiter looks for his 10th win when he makes the start for the Rangers, his 27th of the season. He is 9-8 with a 3.81 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 132 1/3 innings pitched.In his most recent time out on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the righty threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.The 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.81, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 26 games this season. Opponents have a .221 batting average against him.Leiter is trying to record his ninth quality start of the year.Leiter has pitched five or more innings in a game 17 times this season heading into this matchup.He has had three appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.He will face an Astros offense that ranks 23rd in the league with 635 total runs scored while batting .252 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .400 slugging percentage (14th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 166 home runs (17th in the league).In 12 1/3 innings over two appearances against the Astros this season, Leiter has a 4.38 ERA and a 1.135 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .186.Rangers batting statsThe Rangers are 18th in baseball with 164 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.So far this year, Texas’ .387 slugging percentage is the fifth-lowest percentage in the majors.The Rangers rank 26th in the majors with a .237 batting average.The offense for Texas is the No. 18 offense in baseball, scoring 4.3 runs per game (643 total runs).The Rangers are 23rd in MLB with an on-base percentage of .306.