The Texas Rangers (44-47) and Los Angeles Angels (44-46) battle Tuesday as they continue a 4-game series in Southern California. The first pitch from Angel Stadium in Anaheim is slated for 9:38 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Rangers vs. Angels odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Rangers lead 3-1

Texas dropped Monday’s series lid-lifter 6-5, and the Rangers are 1-3 on a current road trip that opened in San Diego.

Los Angeles won Monday’s opener in true walk-off fashion with a bases-loaded walk untangling a 5-5 score in the bottom of the ninth. In what marked their fourth consecutive 1-run game, the Angels prevailed in a contest that saw 6 ties and lead changes. The club had lost its previous 3 games.

Rangers at Angels projected starters

RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. RHP Jose Soriano

Eovaldi (5-3, 1.75 ERA) is making his 15th start. He has a 0.85 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9 and 9.3 K/9 through 77 1/3 innings.

Last outing: Win, 5 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 6-0 win vs. Baltimore Orioles WednesdayCareer vs. Angels: 5-3, 3.47 ERA (70 IP, 27 ER), 76 H, 21 BB, 67 K in 14 games

Soriano (6-5, 3.72 ERA) is making his 19th start. He owns a 1.42 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9 and 7.9 K/9 through 104 innings.

Last outing: Win, 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 K in 5-1 win at Atlanta Braves ThursdayCareer vs. Rangers: 1-1, 2.35 ERA (15 IP, 4 ER), 15 H, 4 BB, 11 K in 4 games

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Rangers at Angels odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:16 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Rangers -118 (bet $118 to win $100) | Angels -102 (bet $102 to win $100)Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rangers -1.5 (+145) | Angels +1.5 (-175)Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -110 | U: -110)Rangers at Angels picks and predictionsPrediction

Angels 5, Rangers 4

Los Angeles owns an .892 OPS over its last 9 home games. Soriano has allowed 17 runs over his last 7 starts, but 15 of those runs came in 2 outings. And he has registered solid peripheral numbers to back up that solid performance.

Eovaldi has kept a lid on the Halos in the past (.582 OPS allowed per ESPN), but he’s been touched up by some loud contact of late and Tuesday’s contest marks his third game back off the IL (tricep). The veteran righty has given the Rangers just 45 and 72 pitches, respectively, over his last 2 starts. He’s backed by a fatigued bullpen and one too far out over its skis with a surface ERA of 3.38.

BACK THE ANGELS (-102).

No interest. PASS.

Peg the Texas pitching as being in fade territory here. A warm evening with a breeze blowing out to center is in the Angel Stadium forecast. Both bullpens are loaded with flyball pitchers, and the LA lineup has been quite productive at home in recent weeks.

TAKE THE OVER 8 (-110).

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