Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, July 13, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+125) Houston (-150)

The Texas Rangers (46-48) are headed to Daikin Park on Sunday where they will take on the Houston Astros (55-38). The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at +125 and the Astros are at -150. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Nathan Eovaldi and Hunter Brown.

Texas has a slugging % of .372 and have been called out on strikes 758 times, while taking a walk on 282 occasions. They have earned 362 runs batted in and 726 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .231. The Rangers have accrued 135 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 97 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 377 runs while having a team OBP of .300. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.0 runs/g, which ranks them 25th in the league.

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The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 3.31 so far this season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 742 batters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 84 home runs in addition to 337 total runs (1st in the league). They have walked 261 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.65 as a team on the year. Texas has allowed 715 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 306 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.84 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17.

The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 61.0% and stepped onto the hill in 98 save situations. The relievers have inherited 139 runners for the year and 34.5% of those players earned a run for their team. Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 97 times in addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 292 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have 54 holds on the season (13th in baseball). They have 25 saves so far this year and have blown 16 out of their 41 save chances.

The Texas Rangers have amassed 2,499 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 841 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .991 which has them sitting 1st in MLB, and have accumulated 70 double plays. The Rangers have converted 71.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,497 innings on the field, which has them sitting 1st in pro baseball.

Eovaldi (97-84 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.89 and he has gone up against 6,949 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 1,629 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 458 free passes. His ERA is 3.95 (726 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.261. Eovaldi has taken the ball for 1,655 innings and is sitting with 1,444 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Houston Astros have earned an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .260 this year. They have been rung up on 722 instances (25th in the league) and have earned 815 base knocks. Houston has a total of 105 home runs so far this year to go along with 390 RBIs. The Astros have a slugging percentage of .411 and they are scoring 4.40 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have notched 140 two-baggers, while taking a walk 271 times as well as scoring 409 runs.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.162 and have a FIP of 3.67 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.70 (889 strikeouts vs 272 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 686. They have yielded 103 home runs and they concede 3.78 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Houston pitching staff have yielded 346 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.58 (328 earned runs relinquished).

Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.1% out of 96 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 94 times in high leverage situations and on 66 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 100 save situations, the Astros have amassed 60 holds and 9 blown saves. They rank 1st in MLB with a save rate of 76.9%, and they have sent 284 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 39 save chances and they have earned 30 saves.

In their 7,422 innings played, the Astros hold a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (8th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 58 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in baseball). The Astros have accrued 720 assists, 40 errors and are sitting with 2,474 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Brown has surrendered 399 hits while he has totaled 508 strikeouts in 456 innings. He has given up a total of 183 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.213 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.30 and he has faced 1,876 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Brown (33-25 record in his career) has a 3.61 ERA while allowing 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-150)

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