World Series Game 1: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas Rangers Betting Preview

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas Rangers
Date: Friday, October 27th, 8:05 ET
Location: Globe Life Field
TV: FOX
Money Line: Diamondbacks +142/Rangers -174
Total Line: 8

Betting Preview

Here’s our betting preview for the upcoming MLB clash between the Texas Rangers and the Diamondbacks on Friday, October 27th at Globe Life Field. We provide you with a comprehensive analysis, odds, and predictions to help with your handicapping decision or tail our expert based on the projected lineups and listed starting pitchers.

Betting Odds

Diamondbacks vs. Rangers Projected Lineup

	Batting Order	Position
Corbin Carroll	1	RF
Ketel Marte	2	2B
Tommy Pham	3	LF
Christian Walker	4	1B
Gabriel Moreno	5	C
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	6	DH
Alek Thomas	7	CF
Evan Longoria	8	3B
Geraldo Perdomo	9	SS
Zac Gallen	–	SP




	Batting Order	Position
Marcus Semien	1	2B
Corey Seager	2	SS
Mitch Garver	3	DH
Adolis García	4	RF
Evan Carter	5	LF
Jonah Heim	6	C
Nathaniel Lowe	7	1B
Josh Jung	8	3B
Leody Taveras	9	CF
Nathan Eovaldi	–	SP




Straight Up/Over-Under/ Runline Record

Arizona Diamondbacks: 84-78 SU / OU 76-90 / Runline 97-77
Texas Rangers: 90-72 SU / OU 91-75 / Runline 97-77

Heading into their game vs. the Rangers, the Diamondbacks have a record of 84-78 and have dropped four straight games. In the NL West, they are in 2nd place and have an overall series record of 33-22-2. At home, they have gone 43-38 and 41-40 on the road.

• The Diamondbacks have covered the runline in two straight games and have a season-long run margin of -0.0.
• The Diamondbacks have been favored in 42.5% of their games and have runline records of 47-38 and 50-39 at home and on the road, respectively
• So far, the Diamondbacks have an over/under record of just 76-90.

The Rangers head into today’s game in first place in the AL West on a record of 90-72. Over their last ten games, they have put together an above .500 record of 7-3. At home, Texas is 50-31 and 40-41 on the road. Their overall series record comes in at 34-21-1.

• The Rangers have covered the runline in two straight games and have a season-long run margin of 1.1.
• The Rangers have been favored in 64.9% of their games and have runline records of 46-39 and 51-38 at home and on the road, respectively
• The over has hit in 55% of the Rangers’ 162 games at 91-75.

Pitching Matchup




Entering with a record of 17-9, Zac Gallen is making his 39th appearance of the season. So far, he has an ERA of 3.47 on a batting average allowed of .234. On the road, he is 7-7 with a 5.00 ERA and 12-4 at home on an ERA of 2.84. For the season, teams have a slugging percentage of .377 against him.

Zac Gallen took the loss in his last outing, with the Diamondbacks losing to the Phillies by a score of 6-1. Despite pitching for six innings, Gallen allowed four runs and six hits.




Today will be Nathan Eovaldi’s 30th appearance this season, and he has an overall record of 12-5. His current ERA stands at 3.62 and OBP allowed of .289. So far, he struckout 132 batters and has a WHIP of 1.14. On the road, his ERA is 4.14 compared to 5.12 at home.

The Rangers picked up a win the last time Nathan Eovaldi took the mound, taking down the Astros by a score of 9-2. In 6 1/3 innings of work, he allowed five hits and two earned runs while adding a W to his record.

Diamondbacks vs. Rangers Offense Outlook

The Diamondbacks come into the game ranked 14th in the league on an average of 4.6 runs per game. When it comes to home runs, Arizona is 20th, having hit the ball out of the park 166 times. Their overall batting average stands at .250. On the road, they are hitting .233 while .256 at home.

Arizona Diamondbacks Top Hitters On The Road




Arizona Diamondbacks Top Hitters: Last Five Games




With a total of 233 home runs hit so far this season, the Rangers are among the top home run hitting teams in baseball (3rd). This has translated to an average of 5.4 runs per game and a collective batting average of .263. When playing on the road, their slugging percentage is .409 compared to .484 at home.

Texas Rangers Top Bats




Texas Rangers Top Hitters: Last Five Games




Free MLB Pick

Heading into the playoffs, a Diamondbacks vs Rangers World Series was one of the more unlikely scenarios that could have played out. However, here we are, and game one features an excellent pitching matchup between Zac Gallen and Nathan Eovaldi. I’m counting on the Rangers’ bats to come out hot and will be taking them on the money line for game one.