Los Angeles Dodgers vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, April 18, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-182) Texas (+150)

The Texas Rangers (11-7) will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (14-6) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -182 and the Rangers are opening at +150. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Jacob deGrom.

The Dodgers have tallied 24 doubles as a team and have hit 34 balls out of the park. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .438 and have been rung up 169 times, while being walked on 74 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have accumulated 90 runs batted in and 154 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .238. They have earned a total of 93 runs and hold an OBP of .324.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 19 long balls and also 86 total runs (23rd in baseball). Los Angeles has yielded 146 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 76 earned runs. The Dodgers have an earned run average of 3.86 on the season (13th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 192 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 82 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a team for the year.

Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 9 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 20 holds over the course of the season (1st in the league). The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 81.8% and stepped onto the hill in 33 save situations. They have recorded 9 saves on the year and have blown 2 of 11 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 14 base runners over the course of the season with 28.6% of those players crossed the plate. The Dodgers have sent 76 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Dodgers have transformed 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,593 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 15th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 531 putouts thus far, in addition to 160 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them ranked 8th in baseball, and they have turned 11 double plays.

Yamamoto has taken the mound for 112 innings and has tallied 133 punch outs during his career. His earned run average is 2.65 (33 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.071. He has surrendered 91 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 29 free passes. Yamamoto (9-3 career record) sits with a FIP of 2.61 while he has gone up against 451 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .363 and they are recording 3.22 runs per outing (27th in baseball). They have notched 24 doubles, while walking 39 times and putting up 58 runs. Texas has a total of 18 home runs for the season as well as 56 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 135 instances (26th in baseball) and are sitting with 124 hits. The Texas Rangers hold an on-base percentage of .274 in addition to a batting average of .218 this year.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.122 and have a FIP of 3.34 as a staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 130. The Texas pitching staff have allowed 71 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.46 (60 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (149 strikeouts against 45 free passes). They have given up 14 dingers and they relinquish 4.10 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Texas has called on relievers to enter the game in 10 save opportunities and they have come away with 7 saves. They are currently ranked 11th in MLB holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 59 relievers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 20 times in high leverage situations in addition to 15 occasions with runners on. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 20.8% out of their 24 inherited base runners. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 19 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 15 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in professional baseball). The Rangers have accrued 157 assists, 8 errors and have a total of 468 putouts for the year. Out of their 1,404 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (12th in professional baseball).

deGrom (84-57 career win-loss mark) has earned a 2.54 ERA while giving up 6.9 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.35 and he has faced 5,439 batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 390 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.998 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.5. So far in his pro baseball career, deGrom has given up 1,064 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,679 strikeouts in 1,381 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-182)

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