Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/19/2025

Game Time: 7:05 pm ET, Saturday, July 19, 2025

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX 

Where to Watch:  FDSD, RSN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers -105, Rangers -115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers -105, Rangers -115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers -105, Rangers -115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Detroit Tigers:  59-38 (1st place, AL Central)

Texas Rangers:  48-49 (3rd place, AL West)

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Detroit Tigers:  5-5 last 10

Texas Rangers:  5-5 last 10

The Tigers are entering this series off a loss and got swept in their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 3-0 in their last series. They enter this game with a 59-38 record overall and have a road record of 27-20. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 6th in the MLB with a .749 OPS. Reese Olson is their starting pitcher on Friday while Keider Montero is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 4-1 with a 4.02 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HR, and 1 BB with 2 SO on 5 hits through 3 IP against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Rangers are entering this series off a win and won their 3-game series against the Houston Astros 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 48-49 record overall and have a home record of 26-19. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Tigers on Saturday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 25th in the MLB with a .676 OPS. Patrick Corbin is their starting pitcher on Friday while Kumar Rocker is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 3-4 with a 6.39 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 6 earned runs, 3 homers, and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts on 6 hits through 4.1 innings pitched against the Los Angeles Angels.

The current betting odds have the Tigers listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Tigers have looked great in their games this season with their 59-38 record overall which has them right at the top of the AL Central with one of the best records in the entire MLB. They have also been a good road team with their 27-20 road record this year. Meanwhile, the Rangers haven't looked great in their games this season with their 48-49 record overall which has them right in the middle of the AL West. They have also looked a lot better in their own ballpark with their 26-19 home record this year. The Tigers went into the break getting swept by the Mariners in their last series and giving up a ton of runs, but they were so good in the 1st half of the MLB season and they will be looking to come out of the All-Star break strong as they try to finish with the best record in the AL. They have one of the best starting rotations and one of the best bullpens in the MLB this year so they are going to have a big pitching advantage in this series coming out of the break. The Rangers are also going with Rocker in this one and he hasn't looked great this year. He is 3-4 with a 6.39 ERA and has been giving up quite a few runs lately. His team has lost 2 games in a row now with him starting and he is coming off another bad start in which he gave up 6 earned runs. The Rangers do have a good bullpen themselves, but their offense is one of the worst in the MLB while the Tigers have one of the best offenses so that gives them a big edge here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Tigers to win this game. 

Tigers Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, July 19, 2025 (7:05 pm ET start time) is Tigers 5 Rangers 2.

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Detroit Tigers: 227-202 (+36.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 114-101 (+33.1 units) on the moneyline in road games. 107-134 (+13.5 units) on the moneyline as an underdog of +100 or higher. 32-17 OVER in road games.

Texas Rangers: 229-209 (-4.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 98-113 (-18.5 units) on the moneyline when the money line is +125 to -125. 111-119 (-9.4 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 35-25 OVER vs. AL teams scoring 4.9 or more runs/game on the season.

Detroit Tigers:  S. Guenther (RP) Sixty Day IL - Hip. S. Gipson-Long (SP) Fifteen Day IL - Neck. K. Carpenter (RF) Ten Day IL - Hamstring. J. Jobe (SP) Sixty Day IL - Flexor. J. Foley (RP) Sixty Day IL - Shoulder. A. Cobb (SP) Sixty Day IL - Hip. T. Madden (SP) Sixty Day IL - Shoulder. J. Urquidy (SP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. A. Lange (RP) Sixty Day IL - Lat.

Texas Rangers:  J. Burger (1B) Ten Day IL - Quadriceps. T. Mahle (SP) Sixty Day IL - Shoulder. J. Pederson (1B) Ten Day IL - Hand. C. Bradford (RP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. J. Gray (SP) Sixty Day IL - Wrist. J. Sborz (RP) Sixty Day IL - Shoulder.

“We continue to be a resilient group who’s very dialed into the game that we need to play that day. And I’m not surprised, because I say it over and over, and we preach it, my staff preaches it, the players respond to it. And I think not allowing some of the noise that goes around with success and failure, whether you’ve lost a couple or whether you’re comfortably in first place, it doesn’t matter to our guys. And I think keeping that perspective is really important to run the marathon of the season. Us being able to maintain that as the attention has grown, our win total has grown and the questions are starting to be bigger and bigger about this season, our players have remained the same, and I’m very proud of that.” - A.J. Hinch on his team this season. 

“Being able to come back last year and make a few starts, and then being able to treat the offseason a little bit more normal was huge. You still have a little bit of that unknown coming into spring. But I was able to have a normal off season in a normal spring. It didn't really feel like I was in rehab mode. It was more like, hey, let's prepare for the season.” - Jacob deGrom on returning from his injury.

Colt Keith (L) 2B

Gleyber Torres (R) DH

Riley Greene (L) LF

Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B

Dillon Dingler (R) C

Zach McKinstry (L) 3B

Matt Vierling (R) RF

Parker Meadows (L) CF

Javier Báez (R) SS

Josh Smith (L) 3B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Adolis García (R) RF

Wyatt Langford (R) LF

Evan Carter (L) CF

Kyle Higashioka (R) C

Alejandro Osuna (L) DH

Ezequiel Duran (R) 1B

Batting Average:  Brewer Hicklen (.667)

Hits:  Riley Greene (104)

Home Runs:  Riley Greene (24)

RBI:  Riley Greene (78)

Stolen Bases:  Zach McKinstry (15)

Wins:  Tarik Skubal (10)

Saves:  Will Vest (15)

ERA:  Matt Gage (0.00)

Batting Average:  Josh Smith (.277)

Hits:  Josh Smith (84)

Home Runs:  Wyatt Langford (15)

RBI:  Adolis García (56)

Stolen Bases:  Wyatt Langford (15)

Wins:  Jacob deGrom (9)

Saves:  Luke Jackson (9)

ERA:  Nathan Eovaldi (1.58)

Managers:

Detroit Tigers: A.J. Hinch (5th season)

Texas Rangers: Bruce Bochy (3rd season)