Texas Rangers (21-24) vs. Houston Astros (19-28) May 17, 2026 2:10 pm EDT The Line: Houston Astros -102 / Texas Rangers -118; Over/Under: 8.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros meet Sunday in MLB action from Daikin Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros prediction.
The Texas Rangers will send out Nathan Eovaldi here and Eovaldi is 4-4 with a 4.15 ERA and 47 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Astros, Eovaldi is 1-2 with a 3.58 ERA and 24 strikeouts. Peter Lambert will start here for the Astros and is 2-3 with a 2.76 ERA and 29 strikeouts this season. This will be Lambert’s first career start against the Astros.
The Texas Rangers come into this game looking to bounce back from their 4-1 loss at the hands of the Houston Astros last time out to sit at 21-24 this season. After this series, the Rangers will head on the road for a series against the Colorado Rockies.
Brandon Nimmo has 45 hits with 7 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs and 12 RBIs while Jake Burger has 37 hits with 5 doubles, 7 home runs and 27 RBIs. Corey Seager has 28 hits with 6 doubles, 7 home runs and 20 RBIs while Wyatt Langford has 19 hits with 3 doubles, 2 triples, a home run and 4 RBIs. Evan Carter also has 23 hits with 5 doubles, 5 home runs and 13 RBIs while Josh Jung has 49 hits with 13 doubles, 5 home runs and 20 RBIs as well on the year.
The Houston Astros come into this game looking to add on to their win over the Rangers from Friday to improve to 18-28 on the year. After this series, the Astros will head on the road for a series against the Minnesota Twins.
Yordan Alvarez has 55 hits with 11 doubles, 15 home runs and 31 RBIs while Christian Walker has 45 hits with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 30 RBIs on the year. Jose Altuve’s chipped in 40 hits with 10 doubles, 4 home runs and 12 RBIs and Carlos Correa has 34 hits with 8 doubles, 3 home runs and 16 RBIs. Cam Smith also has 30 hits with 6 doubles, 4 home runs and 17 RBIs. Yainer Diaz also has 24 hits with 5 doubles, 2 home runs and 14 RBIs.
I’m on the under in this one. I just think this game features two inconsistent offenses and if you need proof, look at the Rangers who have scored 1 run in the first two games of the series while the Astros have still yet to really break out and have scored 3 runs per game in the first two. I think this is another first to 3 or 4 wins kind of game if we even get there so give me the under.