Dodgers at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 18

Its Friday, April 18 and the Dodgers (14-6) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (12-7).

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Jacob deGrom for Texas.

The Dodgers were off yesterday after sweeping the Rockies earlier in the week. The Rangers completed a sweep of their own yesterday knocking off the Angels, 5-3. Corey Seager went 2-3 including his fourth home run of the season to propel the Texas attack.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Dodgers at Rangers

• Date: Friday, April 18, 2025
• Time: 8:05PM EST
• Site: Globe Life Field
• City: Arlington, TX
• Network/Streaming: SNLA, CW33, MLBN

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Odds for the Dodgers at the Rangers

The latest odds as of Friday:

• Moneyline: Dodgers (-142), Rangers (+119)
• Spread:  Dodgers -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Dodgers at Rangers

• Pitching matchup for April 18, 2025: Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Jacob deGrom
  
  • Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2-1, 1.23 ERA)
    Last outing: 4/11 vs. Cubs - 6IP, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 9Ks
  • Rangers: Jacob deGrom (0-0, 4.30 ERA)
    Last outing: 4/11 at Seattle - 4IP, 3ER, 3H, 4BB, 4Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Dodgers at Rangers

• The Dodgers are 10-10 on the Run Line this season
• Marcus Semien is 7-48 (.146) this month
• In their last 5 games with a rest advantage the Dodgers are 4-1 on the Run Line
• In six games since returning to the lineup, Freddie Freeman is 7-18 (.389)

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Dodgers and the Rangers

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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Dodgers and the Rangers:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Los Angeles Dodgers on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Texas Rangers at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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