The No. 5 seed Texas Rangers are hosting the No. 2 seed Houston Astros in Game 4 of the ALCS on Thursday night. Houston gave Texas an 8-5 loss in the Game 3 bout. The Rangers now lead the series 2-1. Andrew Heaney (10-6, 4.15 ERA) gets the start for the Rangers. Jose Urquidy (3-3, 5.29 ERA) is on the mound for the Astros.

The game is slated to begin at 8:03 p.m. ET at Globe Life Field. The game is listed as a pick'em with both teams listed at -110 on the money line (risk $110 to win $100) in the latest Astros vs. Rangers odds via the SportsLine consensus. The over/under for total runs scored is 10 (see the latest lines for every game on our MLB odds page).

Before making any Astros vs. Rangers picks, you NEED to see the latest MLB predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model. 

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB money-line picks (+357) over the past two seasons. It entered the NLCS and ALCS of the 2023 MLB playoffs 93-74 on all top-rated MLB picks this season and has excelled on top-rated run-line picks, going 18-6 (+766). Anybody following has seen big returns!

The model knows Texas third baseman Josh Jung is an athletic and precise hitter. Jung covers the plate well and has the power to create extra-base hits. The 25-year-old is first on the team in batting average (.355), home runs (3), and hits (11). In Game 3, Jung went 2-for-4 with two dingers and four runs driven in.

The model also knows Houston left fielder Yordan Alvarez has been their best player. Alvarez has terrific pop. The two-time All-Star leads the team in batting average (.407), home runs (6), and RBI (10) during the postseason. He has tallied at least two hits in consecutive matchups.

Now, the model has set its sights on Astros vs. Rangers. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the run total, and it also says one side of the money line has all the value! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any MLB picks.

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