Pirates vs. Rangers Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 22

Oneil Cruz and Wyatt Langford will be among the stars on display when the Pittsburgh Pirates face the Texas Rangers on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET, at PNC Park. Bookmakers list the Pirates as -115 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Rangers -104 moneyline odds. Texas (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The over/under is 9.5 runs for this game (with -102 odds to go over and -119 odds on the under).

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Pirates-Rangers game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Pirates vs. Rangers Game Information & Odds

• When: Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 1:35 p.m. ET
• Where: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• How to watch on TV: MLB Network, SportsNet PT, and RSN

Pirates vs. Rangers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Pirates 5, Rangers 4
• Total Prediction: Under 9.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Pirates 50%, Rangers 50%

Pirates vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Pirates have entered the game as favorites 23 times this season and won 10, or 43.5%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has entered 21 games this season favored by -115 or more and is 10-11 in those contests.
• The Pirates have a 53.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Rangers have been chosen as underdogs in 36 games this year and have walked away with the win 11 times (30.6%) in those games.
• This season, Texas has been victorious nine times in 31 chances when named as an underdog of at least -104 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 51% chance of walking away with the win.

Pirates Recent Betting Performance

• In the last 10 games, the Pirates have been listed as the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers just twice, and they won both games.
• Over their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Pirates combined with their opponents to go over the run total four times.
• The Pirates' record against the spread is 6-4-0 over their past 10 games.

Pirates Recent Stats

Pirates Player Insights

• Cruz paces the Pirates with 13 home runs.
• Of all batters in baseball, Cruz is 36th in home runs and 105th in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .266 to pace his team.
• McCutchen ranks 112th in homers in MLB, and 123rd in RBI.
• Bryan Reynolds has collected a team-best 39 runs batted in.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .280 with 10 doubles, a triple, a home run and 11 walks.

Pirates Team Props

Rangers Recent Betting Performance

• The Rangers have played as underdogs in three of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Rangers and their opponents are 4-6-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Rangers are 3-7-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Rangers Recent Stats

Rangers Player Insights

• Josh Smith paces the Rangers with a .289 batting average.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Smith is 141st in homers and 201st in RBI.
• Smith carries a nine-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .366 with four doubles, two home runs, five walks and four RBIs.
• Langford's 13 home runs are a team-high total.
• Langford is currently 36th in homers and 105th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Marcus Semien is batting .228 with eight doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 31 walks.
• Adolis Garcia has driven in the most runs for the Rangers with 37 runs batted in.

Rangers Team Props

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