After a multi-hit performance in his last game (2-for-4), Josh Smith is looking to build on that performance Sunday. The Texas Rangers take on the Tampa Bay Rays, and will see starting pitcher Zack Littell at 2:35 PM ET on BSSW.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Josh Smith player prop bets.
Smith paces the Rangers with a team-best batting average of .293. He has seven home runs and 34 RBI. Smith has safely hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
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Josh Smith Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -210)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +200)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +130)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +140)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1000)
How to Watch Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- Matchup: Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- Time: 2:35 PM ET
- Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Josh Smith vs. Zack Littell
Josh Smith prop bet insights
- Smith has a hit in 69.5% of his 82 games this year, with multiple base knocks in 24.4% of those contests (20).
- In 8.5% of his games this season, he has homered (seven of 82). During the 2024 campaign, he’s left the yard in 2.3% of his trips to the plate.
- In 39.0% of his games this season (32 of 82), Smith has scored at least one run, and in eight of those games (9.8%) he recorded two or more runs scored.
- In 35.4% of his 82 games this season, he has produced a run (29 times). He’s also put up four games with multiple RBI in 2024 (4.9%) and produced three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- Smith has gone down on strikes one or more times 42 times this season in 82 tries (51.2%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 14.6% of games (12 times).
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Josh Smith stats against the Rays
| Date |
Opp. SP |
H/AB |
XBH |
HR |
RBI |
R |
K/BB |
SB |
| 4/3/2024 |
Aaron Civale |
1-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 4/2/2024 |
Zach Eflin |
1-for-2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 4/1/2024 |
Ryan Pepiot |
0-for-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0/1 |
0 |
| 9/18/2022 |
Jeffrey Springs |
0-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 9/16/2022 |
Corey Kluber |
0-for-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 6/2/2022 |
Corey Kluber |
1-for-3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 6/1/2022 |
Jeffrey Springs |
0-for-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/1 |
0 |
| 5/31/2022 |
Ryan Yarbrough |
0-for-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
1 |
| 5/30/2022 |
Drew Rasmussen |
3-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1/0 |
0 |
Rays starter: Zack Littell
- Littell (3-5) takes the hill for the Rays in his 18th start of the season. He has produced a 3.94 ERA in 91 1/3 innings pitched, with 86 Ks.
- His last outing came on Wednesday versus the Kansas City Royals, when the right-hander went five scoreless innings while surrendering four hits.
- Among pitcher who qualify, the 28-year-old currently ranks 49th in ERA (3.94), 60th in WHIP (1.325), and 34th in K/9 rate (8.5) this year.
- Littell has posted six quality starts this season.
