Josh Smith will try for a more productive performance after going hitless in his previous game (0-for-2). He and the Texas Rangers square off versus the Houston Astros on Sunday, who will send out Ronel Blanco to start, at 2:10 PM ET on SCHN.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Josh Smith player prop bets.
Smith has accumulated a team-best batting average of .290. He has hit eight home runs and totaled 36 RBI.
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Josh Smith Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -165)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +600)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +145)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -165)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1100)
How to Watch Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros
- Matchup: Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros
- Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Josh Smith vs. Ronel Blanco
- Over his career against Ronel Blanco, Smith is 1-for-6.
- When matching up against Ronel Blanco this season, Smith is 1-for-4.
- Last year against Ronel Blanco, Smith was 0-for-2 at the plate.
Josh Smith prop bet insights
- Smith has a hit in 60 of 88 games this year, with multiple hits in 21 of them.
- He has homered in 9.1% of his games this season (88 contests), leaving the ballpark in 2.4% of his trips to home plate.
- Smith has touched home plate at least one time in 39.8% of his games this season (35 of 88), with more than one run scored in eight of those contests (9.1%).
- He has produced at least one run 30 times this year in 88 tries (34.1%), including plating multiple runs in 5.7% of games (five times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on one occasion..
- Smith has gone down on strikes in 46 of 88 games this season, with multiple punchouts in 15 of them.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:24 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Josh Smith stats against the Astros
| Date |
Opp. SP |
H/AB |
XBH |
HR |
RBI |
R |
K/BB |
SB |
| 7/13/2024 |
Spencer Arrighetti |
0-for-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2/2 |
1 |
| 7/12/2024 |
Hunter Brown |
0-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3/1 |
0 |
| 4/14/2024 |
Cristian Javier |
1-for-4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 4/13/2024 |
Ronel Blanco |
1-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 4/12/2024 |
J.P. France |
1-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0/1 |
0 |
| 4/8/2024 |
Blair Henley |
1-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 4/7/2024 |
Ronel Blanco |
0-for-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/1 |
0 |
| 4/6/2024 |
J.P. France |
1-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/1 |
0 |
| 4/5/2024 |
Hunter Brown |
2-for-4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0/1 |
0 |
| 9/6/2023 |
Justin Verlander |
0-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
Astros starter: Ronel Blanco
- Blanco will try for his 10th victory when he toes the rubber for the Astros in his 18th of the season. He is 9-3 with a 2.53 ERA and 95 Ks in 103 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last got the call on Wednesday, the righty tossed seven innings against the Miami Marlins, giving up two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- Among pitchers with enough innings to qualify, the 30-year-old’s 2.53 ERA ranks fifth, .990 WHIP ranks sixth, and 8.3 K/9 ranks 40th.
- Blanco heads into this matchup after racking up 10 quality starts.
