ARLINGTON — A cacophony built in a ballpark Jose Altuve has commanded. No other visitor with at least 30 games played at Globe Life Field owns a higher OPS than Altuve's career mark of .965 in the regular season. Only one, teammate Yordan Alvarez, has more home runs. A chance to author another moment arrived in the seventh inning.

The Houston Astros (22-20) face the Texas Rangers (23-21) in the opener of a 4-game set Thursday. First pitch from Globe Life Field is set for 8:05 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Astros vs. Rangers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.