Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 08/26/25

While not my favorite game to target from a betting perspective on Tuesday’s slate of games, I do lean towards the Angels grabbing a win over the Rangers. Los Angeles and Texas are both going to miss out on postseason play in 2025, but both teams have young pieces they would like to continue developing as they transition into 2026. Today’s matchup presents southpaw starting pitchers from both sides, as Yusei Kikuchi starts for the Angels while Patrick Corbin takes the ball for Texas.

Kikuchi fired 7 innings of 1-run ball against the Reds in his last outing, lowering his season-long ERA to 3.42 through 150 innings of work. The southpaw hurler has had a successful first season in Anaheim despite some poor outings along the way. He is my preferred starting option in this matchup. Corbin entered this month with his ERA at 3.78 but 17 earned runs allowed in 13.2 innings so far during August has raised that mark to 4.61 entering today’s start. Look for his struggles to continue in this matchup.

Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers prediction: Angels ML (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable at that price.