Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks World Series Odds & Schedule – Rangers Open as -160 Betting Favorites

• The 2023 World Series is set with the Texas Rangers facing the Arizona Diamondbacks
• The Rangers will have home-field advantage, hosting Games 1 and 2 plus 6 and 7 if necessary
• See the opening Arizona Diamondbacks vs Texas Rangers World Series odds and schedule

As far as preseason expectations are concerned, the 2023 World Series matchup is one of the most unlikely in recent memory. The Texas Rangers, who had a preseason win total of 82.5, will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks, whose MLB win total was just 74.5.

But both teams hit the over – by a wide margin – in the regular season and parlayed that success into deep playoff runs. Heading into the Fall Classic, the Rangers are sizable favorites to win their first World Series in franchise history.

Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Odds

Texas has been listed as a -160 favorite in the opening World Series odds with Arizona coming back as a +140 underdog to win their second championship and first since 2001, when Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson were named co-MVPs.

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Odds as of Oct. 24 at Caesars Sportsbook. 

The odds are slightly different across sportsbooks. The DraftKings Sportsbook app lists Texas at -170 and Arizona at +140. FanDuel Sportsbook is the shortest on the Rangers at -186 with the DBacks at +142.

Editor’s note: as of 11:27 pm ET, the odds at Caesars had already shifted to Texas -180/Arizona +155. 

Texas Rangers’ Path to the World Series

The Rangers bulldozed their way through the first two rounds of the MLB playoff bracket. In the AL Wild Card, they swept Tampa Bay 2-0 (both games on the road), outscoring the Rays 11-1 in the process. In the Division Series, they ran their win streak to five by seeping the Baltimore Orioles 3-0, outscoring the O’s 21-11 while playing two of the three in Baltimore.

The American League Championship Series with Houston was much more tumultuous. After winning the first two games in Houston – running their postseason win streak to seven – they dropped three in a row at home and faced two elimination games back at Minute Maid Park. But an offensive explosion in Games 6 and 7 (9-2 and 11-4) propelled Texas to its first AL Pennant since 2011.

After a modest start to the postseason, slugger Adolis Garcia absolutely exploded against the Astros. The ALCS MVP homered in the final four games of the series – mashing five in total – and drove in 15 runs over the seven-game series.

Veteran Nathan Eovaldi has been the ace of the staff in the playoffs, pitching a team high 26.0 innings with a team-best 0.96 WHIP and 28 strikeouts, along with a 4-0 record in his four starts. Jordan Montgomery has also been phenomenal on the mound, sporting a 2.16 ERA and 3-0 record over four starts (plus a relief appearance in Game 7 of the ALCS).

Including the postseason, the Rangers are 99-75 overall, including a 51-43 record at home and 48-41 mark on the road.

Arizona Diamondbacks’ Path to the World Series

The Diamondbacks’ road to the NL Pennant was eerily reminiscent of the Rangers’ path in the American League. The DBacks swept the Brewers 2-0 in Milwaukee during the NL Wild Card, outscoring the Brew Crew 11-5. Then Arizona stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers with a decisive three-game sweep that included an 18-6 edge in runs scored.

Arizona then dropped the first two games of the NLCS with the Philadelphia Phillies and saw its NL Pennant odds fade to +445. After two wins at home to even the series, they – like the Rangers – went down 3-2 in the best-of-seven with two road games looming.

Unlike Texas, which mashed its way to its final two wins, the Diamondbacks got sublime pitching performances to win Games 6 and 7. Arizona’s starters (Merrill Kelly and rookie Brandon Pfaadt) combined to give the DBacks 9.0 innings of three-run ball, while its (arguably league-best) bullpen combined for nine shutout innings.

At the plate, Ketel Marte has been the biggest contributor. Marte, who set a new NL record by hitting safely in the first 16 games of his MLB career, has a team-best .375 average and 1.025 OPS with two homers and seven RBI. Gabriel Moreno leads Arizona in RBI with eight while 23-year-old Alek Thomas has a team-leading four home runs (despite hitting just nine in the regular season).

The Diamondbacks are now 93-81 including the postseason with a 46-39 home record and 47-42 road record.

DBacks vs Rangers H2H History

The teams met four times in interleague play during the regular season with the Diamondbacks taking three of four, including both at home. Altogether, Arizona outscored Texas 26-19 over the four games. They scored at least four runs in each game and averaged 6.5.

The major x-factor heading into the 2023 World Series is Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer. The three-time Cy Young-winner, 2019 World Series-winner, and future first-ballot Hall-of-Famer returned from a six-week hiatus in the ALCS, but did not look like his usual self in two subpar starts. He managed just 6.2 innings total with a 9.45 ERA and 1.80 WHIP.

If he can find anything approaching the form he showed after Texas acquired him from the Mets at the deadline (3.20 ERA and 0.96 WHIP after the trade) he immediately becomes the most-dangerous pitcher in the series and gives manager Bruce Bochy an all-important third starter to go along with Eovaldi and Montgomery.

If Scherzer is still not himself, Arizona would arguably have a slight edge in starting pitching, with Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, and Brandon Pfaadt all pitching effectively.

2023 World Series Schedule

The first game of the 2023 World Series will take place on Friday, Oct. 27, meaning the Rangers will have had three full days off (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) while the Diamondbacks will only have had Wednesday and Thursday as rest days.

For a team that’s so heavily reliant on its bullpen, that’s not an ideal scenario for the DBacks.

If the series goes the full seven games, the season will culminate on on Saturday, November 4.

Monitor SBD’s MLB odds page for the moneyline, runline, and run total for each game of the 2023 World Series, and see the MLB public betting splits to see where the money is going for each game.