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Houston Astros vs Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/18/21

Arizona Diamondbacks (47-100) vs. Houston Astros (87-60)
September 18, 2021 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Astros -400 / Arizona Diamondbacks +265; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros meet Saturday in MLB action at Minute Maid Park. The Diamondbacks need a win after losing 10 of their last 12 games. The Astros look for a win after winning five of their last six games.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored 10 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Diamondbacks have lost six of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Pavin Smith leads the Diamondbacks with 123 hits and 45 RBI while Josh Rojas and David Peralta have combined for 237 hits and 100 RBI. Tyler Gilbert gets the ball, and he is 2-2 with a 3.15 ERA and 25 strikeouts this season. This will be Gilbert’s first career game against the Astros.

The Houston Astros have scored 23 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Astros have won five straight games when scoring four or more runs. Yuli Gurriel leads the Astros with 152 hits and 76 RBI while Jose Altuve and Michael Brantley have combined for 295 hits and 121 RBI. Lance McCullers Jr. gets the ball, and he is 12-4 with a 3.12 ERA and 168 strikeouts this season. McCullers is 1-1 with a 8.56 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the Diamondbacks.

The Diamondbacks are 6-23 in their last 29 Saturday games and 32-86 in their last 118 overall. The Astros are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite and 9-4 in their last 13 interleague home games. The over is 5-1-1 in Diamondbacks last 7 overall. The over is 2-0-2 in Astros last 4 overall. The Diamondbacks are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Houston.

It doesn’t matter who is on the mound for the Diamondbacks, we’re talking about a team that’s lost 10 of their last 12 tries and is now at 100 losses on the season. McCullers is having possibly the best season of his career, and he’s allowed just seven hits and three runs in his last 12 innings. These prices are insane, but the only option for me here is to take the RL with the Astros.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Houston Astros -1.5

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