The Athletics and Houston Astros meet Tuesday in MLB action at Daikin Park. Here’s an Astros vs Athletics Prediction. This article will include an Astros vs Athletics Pick.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 23-31 on the year and play the Blue Jays, Twins, and Orioles next. The Athletics are batting .256 on the season, have a .321 OBP, and a .419 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.29 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 70 hits and 28 RBI, while Tyler Soderstrom and Brent Rooker have combined for 111 hits and 57 RBI.
JP Sears gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 4-4 with a 4.00 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season. Sears is 2-2 with a 3.92 ERA and 19 strikeouts in his career against the Houston Astros.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros are 28-25 on the year and play the Rays, Pirates, and Guardians next. The Houston Astros are batting .254 on the season, have a .323 OBP, and a .386 slugging percentage. The Houston Astros’ pitching staff has a 3.42 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Jeremy Pena leads the Houston Astros with 59 hits and 25 RBI, while Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve have combined for 106 hits and 49 RBI.
Hunter Brown gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 6-3 with a 2.04 ERA and 71 strikeouts this season. Brown is 3-1 with a 2.83 ERA and 45 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last six games against AL West opponents.
- The Astros have won seven of their last eight home games against the Athletics following a win.
- The Astros have covered the run line each of their last seven night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in seven of their last eight games at Daikin Park.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games against the Athletics at Daikin Park.
Why the Athletics will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Astros’ last five games.
- The Astros have lost each of their last four games as favorites against AL West opponents following a win.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Astros’ last eight games.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have won the first inning in each of their last three games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in four of their last five night games against the Astros.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven games as home favorites against American League opponents.
Houston Astros Player Prop Facts
- Isaac Paredes has hit at least one home run in each of the Astros’ last five games as favorites.
- Christian Walker has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Isaac Paredes has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Astros’ last five games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Isaac Paredes has scored at least one run in seven of the Astros’ last eight games as favorites.
- Jose Altuve has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight home appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Isaac Paredes has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Hunter Brown ranks T4th in the league for Wins (6) this season.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one Double in five of the Athletics’ last six night games.
- Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Athletics’ last four games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Brent Rooker has scored at least one run in each of the Athletics’ last four games.
- JP Sears has recorded four or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine appearances against AL opponents.
- Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances.
- Gio Urshela has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 10 appearances at Daikin Park against opponents that held a winning record.
- Zack Gelof has hit a home run in each of his last two road appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Jacob Wilson ranks 2nd in the league in Hits (70) this season.
Astros vs Athletics Prediction
The Athletics finally got in the win column, snapping a massive losing streak, but it doesn’t move the needle much when you consider they haven’t won two straight games since May 4-5. Sears has also been on the struggle bus lately, which includes 14 hits and 10 runs allowed in his last nine innings. Brown is coming off a stinker against the Rays, but he still has a 2.04 ERA and 0.91 WHIP on the season. In 18.2 home innings, Brown has a 0.96 ERA and .131 allowed batting average. Brown is having a CY Young caliber season up to this point. Give me the Astros and the RL for max betting value.