The Athletics and Houston Astros meet Saturday 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 30-33 on the year and play the Brewers and Rockies next. The Athletics are batting. 245 on the season, have a .325 OBP, and have a .395 slugging percentage. The Athletics pitching staff has a 4.47 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 66 hits and 33 RBI, while Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz have combined for 113 hits and 72 RBI.
Kade Morris will make his major league debut when he takes the hill. Morris was 15-14 with a 5.34 ERA and 153 strikeouts in three seasons at Nevada. Morris was 18-26 with a 4.42 ERA and 301 strikeouts in his minor league career. This season in AAA, Morris was 5-3 with a 4.90 ERA and 49 strikeouts.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros are 29-36 on the year and play the Angels and Royals next. The Houston Astros are batting. 245 on the season, have a .320 OBP, and have a .411 slugging percentage. The Houston Astros’ pitching staff has a 4.97 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros with 73 hits and 44 RBI, while Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker have combined for 110 hits and 78 RBI.
Tatsuya Imai gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 2-3 with a 5.52 ERA and 28 strikeouts this season. This will be Imai’s second career game against the Athletics.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last 12 games at Daikin Park against teams that held a losing record.
- The Astros have won eight of their last nine home games against the Athletics following a home win.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Astros have covered the run line each of their last six Saturday games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight games at Daikin Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have lost the first inning in three of their last four day games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won each of their last seven games as road underdogs against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Astros have lost each of their last six games as favorites.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last 13 games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in 12 of their last 13 games as favorites.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in nine of their last 10 day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have won the first inning in each of their last three games as underdogs against the Astros at Daikin Park.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in six of their last seven road day games.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Athletics’ last eight games as underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Astros’ last five games as favorites against American League opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the Astros’ last nine games as favorites.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Athletics’ last eight games.
Houston Astros Player Prop Facts
- Yordan Alvarez has hit a home run in four of the Astros’ last five games as favorites.
- Jose Altuve has recorded at least one hit in each of the Astros’ last 11 Saturday games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Yordan Alvarez ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.649) this season.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has hit a home run in each of the Athletics’ last three games as road underdogs against the Astros.
- Zack Gelof has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last 10 games.
- Nick Kurtz ranks 1st amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.437) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Astros rank 30th in the league for walks allowed this season (304).
- The Astros rank 29th in the league for triples this season (4).
- The Athletics rank 26th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.254).
- The Athletics rank 25th in the league for walks allowed this season (240).
Astros vs Athletics Prediction
Those who have followed me over the years know I don’t like backing guys making their major league debut. I need a sample size. Morris just became a starter a couple of years ago, as he was a reliever for most of his college career. He also has a gang of pitches he may need to scale back until he finds out what works. Morris feels like a work in progress. The Astros have made a run over the last couple of weeks to get back in reasonable territory. Imai hasn’t lit the world on fire as a rookie, but the Astros should find a way here at home.