Astros vs Dodgers Prediction 5/5/26 MLB Picks Today

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros meet Tuesday in MLB action at Daikin Park. Here’s an Astros vs. Dodgers Prediction. This article will include an Astros vs. Dodgers Pick.

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 22-13 on the year and play the Giants and Braves next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .273 on the season and have a .352 OBP, and a .443 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff has a 3.21 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP. Andy Pages leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 40 hits and 27 RBI, while Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy have combined for 70 hits and 31 RBI.

Shohei Ohtani gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 2-1 with a 0.60 ERA and 34 strikeouts this season. Ohtani is 3-6 with a 3.89 ERA and 91 strikeouts in his career against the Houston Astros.

Houston Astros Betting Preview

The Houston Astros are 14-22 on the year and play the Mariners and Reds next. The Houston Astros are batting. 267 on the season, have a .346 OBP, and have a .436 slugging percentage. The Houston Astros pitching staff has a 5.78 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP. Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros with 45 hits and 27 RBI while Carlos Correa and Christian Walker have combined for 74 hits and 42 RBI.

Peter Lambert gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 1-2 with a 3.52 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. Lambert is 0-3 with a 10.13 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Why the Houston Astros will win

• The Astros have won six of their last seven games as underdogs against NL West opponents.
• The Dodgers have lost four of their last five games as favorites following a road win.
• The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• The Astros have covered the run line in each of their last five games against the Dodgers following a loss.
• The Astros have won the first inning in five of their last six games as home underdogs.
• The Astros have led after 3 innings in five of their last six home games against NL West opponents.
• The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five night games.

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

• The Astros have lost seven of their last eight home games.
• The Dodgers have won each of their last six night games against American League opponents following a road win.
• The Astros have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against National League opponents following a loss.
• The road team has covered the run line in each of the last six games between the Dodgers and Astros.
• The Astros have trailed after 3 innings in eight of their last nine home games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
• The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six home night games.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Astros’ last eight games as home underdogs has gone OVER the total runs line.
• Nine of the Dodgers’ last 10 night games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Astros’ last 10 night games at Daikin Park.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of Shohei Ohtani’s last seven appearances as a starter.

Houston Astros Player Prop Facts

• Christian Walker has hit at least one home run in seven of his last nine appearances against the Dodgers.
• Yordan Alvarez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Astros’ last 16 home games.
• Yordan Alvarez ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.667) this season.

Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts

• Kyle Tucker has hit at least one home run in each of his last six appearances in night games against AL West teams that held a losing record.
• Shohei Ohtani has recorded seven or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Kyle Tucker has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 road appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• Max Muncy ranks 9th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.575) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Astros rank 1st in the league for doubles this season (73).
• The Astros rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.78).
• The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for on-base percentage this season (.352).
• The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.213).

Astros vs Dodgers Prediction

Lambert has been decent through 15.1 innings with a 3.52 ERA and 1.24 WHIP, but it’s still just 15.1 innings. As I keep saying, the Astros’ pitching staff is horrendous, and it makes me want to fade them on a nightly basis. Ohtani has 34 strikeouts in 30 innings and a 0.60 ERA on top of a 0.87 WHIP. It’s night and day between these teams. We’ll find games to fade the Dodgers and these inflated prices, but this isn’t a spot to jump in front of them. Give me the Dodgers and the RL for max betting value.