The Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros meet Sunday in MLB action at Daikin Park. Here’s a Astros vs Rays Prediction. This article will include a Astros vs Rays Pick.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays are 30-28 on the year and play the Rangers, Marlins, and Red Sox next. The Tampa Bay Rays are batting .248 on the season, have a .313 OBP, and a .391 slugging percentage. The Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff has a 3.54 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Junior Caminero leads the Tampa Bay Rays with 56 hits and 37 RBI, while Jonathan Aranda and Yandy Diaz have combined for 108 hits and 65 RBI.
Taj Bradley gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he is 4-4 with a 4.38 ERA and 54 strikeouts this season. Bradley is 2-2 with a 7.71 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his career against the Houston Astros.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros are 31-27 on the year and play the Pirates, Guardians, and White Sox next. The Houston Astros are batting .255 on the season, have a .322 OBP, and a .395 slugging percentage. The Houston Astros pitching staff has a 3.72 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Jeremy Pena leads the Houston Astros with 67 hits and 30 RBI while Jose Altuve and Isaac Paredes have combined for 114 hits and 54 RBI.
Hunter Brown gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 7-3 with a 2.00 ERA and 79 strikeouts this season. Brown is 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- The Astros have won each of their last nine games at Daikin Park following a loss.
- The Rays have lost seven of their last eight games at Daikin Park following a road win.
- The Astros have covered the run line in each of their last four day games following a home loss.
- The Rays have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games following a road win.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight Sunday day games as favorites.
Why the Tampa Bay Rays will win
- The Rays have won each of their last seven day games against American League opponents.
- The Astros have lost each of their last six day games against AL East opponents following a loss.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the last eight games between the Rays and Astros.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Astros have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Astros have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rays have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven road games against American League opponents.
Houston Astros Player Prop Facts
- Jeremy Pena has hit at least one home run in three of the Astros’ last four day games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Isaac Paredes has scored a run in each of his last six Sunday day appearances.
- Yordan Alvarez has recorded an RBI in each of his last five appearances with the Astros as home favorites.
- Yordan Alvarez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight home appearances against AL opponents.
- Yordan Alvarez has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances with the Astros as home favorites against AL East opponents.
Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts
- Josh Lowe has hit a home run in each of his last three appearances in day games against AL West teams that held a winning record.
- Yandy Diaz has recorded a Double in three of the Rays’ last four road games against AL West opponents.
- Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Rays’ last four day games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Brandon Lowe has scored at least one run in each of his last nine appearances.
- Josh Lowe has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances with the Rays as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 appearances against AL opponents
Astros vs Rays Prediction
You can make a case for the Astros or Rays, as they’re enjoying success over the last few weeks. The difference in this spot is the starting pitching matchup. Bradley has been hittable all year, especially on the road through 20.1 innings where he has a 6.20 ERA and .237 allowed batting average. Bradley is also allowing a .255 batting average with five homers in 47 at bats against current Astros. Brown is looking like a CY Young candidate with his 2.00 ERA and 0.92 WHIP. Brown has allowed 10 runs in his last 30.2 innings. In 24.2 home innings, Brown has a 1.09 ERA and .171 allowed batting average. Give me the Astros and the RL for max betting average.