The Oakland Athletics will go for their fourth win in a row they play host to the Houston Astros at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. NBC Sports – California will broadcast the matchup and the game is slated to get underway at 10:05 p.m. ET.
Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics Odds
Vegas has listed Oakland (+130) as the underdog to Houston (-140). The total stands at 8.5 runs and bettors can wager on the over for -105 and the under for -115. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds sitting at Astros -1.5 runs (+105) and Athletics 1.5 runs (-125).
The Athletics are 18-16 SU and 16-17 ATS. They’ve gained 2.0 units for moneyline bettors while gaining 3.5 units against the spread (ATS). The Astros have gone 21-15 SU this year and are 17-18 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 3.3 units for moneyline bettors over the early portions of the season and 3.4 units ATS.
Athletics games have a 17-14-2 over/under record so far in 2018. Houston has been a decent under bet with a total record of 13-20-2.
Southpaw Dallas Keuchel is the projected starter for the visiting Astros. Keuchel is 1-5 with a 3.98 ERA and 33 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with three strikeouts and a 7.71 ERA against Oakland this year (four starts).
The Athletics are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Brett Anderson (0-0, 2.84 ERA), who has four punchouts and one walks, as well as a 0.95 WHIP. Anderson hasn’t faced the Astros yet this year and did not record a start against them in 2017.
As a unit, Oakland’s pitching staff has yielded 4.5 runs per game overall this season. The club’s starters have an ERA of 4.26, a WHIP of 1.14 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.0. The bullpen has a 3.89 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 8.0 K/9. In 23 games against divisional opponents, Athletics starters have an ERA of 4.96 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.23.
The Oakland offense has produced 4.6 runs per contest, including 4.0 per game against divisional foes and 2.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .209/.244/.366 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
The Athletics’ offense has been led by Jed Lowrie, who is hitting .353/.405/.603 with eight home runs, 31 RBIs and 16 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Houston’s pitchers have allowed 2.9 runs per game and its starters own a 2.39 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 10.84 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.41, along with a WHIP of 0.95 and a K/9 of 10.04.
The Astros offense has slashed .251/.332/.395 on its way to 4.6 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.9 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Houston’s offense has been led by Carlos Correa, who is slashing .299/.369/.512 with five home runs, 25 RBIs and 22 runs scored. He performed well against lefty pitching on the road last season, maintaining a slash line of .407/.458/.630 across 59 such plate appearances (his total season line was .315/.391/.550).
The Astros just lost a 3-1 game to the Diamondbacks, while the Athletics are coming off of a 2-1 win against the Orioles.
Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Astros, ATS Winner – Astros, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Trends
The over has hit in four of Oakland’s last seven games.
The Astros have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 12 over their last 10.
Houston has recorded 19.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 20.2 over its last five.
The Astros have lost five of their last six games SU.
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