The Cleveland Indians will play host to the Houston Astros at Progressive Field. This AL matchup can be viewed across the country on Fox and the first pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET.
Houston Astros at Cleveland Indians Odds
Houston (-115) is entering this game as the favorite over Cleveland (+105) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this night game at 8 runs (+100 for the over and -120 for the under). Gamblers can also bet on the game’s runline with the odds sitting at Astros -1.5 runs (+130) and Indians +1.5 runs (-150).
The Indians are 24-25 SU and 20-28 ATS. They’ve lost 10.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 11.8 units against the spread (ATS). On the other hand, the Astros are 34-18 SU and have gone 29-22 ATS. Overall, the team’s accumulated 1.6 units for moneyline gamblers through the early part of the year and 5.3 units ATS.
Cleveland games have had an over/under record of 25-22-1 so far in 2018. The Astros have been a good under bet with a total record of 17-31-3.
Lance McCullers Jr. will get the start for the visiting Astros. The right-handed McCullers Jr. is 6-2 with a 3.20 ERA and 66 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with eight strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Cleveland this year.
The Indians will turn to righty Carlos Carrasco (5-3, 3.65 ERA), who’s got 63 strikeouts and 14 walks as well as a 1.06 WHIP. Carrasco is 0-1 with six strikeouts and a 3.52 ERA against Houston this year.
Cleveland’s pitchers have given up 4.4 runs per game overall this year as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 3.30 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 6.23 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 9.1 K/9.
Cleveland’s offense has produced 4.7 runs per outing, including 3.9 per game over its last 10 games and 3.2 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .240/.314/.317 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
Francisco Lindor has helped lead the Indians’ offense this year with 12 home runs, 27 RBIs, 39 runs and five steals.
For the visitors, Houston’s pitching staff allowed 2.5 runs per game and its starters own a 2.28 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 10.52 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 2.63, along with a WHIP of 0.95 and a K/9 of 9.86.
The Astros offense has slashed .260/.337/.418 on its way to 4.9 runs scored per game in 2018, including 5.3 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 7.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (5-0 SU).
Houston’s offense has been paced by Jose Altuve. Altuve is slashing .308/.358/.412 with 65 hits, 24 RBIs and 27 runs scored. He enjoyed hitting against righty pitching on the road last year. Across 248 such plate appearances, he put up a slash line of .393/.460/.680 (his total season line was .345/.409/.547).
The Astros are coming off an 11-2 win in the prior game of this series.
Houston Astros at Cleveland Indians MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Indians, ATS Winner – Indians, O/U – OVER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The over has hit in three of Cleveland’s last seven games.
The Astros have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games. The Indians have hit eight over their last 10.
Houston has recorded 23.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 29.4 over its last five.
The Astros have won eight of their last nine games SU.
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