The Houston Astros will play host to their divisional rival Seattle Mariners at Minute Maid Park. The matchup will begin at 8:10 p.m. ET and fans can tune in to ATTSN Southwest to catch the game.
Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros Odds
Oddsmakers are listing Houston (-175) as the favorite over Seattle (+165). The total stands at 8.5 runs and bettors can take the over for -120 and the under for +100. The game’s most recent runline odds stand at -135 for taking the Mariners +1.5 runs and +115 for the Astros -1.5.
The Mariners are 82-67 SU and have gone 72-76 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 11.3 units for moneyline bettors, despite having lost 11.7 units ATS. The Astros, on the other hand, are 94-55 SU and 76-72 ATS. The team has lost 5.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 3.8 units ATS.
Houston games have an over/under record of 66-75-7 in 2018. Mariners games have gone under 74 times, gone over 72 times and pushed on two occasions.
The left-handed Wade LeBlanc is projected to start for Seattle. LeBlanc (8-4, 3.56 ERA) has racked up 114 strikeouts in 146.2 innings so far. He’s 1-1 with 14 strikeouts and an 8.31 ERA against Houston this year (three starts).
The Astros are putting the ball in the hands of Framber Valdez (3-1, 2.66 ERA), who’s got 18 strikeouts and 14 walks, as well as a 1.27 WHIP. Valdez is 1-0 with four strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Seattle this year.
Houston’s pitching staff has allowed 3.3 runs per game overall this season as a unit. Its starters have a 3.19 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 2.98, a WHIP of 1.05 and a K/9 of 10.8. In 70 divisional games, Astros starters have an ERA of 3.51 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.50.
Houston’s hitters have produced 5.0 runs per contest, including 4.9 per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .271/.379/.398 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Astros’ offense has been led by Alex Bregman, who is slashing .294/.401/.551 with 30 home runs, 100 RBIs and 101 runs scored.
For the visitors, Seattle’s pitching staff allowed 4.4 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.29 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 7.74 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.83, along with a WHIP of 1.25 and a K/9 of 9.07.
The Mariners offense has slashed .254/.315/.407 on its way to 4.1 runs scored per game this year, including 4.5 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Jean Segura has led Seattle’s offense and is slashing .308/.341/.421 with nine home runs, 60 RBIs, 84 runs and 20 stolen bases.
The Mariners just dropped a 4-3 game to the Angels, while the Astros are coming off of a 5-4 win against the Diamondbacks.
Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Astros, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The over has hit in four of Houston’s last seven games.
Each team has swatted 11 home runs over its last 10 outings.
Houston has posted 23.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 23.4 over its last five.
The Astros have won five of their last six games SU.
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