Oakland Athletics at Houston Astros 7/24/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros
MLB: 2:10 PM EST
Jul. 24, 2019
TV: ATSW
Latest Odds : HOU -225 Total 8.5
The Athletics are a team that has really surprised a lot of people with the way they have bounced back on the year and are actually sitting in second in the AL West. However, the team they are trying to chase down in the game is the Astros who have managed to play well enough to take the lead in the AL West and that is going to make it very easy for the Astros to have a good chance of winning in this game here.
Matt Chapman is the power hitter for the Athletics with the power for the Athletics with a total of 22 homers and 59 RBIs. When it comes to hitting for average the Athletics have relied on Ramon Laureano who has hit at a clip of .284 on the year. When it is time for the Astros to hit they have relied on Alex Bregman to hit for the power with 26 homers and 62 RBIs. Michael Brantley is the hitter when it comes to average at a clip of .332 so far.
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Chris Bassitt is the starting pitcher the Athletics are putting on the mound. He has thrown his way to a 7-4 record and a 3.96 ERA on the season. He has thrown a total of 88.2 innings this year with 83 strikeouts, but has given up 73 hits and walked only 36 batters.
Justin Verlander is the pitcher who will be heading to the mound for the Astros in this game. Verlander has posted a 12-4 record and a 2.99 ERA on the year. He has thrown a total of 138.2 innings on the year with 172 strikeouts, but has walked 29 batters and allowed 88 hits this year.
Recent Betting Trends:
Athletics are 20-8 in their last 28 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Astros are 47-23 in their last 70 overall.
Under is 5-1 in Athletics last 6 during game 3 of a series.
Under is 4-1 in Astros last 5 on grass.
Free Betting Pick: Over 8.5
The Astros have been playing great at home this year and with Verlander on the mound here he is going to dominate the game for the Astros and shut down the hitting from the Athletics in this game. What else makes the difference is the fact that the Athletics have had some problems against decent pitchers and that means the Astros will win this game here. Final Score, Houston Astros win 6-5.