The Oakland Athletics will play host to the Houston Astros at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET and NBC Sports – California will be televising the action.
Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics Odds
Houston (-110) is coming into this one as the favorite over Oakland (+100) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this day game at 8 runs (-110 for the under and -110 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds standing at +135 for the Astros -1.5 runs and -155 for the Athletics +1.5.
The Astros have gone 74-48 SU this year and are 61-60 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 11.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 5.2 units ATS. The Athletics, on the other hand, are 73-49 SU and 61-60 ATS. They’ve gained 28.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 0.8 units ATS.
Oakland games have had an over/under record of 55-59-7 in 2018. Astros games have gone under 63 times, gone over 52 times and pushed on six occasions.
Dallas Keuchel will get the start for Houston. The left-handed Keuchel is 9-9 with a 3.43 ERA and 115 strikeouts. He’s 1-1 with seven strikeouts and a 4.20 ERA against Oakland this year (two starts).
The Athletics are putting the ball in the hands of righty Trevor Cahill (4-2, 3.39 ERA), who has 78 punchouts and 24 walks to his name, as well as a 1.10 WHIP. Cahill is 0-1 with eight strikeouts and a 5.59 ERA over two starts against Houston this year.
As a unit, Oakland’s pitchers have given up 4.2 runs per game overall in 2018. The team’s starters have an ERA of 4.10, a WHIP of 1.22 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.5. The bullpen has a 3.35 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 52 games against AL West opponents, Athletics starters have an ERA of 5.20 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.71.
The Oakland hitters are putting up 4.7 runs per outing, including 4.4 per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .257/.343/.440 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
Marcus Semien has helped lead the Athletics’ offense this year with 10 home runs, 45 RBIs, 70 runs and 13 steals.
In the other dugout, Houston’s pitching staff allowed 3.3 runs per game and its starters own a 3.05 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 10.40 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.07, along with a K/9 of 10.87.
The Astros offense has slashed .254/.331/.427 on its way to 4.9 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.7 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Jose Altuve has sparked Houston’s hitters and is slashing .329/.392/.464 with nine home runs, 46 RBIs, 64 runs and 14 stolen bases.
The Athletics just snuck away with the previous game in the series by a final score of four runs to three.
Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – OVER
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The over has hit in just two of Houston’s last seven contests.
The Astros have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games, including seven over their last five.
Oakland has posted 21.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.4 over its last five.
The Athletics have won five of their last six games SU.
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