Data Skrive:
Hunter Brown will take the mound for the Houston Astros (55-51) Tuesday looking for his 10th win of the season in a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (54-52). The Astros are -150 favorites to pick up the win in the contest, which starts at 8:10 PM ET on SCHN, live from Minute Maid Park. Houston’s Brown and Pittsburgh’s Bailey Falter have been named the starters for this contest.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $33.33
Astros to win vs Pirates -150
Astros vs. Pirates Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-150)
- Underdog: Pirates (+123)
- Over/under: 8.5
Astros vs. Pirates Betting Insights
- The Astros have been victorious in 41, or 53.9%, of the 76 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Houston has a record of 24-12 when favored by -150 or more this year.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 60% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Pirates have won 30 of the 62 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (48.4%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +123 or longer, Pittsburgh has gone 13-15 (46.4%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 44.8%.
Astros vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in home runs this season with 20 while driving in 55 runs.
- Alvarez ranks 21st in home runs and 41st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Jose Altuve leads Houston in batting with a .311 average while slugging 14 homers and driving in 47 runs.
- Bryan Reynolds has a team-high batting average of .288, and paces the Pirates in home runs (18) and runs batted in (61).
- In all of MLB, Reynolds is 28th in home runs and 28th in RBI.
- Oneil Cruz is hitting .253 with 22 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 28 walks.
Astros vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings
- The Astros strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.03 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.297 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Pirates pitching staff is 20th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pittsburgh has a 3.81 team ERA that ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Pirates have the 18th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.282).