Data Skrive:
The Houston Astros (61-55) and Yordan Alvarez (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-116) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (58-58) on Monday at 6:50 PM ET on BSSUN. Framber Valdez will get the ball for Houston while Tampa Bay will counter with Taj Bradley.
Take a look at our betting preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.24
Astros to win vs Rays -116
Astros vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-116)
- Underdog: Rays (-103)
- Over/under: 7.5
Astros vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Astros have come away with 45 wins in the 83 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Houston has a record of 42-34 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -116 or more on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 53.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Rays have won 47.3% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (26-29).
- Tampa Bay has a 19-23 record (winning 45.2% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -103 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rays have an implied win probability of 50.7%.
Astros vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Alvarez is batting .304 with 24 home runs and 62 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Houston hitters this season.
- Alvarez ranks 17th in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 39th in RBI.
- Alex Bregman is batting .258 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .425 this season.
- Yandy Diaz has put up a team-high batting average of .271.
- Diaz ranks 143rd in home runs and 80th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Christopher Morel has hit 20 home runs with 53 RBI. Both are team-highs.
Astros vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Astros strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.96 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
- The Astros rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.287 WHIP this season.
- The Rays pitching staff is 14th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Tampa Bay has the 16th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.04).
- Rays pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in the majors (1.239).