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The Houston Astros (77-67) host the Oakland Athletics (63-82) at 8:10 p.m. ET Wednesday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best home-run hitters in baseball. Yordan Alvarez has racked up 32 homers this season (No. 10 in the league) for the favored Astros which sit as -239 favorites, while Brent Rooker ranks seventh in the majors with 35 dingers of his own for the underdogs. Hunter Brown will get the ball for Houston while Oakland will counter with Joey Estes.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $28.37
Astros to win vs Athletics -239
Astros vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-239)
- Underdog: Athletics (+194)
- Over/under: 8
Astros vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Astros have been chosen as favorites in 106 games this year and have walked away with the win 59 times (55.7%) in those games.
- Houston has a record of 6-1 when favored by -239 or more this year.
- The Astros have an implied victory probability of 70.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Athletics have been the moneyline underdog 128 total times this season. They’ve gone 51-77 in those games.
- Oakland has a record of 6-6 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +194 or longer (50%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Athletics have an implied win probability of 34%.
Astros vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.312) and home runs (32) this season, while also chipping in with 80 RBI.
- Alvarez ranks 10th in the majors in homers, and 33rd in RBI.
- Jose Altuve has 174 hits and an OBP of .359 to go with a slugging percentage of .452 this season.
- Rooker has racked up a team-high batting average of .298, and leads the Athletics in home runs (35) and runs batted in (99).
- Among all batters in the majors, Rooker’s home run total puts him seventh, and his RBI total ranks seventh.
- JJ Bleday is batting .244 with 39 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 58 walks.
Astros vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Astros average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- The Astros have the fifth-best ERA (3.72) in the majors this season.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.249 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The Athletics pitching staff is 27th in MLB with a collective 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Oakland has the 24th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.33).
- The Athletics have the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.325).