After a four-hit game in a win over the Angels, Kyle Tucker leads the Houston Astros (85-70) as -164 favorites against the Seattle Mariners (80-75). Action gets underway from Minute Maid Park at 8:10 p.m. ET on Monday, live on SCHN. Houston’s Hunter Brown and Seattle’s Bryce Miller have been named the starters for this contest.
Here is our betting preview for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $32.20
Astros to win vs Mariners -164
Astros vs. Mariners Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-164)
- Underdog: Mariners (+138)
- Over/under: 7.5
Astros vs. Mariners Betting Insights
- The Astros have come away with 66 wins in the 114 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Houston has been victorious 32 times in 43 chances when named as a favorite of at least -164 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 62.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Mariners have won 41.7% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (20-28).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +138 or longer, Seattle has a record of 1-2 (33.3%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Mariners have an implied win probability of 42%.
Astros vs. Mariners Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez is batting .305 with 35 home runs and 86 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Houston hitters this season.
- Including all batters in Major League Baseball, Alvarez is 10th in homers and 28th in RBI.
- Jose Altuve has collected 181 hits this season and has an OBP of .351. He’s slugging .436 on the year.
- Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 30 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
- Raleigh ranks 18th in homers and 18th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Randy Arozarena has 30 doubles, 20 home runs and 70 walks while hitting .219.
Astros vs. Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The Astros average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.72 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
- The Astros rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.244 WHIP this season.
- The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mariners pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
- Seattle has the top team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.51).
- The Mariners average baseball’s best WHIP (1.084).