Orioles vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 21, 2024

Gunnar Henderson (13 games) and Mauricio Dubon (13 games) will look to add one more to their lengthy hitting streaks when the Baltimore Orioles (49-25) and Houston Astros (35-40) meet Friday at 8:10 PM ET, live on SCHN from Minute Maid Park. Henderson and the Orioles are favored with -156 odds on the moneyline. Baltimore’s Grayson Rodriguez and Houston’s Jake Bloss have been named the starters for this contest.

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Orioles vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-156)
• Underdog: Astros (+130)
• Over/under: 8.5

Orioles vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been favorites in 57 games this season and have come away with the win 38 times (66.7%) in those contests.
• This season Baltimore has come away with a win 18 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -156 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 60.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Astros have been the moneyline underdog 16 total times this season. They’ve finished 7-9 in those games.
• Houston has played as a moneyline underdog of +130 or longer in only two games this season, which it lost both.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Astros have an implied win probability of 43.5%.

Orioles vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Henderson is batting .279 this season with a team-high 22 home runs.
• Henderson ranks second in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 12th in RBI.
• Adley Rutschman leads Baltimore in runs batted in with 53 while batting .293 with 14 homers.
• Yordan Alvarez paces the Astros with a team-high batting average of .296.
• In all of the majors, Alvarez ranks 17th in homers and 42nd in RBI.
• Jose Altuve has a club-high .296 batting average.

Orioles vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• Orioles pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.14 this year, second-best in baseball.
• The Orioles have a combined 1.142 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in MLB.
• Houston’s 4.12 team ERA ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros average MLB’s 23rd-ranked WHIP (1.313).