Data Skrive:
The Baltimore Orioles (49-26) visit the Houston Astros (36-40) at 4:10 PM ET Saturday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Adley Rutschman is batting .305 this year (sixth in the league) for the favored Orioles (-155), while Jose Altuve ranks 10th in the majors with a .301 average for the underdog Astros. Baltimore sends Corbin Burnes (8-2) out for his 16th start of the season, and Ronel Blanco (7-2) makes his 14th start of the year for Houston.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $32.90
Orioles to win vs Astros -155
Orioles vs. Astros Betting Lines
- Favorite: Orioles (-155)
- Underdog: Astros (+131)
- Over/under: 8.5
Orioles vs. Astros Betting Insights
- The Orioles have won in 38, or 65.5%, of the 58 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Baltimore has been victorious 18 times in 25 chances when named as a favorite of at least -155 on the moneyline.
- The Orioles have an implied victory probability of 60.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Astros have won eight of the 17 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (47.1%).
- Houston has played as a moneyline underdog of +131 or longer in just two games this season, which it lost both.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Astros’ implied win probability is 43.3%.
Orioles vs. Astros Hitting Leaders
- Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in home runs (24) and runs batted in (53) this season while batting .284.
- Henderson ranks second in MLB in home runs, and 10th in RBI.
- Rutschman is a key run producer for Baltimore with a .305 average, 14 homers and 53 RBI.
- Yordan Alvarez is batting .293 with 16 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 29 walks.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Alvarez’s home run total puts him 17th, and his RBI total ranks 43rd.
- Altuve has a club-best .301 batting average.
Orioles vs. Astros Pitching Rankings
- The Orioles average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- The Orioles have the third-best ERA (3.29) in the majors this season.
- The Orioles have a combined 1.155 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
- The Astros pitching staff is 11th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Houston’s 4.22 team ERA ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Astros have the 23rd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.325).