Orioles vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 22, 2024

The Baltimore Orioles (74-54) are -163 favorites for this matchup of division leaders versus the Houston Astros (68-58). The battle between the best of the AL East and AL West starts Thursday at 7:08 p.m. ET on FOX. Corbin Burnes takes the mound for Baltimore while Spencer Arrighetti is Houston’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-163)
• Underdog: Astros (+137)
• Over/under: 8.5

Orioles vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been victorious in 58, or 59.8%, of the 97 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Baltimore has a record of 24-12 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -163 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 62% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Astros have been the moneyline underdog 33 total times this season. They’ve finished 16-17 in those games.
• Houston has played as a moneyline underdog of +137 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Astros have an implied win probability of 42.2%.

Orioles vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in batting average (.287) this season while adding 33 home runs and 78 RBI.
• Henderson ranks sixth in the majors in home runs, and 17th in RBI.
• Anthony Santander is batting .237 this season with a team-high 37 home runs and 82 RBI.
• Yordan Alvarez paces the Astros with 25 home runs and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .307.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Alvarez ranks 19th in homers and 40th in RBI.
• Alex Bregman is hitting .261 with 25 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 36 walks.

Orioles vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
• The Orioles have pitched to a 3.95 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• The Orioles have a combined 1.235 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
• Houston’s 3.83 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros average baseball’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.260).