Data Skrive:
The Baltimore Orioles (74-54) enter Friday’s matchup with the Houston Astros (68-58) following their 1-2 series defeat to the Mets. The Astros, coming off of a series loss against the Red Sox, are listed as -118 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, starting at 7:05 p.m. ET on MLB Network. Hunter Brown gets the starting nod for Houston while Cade Povich is Baltimore’s starter for the contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.95
Astros to win vs Orioles -118
Astros vs. Orioles Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-118)
- Underdog: Orioles (-101)
- Over/under: 9
Astros vs. Orioles Betting Insights
- The Astros have won in 52, or 55.9%, of the 93 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Houston has a record of 47-35 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -118 or more on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 54.1% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Orioles have gone 15-13 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 53.6% of those games).
- Baltimore has a record of 9-8 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -101 or longer (52.9%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Orioles’ implied win probability is 50.2%.
Astros vs. Orioles Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.307) and home runs (25) this season, while also chipping in with 66 RBI.
- Among batters in baseball, Alvarez is 19th in homers and 40th in RBI.
- Alex Bregman is batting .261 with an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .450 this season.
- Gunnar Henderson has racked up a team-high batting average of .287.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Henderson’s home run total puts him sixth, and his RBI total ranks 19th.
- Anthony Santander has hit 37 home runs with 82 RBI. Both pace his team.
Astros vs. Orioles Pitching Rankings
- The Astros have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.83 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.260 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
- The Orioles pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Baltimore has the 14th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.95).
- The Orioles have the 10th-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.235).