Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Thursday when the Houston Astros (10-20) and Cleveland Guardians (20-10) take to the field at 8:10 PM ET, live on SCHN. Jose Altuve is batting .341 for the Astros (-131 favorites on the moneyline) while Steven Kwan leads the underdog Guardians (+111) with a .360 average. Spencer Arrighetti will get the ball for Houston while Cleveland will counter with Logan Allen.
Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $35.27
Astros to win vs Guardians -131
Astros vs. Guardians Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-131)
- Underdog: Guardians (+111)
- Over/under: 9.5
Astros vs. Guardians Betting Insights
- The Astros have been chosen as favorites in 25 games this year and have walked away with the win eight times (32%) in those games.
- This year Houston has won seven of 15 games when listed as at least -131 on the moneyline.
- The Astros have an implied victory probability of 56.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Guardians are 9-5 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 64.3% of those games).
- Cleveland is 6-4 (winning 60% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +111 or longer.
- The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.4% in this contest.
Astros vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders
- Kyle Tucker leads Houston in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (21) this season while batting .298.
- Among all MLB hitters, Tucker ranks 24th in batting average, 12th in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.
- Altuve’s batting average of .341 leads all Houston hitters this season.
- Kwan has accumulated a team-high batting average of .360.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Kwan ranks 96th in home runs and 128th in RBI.
- Josh Naylor’s seven home runs and 24 runs batted in both lead his team.
Astros vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The Astros average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.89 this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.464 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
- The Guardians pitching staff ranks second in the majors with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Cleveland has the sixth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.36).
- The Guardians have the 10th-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.215).