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The AL Wild Card Series continues Wednesday at 2:32 p.m. ET when the Houston Astros host the Detroit Tigers live on ABC from Minute Maid Park. The Tigers will look to move on to the ALDS while the Astros hope to extend the series with a win. Houston is projected to give the ball to Hunter Brown, while Detroit has yet to name a starting pitcher. The Astros are -168 favorites to pick up the win, while the underdog Tigers have +141 odds on the moneyline.
Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
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Astros to win vs Tigers -168
Astros vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-168)
- Underdog: Tigers (+141)
- Over/under: 7.5
Astros vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Astros have been favorites in 117 games this season and have come away with the win 67 times (57.3%) in those contests.
- This year Houston has won 29 of 41 games when listed as at least -168 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 62.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Tigers have been the underdog on the moneyline 94 total times this season. They’ve gone 46-48 in those games.
- Detroit has gone 4-14 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +141 or longer (22.2%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Tigers’ implied win probability is 41.5%.
Astros vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez is batting .308 with 35 home runs and 86 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Houston hitters this season.
- Alvarez’s home runs rank him 11th in Major League Baseball, and he is 32nd in RBI.
- Jose Altuve has 185 hits and an OBP of .350 to go with a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
- Riley Greene leads the Tigers in home runs (24), runs batted in (74) and has put up a team-high batting average of .262.
- In all of the majors, Greene ranks 42nd in homers and 61st in RBI.
- Matt Vierling has 28 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 41 walks while batting .257.
Astros vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Astros have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the sixth-best ERA (3.74) in the majors this season.
- The Astros rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.246 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- Detroit has the fourth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.62).
- Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 2-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.164).