Astros vs. Dodgers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 28, 2024

Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Sunday when the Houston Astros (55-49) and Los Angeles Dodgers (62-44) take to the field at 2:10 PM ET, live on SCHN. Jose Altuve is batting .306 for the Astros (-125 favorites on the moneyline) while Shohei Ohtani leads the underdog Dodgers (+105) with a .318 average. Spencer Arrighetti starts for Houston while River Ryan is Los Angeles’ starter for the contest.

Be sure to check out our preview for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Astros vs. Dodgers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Astros (-125)
• Underdog: Dodgers (+105)
• Over/under: 9

Astros vs. Dodgers Betting Insights

• The Astros have come away with 41 wins in the 75 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Houston has come away with a win 34 times in 58 chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 on the moneyline.
• The Astros have an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Dodgers have compiled a 3-9 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 25% of those games).
• Los Angeles has gone 2-6 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +105 or longer (25%).
• The Dodgers have an implied moneyline win probability of 48.8% in this game.

Astros vs. Dodgers Hitting Leaders

• Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in home runs this season with 20 while driving in 54 runs.
• Alvarez ranks 18th in home runs and 41st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Alex Bregman has 102 hits and an OBP of .317 to go with a slugging percentage of .422 this season.
• Ohtani has accumulated a team-high batting average of .318, while leading the Dodgers in home runs (32) and runs batted in (76).
• In all of the majors, Ohtani is second in homers and fourth in RBI.
• Teoscar Hernandez is hitting .263 with 20 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 35 walks.

Astros vs. Dodgers Pitching Rankings

• The Astros have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
• Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.00 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.294 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Dodgers pitching staff is 14th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles’ 3.81 team ERA ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Dodgers have the sixth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.215).