The Houston Astros (47-44) are favorites (-269) on the moneyline when they square off against the Miami Marlins (32-59) Wednesday at 8:10 PM ET, live on SCHN. Houston’s Framber Valdez and Miami’s Bryan Hoeing have been named the starters for this contest.
Take a look at our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $27.43
Astros to win vs Marlins -269
Astros vs. Marlins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-269)
- Underdog: Marlins (+217)
- Over/under: 8
Astros vs. Marlins Betting Insights
- The Astros have been victorious in 35, or 53%, of the 66 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Houston has played as a favorite of -269 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
- The Astros have an implied victory probability of 72.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Marlins have put together a 28-47 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 37.3% of those games).
- Miami has a record of 1-2 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +217 or longer (33.3%).
- The Marlins have an implied moneyline win probability of 31.5% in this game.
Astros vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in home runs with 19 and runs batted in with 50.
- Alvarez ranks 12th in baseball in home runs, and 35th in RBI.
- Jose Altuve leads Houston in batting with a .309 average while slugging 13 homers and driving in 41 runs.
- Jazz Chisholm leads the Marlins with a team-best batting average of .258.
- Chisholm ranks 80th in home runs and 75th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Bryan De La Cruz’s 15 home runs and 43 runs batted in are both team-highs.
Astros vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings
- The Astros have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.13) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.315 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Marlins has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Miami has the 26th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.52).
- The Marlins have the third-highest WHIP in baseball (1.363).