Astros vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 22, 2024

After hitting for the cycle in his last outing, Yordan Alvarez will look to stay hot for the Houston Astros (52-47) in a matchup with the Oakland Athletics (39-62). The Astros are -150 favorites for the game, which gets underway from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at 9:40 PM ET on Monday, live on SCHN. Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti and Oakland’s Hogan Harris have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Odds to Win

Astros to win vs Athletics -150

Bet $20, Payout $33.33

Astros vs. Athletics Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Astros (-150)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+127)
  • Over/under: 8

Astros vs. Athletics Betting Insights

  • The Astros have been favorites in 70 games this season and have come away with the win 38 times (54.3%) in those contests.
  • This season Houston has come away with a win 22 times in 33 chances when named as a favorite of at least -150 on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 60% chance of pulling out a win.
  • The Athletics have won 29 of the 88 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (33%).
  • Oakland is 20-45 (winning only 30.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +127 or longer.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 44.1%.

Astros vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

  • Alvarez leads Houston in home runs with 20 and runs batted in with 54.
  • Alvarez ranks 13th in homers and 35th in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
  • Jose Altuve’s batting average of .304 leads all Houston hitters this season.
  • Brent Rooker leads the Athletics with 22 home runs and 67 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .294.
  • Among all hitters in the majors, Rooker is ninth in homers and eighth in RBI.
  • JJ Bleday is hitting .233 with 28 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 42 walks.

Astros vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

  • The Astros strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
  • The Astros have pitched to a 4.00 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
  • The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.294 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
  • The Athletics pitching staff is 28th in MLB with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Oakland has the 25th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.45).
  • Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the third-worst WHIP in MLB (1.367).