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The Houston Astros (52-48) will be out to avoid the sweep when they visit the Oakland Athletics (40-62) to complete a two-game series. Bookmakers have listed the Astros as -137 favorites for the series finale, while the Athletics are +116 underdogs. Houston’s Hunter Brown gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s JP Sears.
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Odds to Win
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Astros to win vs Athletics -137
Astros vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-137)
- Underdog: Athletics (+116)
- Over/under: 9
Astros vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Astros have been victorious in 38, or 53.5%, of the 71 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Houston has a record of 27-17 when favored by -137 or more this year.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 57.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Athletics have a 30-59 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 33.7% of those games).
- Oakland has a record of 22-51 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +116 or longer (30.1%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 46.3%.
Astros vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in home runs (20) and runs batted in (54) this season while batting .301.
- Among hitters in MLB, Alvarez is 15th in homers and 36th in RBI.
- Jose Altuve’s batting average of .306 leads all Houston hitters this season.
- Brent Rooker has accumulated a team-high batting average of .290, and paces the Athletics in home runs (22) and runs batted in (67).
- In all of MLB, Rooker is 10th in home runs and 11th in RBI.
- JJ Bleday has 29 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 42 walks while hitting .238.
Astros vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Astros have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the 16th-ranked ERA (4.00) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.292 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.7 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
- Oakland has a 4.40 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in the majors (1.364).