Astros vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 10, 2024

Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Tuesday when the Houston Astros (77-66) and Oakland Athletics (62-82) take the field at 8:10 p.m. ET, live on NBCS-CA. Yordan Alvarez has 32 home runs for the Astros (-185 favorites on the moneyline) while Brent Rooker has 35 homers this season for the Athletics (+154). Spencer Arrighetti will get the ball for Houston while Oakland will counter with Osvaldo Bido.

Check out our preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Astros vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Astros (-185)
• Underdog: Athletics (+154)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Astros have come away with 59 wins in the 105 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Houston has a record of 14-5 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -185 or more on the moneyline.
• The Astros have an implied victory probability of 64.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Athletics have won 39.4% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (50-77).
• Oakland has a record of 16-25 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +154 or longer (39%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 39.4%.

Astros vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.311) and home runs (32) this season, while also chipping in with 80 RBI.
• Alvarez ranks 10th in the majors in homers, and 31st in RBI.
• Jose Altuve has collected 171 hits this season and has an OBP of .356. He’s slugging .449 on the year.
• Rooker paces the Athletics in home runs (35), runs batted in (99) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .299.
• Rooker ranks seventh in home runs and sixth in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• JJ Bleday has 38 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 58 walks while hitting .243.

Astros vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Astros strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
• The Astros have the fifth-best ERA (3.74) in the majors this season.
• The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.252 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The eight strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
• Oakland’s 4.36 team ERA ranks 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.327).