Astros vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 31, 2024

The Houston Astros (55-52) are -213 favorites for their Wednesday matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-52). Framber Valdez gets the ball for the Astros and will look to earn his 10th win of the campaign. Houston’s Valdez gets the start, and he’ll go against Pittsburgh’s Jake Woodford.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Astros vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Astros (-213)
• Underdog: Pirates (+178)
• Over/under: 8

Astros vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Astros have been victorious in 41, or 53.2%, of the 77 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Houston has a record of 7-1 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -213 or more on the moneyline.
• The Astros have an implied victory probability of 68.1% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Pirates have put together a 31-32 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 49.2% of those games).
• Pittsburgh has played as a moneyline underdog of +178 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
• The Pirates have a 36% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Astros vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Yordan Alvarez is batting .299 this season with a team-high 20 home runs.
• Alvarez ranks 21st in home runs and 43rd in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Jose Altuve’s batting average of .309 leads all Houston hitters this season.
• Bryan Reynolds has accumulated a team-best batting average of .287, and paces the Pirates in home runs (18) and runs batted in (61).
• In all of the majors, Reynolds is 29th in homers and 28th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz has 22 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 28 walks while batting .249.

Astros vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Astros average 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
• Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.03 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Astros rank 21st in MLB with a combined 1.300 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 19th in the majors.
• Pittsburgh’s 3.79 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates average baseball’s 19th-ranked WHIP (1.282).