Mariners vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 19, 2024

The Houston Astros (50-46) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (+120) in Friday’s contest with the Seattle Mariners (52-46). Game time is set for 10:10 PM ET on MLB Network. The Astros are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +155 odds. Neither team has named a starter for this contest.

Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Mariners vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-143)
• Underdog: Astros (+120)
• Over/under: 7

Mariners vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Mariners have been chosen as favorites in 60 games this year and have walked away with the win 35 times (58.3%) in those games.
• Seattle has a record of 21-14 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -143 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 58.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Astros have won 46.2% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (12-14).
• Houston has a record of 4-3 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer (57.1%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Astros a 45.5% chance to win.

Mariners vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Cal Raleigh leads Seattle in home runs with 20 and runs batted in with 61.
• Raleigh’s home runs put him 13th in baseball, and he ranks 17th in RBI.
• Julio Rodriguez’s batting average of .267 leads all Seattle hitters this season.
• Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros in home runs (19) and runs batted in (52).
• Among all hitters in the majors, Alvarez is 14th in home runs and 35th in RBI.
• Jose Altuve’s .306 batting average leads his team.

Mariners vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
• The Mariners have pitched to a 3.46 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
• Mariners pitchers have a 1.077 WHIP this season, lowest in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 8.8 K/9, the sixth-best in the majors.
• Houston has a 4.04 team ERA that ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros average baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.301).