MLB MATCHUP REPORT

July 29, 2024, 8:10 | Minute Maid Park

Pittsburgh Pirates (53-52) VS Houston Astros (55-50)

ODDS

Bet365
5Dimes
BOL
bodog
pin
Moneyline -130
110

-122
112
-128
107
-121
112
Spread -1.5 130
1.5 -155

-1.5 135
1.5 -155
-1.5 135
1.5 -160
-1.5 138
1.5 -153
Total 7 o -115
7 u -105
o
u
7 o -113
7 u -107
7 o -115
7 u -105
7 o -112
7 u 100

SMART CHART

PIT
NAME
HOU
4.16
OFFENSE
4.67
4.24
DEFENSE
4.21
0.00
TEAM ERA
0.00
7.83
OFFENSIVE HITS
8.99
3.11
OFFENSIVE WALKS
2.71
8.38
DEFENSIVE HITS
7.86
3.08
DEFENSIVE WALKS
3.63

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord Moneyvs LHP vs RHPFave DogO/U Diff
Pittsburgh 53-52 $228 17-16 36-36 23-19 29-30 48-55-2 -0.10
Houston 55-50 $-849 15-16 40-34 40-35 14-13 42-59-4 0.49

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

Paul Skenes (6-1) ERA: 1.90
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Jul 23, 2024 STL L 1-2 U 8.1 $-100
Jul 11, 2024 MIL W 1-0 U 7 $80
Jul 5, 2024 NYM W 14-2 O 7 $71
Tayler Scott (5-2) ERA: 1.37
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Jul 25, 2023 SF L 1-2 U 1 $-100
Jul 9, 2023 OAK W 4-3 U 1 $54
Jun 20, 2019 BAL W 5-2 U 0.2 $70

BULLPEN

Pittsburgh's relievers have pitched 11.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Houston's relievers have pitched 10.1 innings in the last 3 games.

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

Pittsburgh Pirates

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision

Houston Astros

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 4.13 22 4.18 11
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 4.35 16 3.82 5
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 4.71 10 4.24 14
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 5.12 3 4.27 14

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away PitcherHome Pitcher Away HitsHome Hits Away WalksHome Walks Away StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
Apr 12, 2023 HOU 7 PIT 0 142 9.5 U Jose Urquidy (R) Rich Hill (L) 12 3 5 6 2 8
Apr 11, 2023 HOU 4 PIT 7 145 8 O Cristian Javier (R) Mitch Keller (R) 9 10 3 1 9 7
Apr 10, 2023 HOU 8 PIT 2 148 8 O Framber Valdez (L) Roansy Contreras (R) 13 3 8 5 7 7
Jun 27, 2019 PIT 10 HOU 0 -207 9.5 O Joe Musgrove (R) Brad Peacock (R) 14 9 2 0 6 8
Jun 26, 2019 PIT 14 HOU 2 -240 9.5 O Dario Agrazal (R) Framber Valdez (L) 15 9 7 3 6 6
Jun 25, 2019 PIT 1 HOU 5 -300 8.5 U Trevor Williams (R) Gerrit Cole (R) 8 10 2 1 6 7
Aug 24, 2016 HOU 5 PIT 4 -129 7.5 O Collin McHugh (R) Gerrit Cole (R) 7 11 3 2 8 9
Aug 23, 2016 HOU 1 PIT 7 112 8 P Joe Musgrove (R) Ivan Nova (R) 6 11 1 3 6 9
Aug 22, 2016 HOU 3 PIT 1 -138 7.5 U Doug Fister (R) Jameson Taillon (R) 5 5 1 1 8 9
May 19, 2013 HOU 0 PIT 1 -173 8.5 U Lucas Harrell (R) Jeff Locke (L) 3 4 2 1 6 5

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Houston Astros

Houston is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games
Houston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Houston is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Houston is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Houston

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

Pittsburgh Pirates

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 53-52 26-26 27-26 23-19 29-30 48-55-2 17-16 36-36
Last 10 6-4 4-2 2-2 2-1 4-3 4-6 3-0 3-4
vs Div 17-15 8-8 9-7 8-4 9-11 13-18-1 3-3 14-12
vs AL 12-16 7-10 5-6 6-10 6-5 12-15-1 4-3 8-13
vs NL 41-36 19-16 22-20 17-9 23-25 36-40-1 13-13 28-23

Houston Astros

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 55-50 30-22 25-28 40-35 14-13 42-59-4 15-16 40-34
Last 10 5-5 2-2 3-3 3-4 2-1 4-6 2-1 3-4
vs Div 19-17 9-7 10-10 14-13 5-3 15-19-2 6-6 13-11
vs AL 38-36 19-16 19-20 27-26 10-9 31-40-3 10-11 28-25
vs NL 17-14 11-6 6-8 13-9 4-4 11-19-1 5-5 12-9

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Pittsburgh Pirates

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Jul 28, 2024 ARI 6-5 W 100 8.50 Mitch Keller 7 Yilber Diaz A
Jul 27, 2024 ARI 5-9 L 155 8 Marco Gonzales 2.1 Brandon Pfaadt A
Jul 26, 2024 ARI 3-4 L 145 8 Luis Ortiz 5 Zac Gallen A
Jul 24, 2024 STL 5-0 W -107 9 Martin Perez 6 Matthew Liberatore H
Jul 23, 2024 STL 1-2 L -180 7.50 Paul Skenes 8.1 Lance Lynn H

Houston Astros

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Jul 28, 2024 LA 2-6 L -130 8.50 Spencer Arrighetti 6 River Ryan H
Jul 27, 2024 LA 7-6 W -161 8.50 Ronel Blanco 4.1 Justin Wrobleski H
Jul 26, 2024 LA 5-0 W -140 8 Framber Valdez 6.1 Gavin Stone H
Jul 24, 2024 OAK 8-1 W -150 8.50 Hunter Brown 6 JP Sears A
Jul 23, 2024 OAK 2-8 L -135 9 Jake Bloss 4 Osvaldo Bido A