Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros Pick
Date:
July 23, 8:10 pm
Location:
Minute Maid Park
TV:
MLB TV
Betting Odds
Moneyline:
Astros -150/A's +140
Total:
9.5
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Houston owns Oakland so far this season, winning eight of the nine meetings between the AL West rivals, including the opener of this three-game series Monday night in convincing fashion. How are we playing Tuesday's game with our free MLB pick?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Tuesday's <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/odds" title="MLB betting Odds">MLB betting odds</a> opened Houston at around -155 over Oakland, with an over/under of nine runs. Early betting action then dipped that line down to -150 and bumped that total to 9.5.
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A's vs. Astros Set-Up<br />
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Houston grabbed the opener of this series Monday night 11-1, winning as a heavy -245 favorite with Gerrit Cole. The Astros also easily covered against the run line at a price of around -135.
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Monday's game also played over a total of 9.5 runs.
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With Monday's victory Houston now owns a six-game winning streak, outscoring opponents along the way 43-12.
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With Monday's loss, Oakland is 2-3 over its last five games.
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At 65-37 overall the Astros now lead the AL West by 7.5 games over the 57-44 A's. Houston also trails the Yankees by just a half-game in the battle for the best record in the American League.
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Oakland, meanwhile, also owns the second AL wild-card spot at the moment, one game clear of Tampa Bay.
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The Astros now lead the season series with the A's eight games to one.
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Tuesday's Starting Arms<br />
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<a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/40212" title="Wade Miley Pitching Logs">Lefty Miley</a>, by our stringent standards, is 9/20 on quality starts this season and two outs away from going three for his last four. Last Thursday he held the Angels to two runs – one earned – and three hits through 5 1/3 innings of a 6-2 Houston win. And over his last four starts, he's allowed just six ER and 15 hits through 24 innings.
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On the season the Astros are 14-6 with Miley, 4-0 over his last four starts.
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In two starts already this season against Oakland Miley allowed two runs and eight hits through 11 2/3 innings. Houston split those two games.
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Former Astro <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/40251" title="Mike Fiers Pitching Logs">Fiers</a> is 11/20 on quality starts this year and six for his last seven. Last Thursday he gave up three runs on six hits and four walks through 6 1/3 innings of a 6-3 A's loss to Minnesota. But over his previous six outings, he allowed just six ER and 30 hits through 39 innings.
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Oakland is 11-9 with Fiers this season, 6-2 over his last eight starts.
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Over two starts this season against the Astros Fiers allowed eight runs and 11 hits through 8 1/3 innings. The A's lost both those games.
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Tuesday's Batting Splits<br />
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Oakland is batting .270/.331/.493 against left-handed pitching this season.
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Houston is batting .267/.339/.466 against right-handed pitching this season.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The A's bullpen owns a 3.89 ERA this season and a 1.30 WHIP while allowing a .706 OPS.
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The Astros pen owns a 3.75 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP while allowing a .686 OPS. Numbers like those help this unit rank among the top three or four bullpens in Baseball.
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Totals Report<br />
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Unders are 52-49 in A's games this season.
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Unders are 53-44 in Astros games this season.
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Unders are 26-21 in games played at Minute Maid Park this season.
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Unders are 5-4 in A's-Astros games this season.
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Unders are a combined 25-15 with Miley and Fiers this season.
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Get more details:</span></b> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/matchup/1080753">Oakland at Houston MLB Match-up Stats</a> </span>
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A's vs. Astros Prediction 7/23/19
Based on recent performance against these opponents, we give Miley a slight edge in the pitching match-up here. We'll also give Houston a short edge in the bullpen comparison, and Astros bats are hot. But all of that still doesn't warrant a price so high. Oakland is a team that's 16-6 over its last 22 games and 18-8 on the season against left-handed starters. We see betting value with the Athletics at the underdog price.
