Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Betting Pick & Prediction 7/24/24

Wednesday’s Astros vs. Athletics matchup has a first pitch set for 3:37 PM ET from Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA. The Astros are 52-49 and they are starting Hunter Brown, while the Athletics are 41-62 and JP Sears on the mound.

The over/under line is currently at 8.5 runs, and the Astros are favored on the money line, with their odds sitting at -158 compared to the Athletics at +135. Houston is currently on a three-game losing streak, while the Athletics have won two in a row.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS VS HOUSTON ASTROS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Oakland Athletics Moneyline +135

This game will be played at Oakland Coliseum at 3:37 ET on Wednesday, July 24th.

HOW TO BET THE ASTROS VS ATHLETICS:

• We have the Athletics winning by a score of 6 to 5
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Athletics to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over

Thanks to a five-run 4th inning for the A’s, they cruised to an easy 8-2 win over the Astros in the most recent game of this series. Heading into the game, the A’s were at +117 on the money line.

The starting pitching matchup for this game featured Osvaldo Bido for the A’s, and he went just five innings while giving up one run and picked up the win. Jake Bloss got the start for the Astros and took the loss, going just four innings and giving up five runs.

Oakland got a huge performance from Lawrence Butler, as he went 3/4 with a home run and two RBIs. Both Seth Brown and Brent Rooker each drove in two for the A’s offense.

Astros Records & Stats

The Astros will be on the road for today’s game vs. the Athletics, and they are currently 52-49 overall, with a three-game losing streak. Houston is in 1st place in the AL West, tied with the Mariners. So far, they are just 18-17 in divisional games.

At home, the Astros have gone 28-21 this year, and they are 24-28 on the road. This season, the Astros are just 13-18 as the road favorite, and they have an overall record of 38-35 as the favorite. Houston’s losing streak comes as the favorite, and they are 17-13-1 in series this year.

When the Astros are on the road, they have a run line record of 26-26. Their average run margin for the season is +0.4, and they have a run line record of 52-49. They have a run line record of 18-10 as the underdog, and their average run margin in winning games is +3.9.

The Houston Astros are on the road against the Oakland Athletics today, with the over/under line set at 8.5 runs. The combined run average for Astros games this season is 8.9 runs, and their over/under record is 40-57. The average over/under line for their games this season is 9 runs, and their over/under record when the line is set at 8.5 runs is 11-18. So far this season, 34 of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 8.5 runs, accounting for 33.7% of their games, while 38 games have had lower lines, accounting for 37.6% of their games.

Hunter Brown gets the start for the Astros today as he faces the Athletics on the road. He has made 19 starts this season and has a record of 8-6 with a 4.14 ERA. Brown’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.36, and opponents are batting .243 off the right-hander this year. In his 19 starts, Brown has turned in 11 quality starts, and his ERA at home is 3.50 compared to 15.86 on the road. Brown’s most recent outing came on July 19th, where he didn’t allow a run in six innings of work, picking up the win. Before that, he had given up at least two earned runs in four straight starts.

Yordan Alvarez has been the Astros’ top power threat this season, as his 20 home runs is the best mark on the team and 10th best in the league. Alvarez also leads the Astros with 54 RBIs, while batting .304. Kyle Tucker is right behind him in the home run department, with 19, and he has the team’s best on-base percentage at .395. Tucker is also 6th in the league in RBIs, with 40.

As a team, the Astros are the top hitting team in the league, with a batting average of .261. They are also one of the top home run hitting teams in the league and have the best slugging percentage in the league. Houston is averaging 4.7 runs per game and 5.1 runs per game at home.

Athletics Records & Stats

With an overall record of 41-62, the Athletics are 5th in the AL West, trailing the Astros by 12 games. So far, they have gone 13-18 in divisional matchups. Oakland has won two straight games, and they are 7-3 over their last 10 games, which is the best mark in the AL West.

At home, the Athletics are 26-26 this season, but they have really struggled on the road, going 15-36. As the underdog, the Athletics are 32-59 this season, and they have won three straight as the underdog overall. Oakland’s overall series record is 11-19-1, and they have won two straight series.

When the A’s win, they tend to win big, with an average run margin of +3.9 runs per game. That’s a big reason why they are 53-50 against the run line this season. They are 29-23 at home against the run line, and their run line win streak is at two games. They are 5-7 against the run line as the favorite, but 48-43 as the underdog. Their average run margin overall is -0.6 runs per game.

The Oakland Athletics are 10-17 when the over/under line is set at 8.5 runs, and their games have averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. Overall, the A’s have a 47-54 over/under record, and their games have averaged 8 runs per game. Today’s over/under line is set at 8.5 runs, and 21.4% of Oakland’s games this season have had higher over/under lines.

JP Sears gets the start for the Athletics today vs. the Astros and comes into the game with a record of 7-7 and an ERA of 4.49. So far this year, he has made 20 starts and six of them have been quality starts. Sears has a WHIP of 1.28 and is averaging 6.77 strikeouts per nine innings. In his last outing, Sears picked up the win, going 5 2/3 innings and giving up two earned runs on four hits. Before that, he had won two straight starts. Sears has been much better at home, coming in with an ERA of 8.96 compared to 4.67 on the road.

As a team, the Athletics are batting just .231 this season, which is 21st in the league. However, they do have the 4th most home runs in the league and have been good at home, averaging 4.7 runs per game. Overall, they are 21st in the league at 4.2 runs per contest. Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler have been on a tear of late, with both players hitting five home runs and batting over .360 in their last 10 games.

Rooker comes into the game with a season-long batting average of .291 and is 7th in the league with 69 RBIs. His 23 homers are also the best mark on the team. Shea Langeliers has also been a solid power threat for the Athletics, as he is 2nd on the team with 19 homers, but is batting just .211 for the season.