Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Best Odds and Preview for September 28, 2021

The No. 1 team in the AL, the Tampa Bay Rays (97-59), are an underdog (+130) on the road against the No. 2 team in the league, the Houston Astros (91-65), who are -147 favorites. The matchup of top teams is Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.

Jose Urquidy starts for Houston while Tampa Bay will counter with Michael Wacha.

Best Odds for Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays

Welcome to the BestOdds betting breakdown where we use data from our industry leading partner, Sportradar, to identify performance trends in order to analyze teams’ chances to win the upcoming game.

Today, we are looking at the MLB matchup between the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays.

Astros Insights

Betting Trends

• The Astros have been victorous in 79, or 61.2%, of the 129 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Houston and their opponents have hit the over in 82 of their 156 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• No team has scored more than the 833 runs the Astros have this season.
• Houston has played as the favorite in nine of its past 10 games and has gone 5-4 in those contests.
• In their last 10 matchups with a total posted by sportsbooks, the Astros and their foes are 6-4 when it comes to hitting the over.

Probable Starting Pitcher Stats

• Urquidy (8-3 with a 3.56 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 96 innings pitched) makes the start for the Astros, his 19th of the season.
• The righty’s last time out came on Wednesday against the Angels, when he went 5 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing six hits.
• Urquidy’s team has compiled a 12-6 record over his 18 starts.
• Urquidy has had 18 starts with a total this season, and the teams combined hit the over in 12 of those matchups.

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Rays Insights

Betting Trends

• The Rays have gone 29-22 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 56.9% of those games).
• In the 154 games bookmakers have set an over/under for Tampa Bay, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 80 times (80-66-8).
• The Rays score the second-most runs in baseball (829 total, 5.3 per game).
• Tampa Bay was named the moneyline underdog by bookmakers only once over the last 10 games, and won that matchup.
• Over their last 10 outings, the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total three times.

Probable Starting Pitcher Stats

• Wacha gets the start for the Rays, his 22nd of the season. He is 3-5 with a 5.49 ERA and 113 strikeouts over 114 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last appeared in relief on Tuesday, when he tossed three innings against the Blue Jays, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
• Wacha’s team has a 12-9 record in his starts this season.
• Wacha has started 20 games with a total set by bookmakers this season. The teams have combined to hit the over in 11 of them.

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