Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros Betting Odds & Game Analysis | July 27
The Houston Astros visit the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum, taking the field at 3:37pm ET on Wednesday July 27th, 3:37pm ET. The Oakland Athletics are 1.5-run underdogs in the game, and the Over/Under is set at 7 runs.
Welcome to the BestOdds betting breakdown where we identify performance trends in order to analyze teams’ chances in the upcoming game.
Today, we are looking at the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics.
Oakland and Houston Betting Info
- Seven of the Astros’ last eight day games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The Athletics have lost each of their last seven day games at RingCentral Coliseum following a win.
Houston Astros Stats
| Season Stats | |
|---|---|
| Team Batting AVG | .240 |
| Team OBP | .317 |
| AVG Runs Scored | 4.5 |
| Team ERA | 3.05 |
| Team WHIP | 1.11 |
| Starters ERA | 3.21 |
| Starters WHIP | 1.10 |
Key Players for Houston
- Luis Garcia: 3.81 ERA, 9.69 K/9, 1.08 WHIP
- Bryan Abreu: 2.80 ERA, 13.25 K/9, 1.30 WHIP
- Martín Maldonado: .172 Batting Avg, .238 OBP, .344 SLG, .582 OPS, 25 Runs
- Yordan Alvarez: .307 Batting Avg, .409 OBP, .664 SLG, 1.073 OPS, 63 Runs
- Yulieski Gurriel: .234 Batting Avg, .286 OBP, .383 SLG, .669 OPS, 32 Runs
- Chas McCormick: .234 Batting Avg, .321 OBP, .425 SLG, .746 OPS, 27 Runs
- Jeremy Peña: .265 Batting Avg, .309 OBP, .464 SLG, .773 OPS, 43 Runs
- Jacob Meyers: .230 Batting Avg, .284 OBP, .333 SLG, .617 OPS, 9 Runs
- Jose Altuve: .276 Batting Avg, .362 OBP, .516 SLG, .878 OPS, 54 Runs
- Kyle Tucker: .251 Batting Avg, .341 OBP, .471 SLG, .812 OPS, 42 Runs
- Alexander Bregman: .238 Batting Avg, .347 OBP, .409 SLG, .756 OPS, 49 Runs
Oakland Athletics Stats
| Season Stats | |
|---|---|
| Team Batting AVG | .214 |
| Team OBP | .275 |
| AVG Runs Scored | 3.4 |
| Team ERA | 4.31 |
| Team WHIP | 1.31 |
| Starters ERA | 4.49 |
| Starters WHIP | 1.27 |
Key Players for Oakland
- Lou Trivino: 6.68 ERA, 12.48 K/9, 1.94 WHIP
- Samuel Selman: 4.91 ERA, 12.28 K/9, 1.27 WHIP
- Paul Blackburn: 4.35 ERA, 7.28 K/9, 1.26 WHIP
- Vimael Machín: .203 Batting Avg, .274 OBP, .266 SLG, .540 OPS, 5 Runs
- Skye Bolt: .214 Batting Avg, .267 OBP, .375 SLG, .642 OPS, 6 Runs
- Stephen Piscotty: .204 Batting Avg, .273 OBP, .337 SLG, .610 OPS, 9 Runs
- Stephen Vogt: .146 Batting Avg, .215 OBP, .293 SLG, .508 OPS, 9 Runs
- Nicholas Allen: .195 Batting Avg, .260 OBP, .257 SLG, .517 OPS, 12 Runs
- Chadwick Pinder: .247 Batting Avg, .272 OBP, .418 SLG, .690 OPS, 26 Runs
- Elvis Andrus: .236 Batting Avg, .304 OBP, .364 SLG, .668 OPS, 35 Runs
- Anthony Kemp: .209 Batting Avg, .285 OBP, .293 SLG, .578 OPS, 32 Runs
- Sean Murphy: .244 Batting Avg, .322 OBP, .426 SLG, .748 OPS, 42 Runs
In the last 5 matchups between the Athletics and Astros, the Athletics won four times and the Astros won once. Their most recent matchup on July 26, 2022 ended 5-3 with the Oakland Athletics taking the win.
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