Astros vs. Athletics Odds & Betting Predictions - July 22, 2023

Astros at Athletics

1:40 am • NBCS-CA

Houston Astros

0-0

6 - 4

Athletics

0-0

pitcher		team	era	w-l
J.Sears			4.54	5-14
F.Valdez			3.46	12-11

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Astros 0-0	-1.5-135	o7.5+105	-245
Athletics 0-0	+1.5+110	u7.5-120	+195

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July 22, 2023

Oakland ColiseumOakland

Under 7.5-110

1.1u

J.Sears o4.5 Ks+124

OAK +235

0.25u

Under 3.5 (F5)+100

$100.00

Valdez has stellar stats vs As bats, Sears has stellar stats vs Astros bats. Line set at 7.5 leans me towards a pitchers duel here (Ironic with the As, I’m aware). Small play here as I’m testing the F5 waters, but locking it and not double thinking.

Over 7.5+100

0.5u

Bet to -102

OAK +240

0.25u

Small to +220

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The Astros are 26-17 (.605) after a loss this season -- 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .479.

61% of fastball strikeouts for Jose Abreu are located out of the zone this season -- third highest in MLB-- 98th Percentile. 43% of JP Sears fastball strikeouts are located out of the zone this season -- 10th highest among qualified SPs-- 83rd Percentile.

Nick Allen is slugging just .270 since last season -- third worst among hitters with at least 385 total PA's-- 0 Percentile. Framber Valdez has allowed a SLG of just .327 vs right-handed batters since last season -- 11th best among starting pitchers with at least 102 total IP-- 93rd Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Athletics are 1-4 in their last 5 games.
Athletics are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Athletics are 42-39 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Athletics' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 39 of Athletics' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Athletics	86-76	44-37	42-39	9-12	76-64
Astros	81-80	40-41	41-39	56-60	23-19

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Athletics	78-83-1	39-42	39-41-1	10-11	68-71-1
Astros	65-91-5	37-41-3	28-50-2	45-66-5	18-24

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Athletics	69-93	38-43	31-50	13-8	55-85
Astros	88-73	46-35	42-38	66-50	20-22

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Jul 21st	HOU	L 1-3	+1.5 L	U 8.5	HOU +175
Jul 19th	BOS	W 6-5	-	-	-
Jul 19th	BOS	W 3-0	+1.5 W	U 9	ATH +152
Jul 18th	BOS	L 0-7	+1.5 L	U 8.5	BOS +134
Jul 16th	MIN	L 4-5	+1.5 W	O 7.5	MIN +152

Lance McCullers
P
McCullers is out with arm
Out
Cristian Javier
P
Javier is out with elbow
Out
Luis Garcia
P
Garcia is out with elbow
Out

Miguel Andujar
OF
Andujar is out with abdominal
Out
Luis Medina
P
Medina is out with elbow
Out
Jeffrey Springs
P
Springs is out with elbow
Out
Esteury Ruiz
OF
Ruiz is out with wrist
Out
Ken Waldichuk
P
Waldichuk is out with elbow
Out

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LF.Valdez, P	96	5	4	4
RP.Maton, P	12	1	0	0
RR.Montero, P	12	1	1	0
RH.Neris, P	16	1	0	0
RR.Pressly, P	16	1	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1M.Dubon, 2B	0-5	0	0	0
2J.Pena, SS	2-4	2	0	0
3K.Tucker, RF	3-4	3	3	4
4A.Bregman, 3B	2-4	1	1	2
5J.Abreu, 1B	1-4	0	0	0
6C.McCormick, CF	1-4	0	0	0
7C.Julks, LF	0-4	0	0	0
8D.Hensley, DH	0-3	0	0	0
9M.Maldonado, C	0-4	0	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LJ.Sears, P	95	5.2	1	5
RT.Scott, P	19	1.1	2	1
RA.Pruitt, P	23	2	3	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1T. Kemp, LF	2-4	2	0
2Z.Gelof, 2B	1-3	1	0
3J.Diaz, 1B	1-3	0	2
3T.Soderstrom, PH	0-1	0	0
4A.Diaz, 3B	0-2	0	1
4J. Peterson, PH	0-1	0	0
4J. Peterson, 3B	0-1	0	0
5J.Bleday, CF	0-3	0	1
6S.Langeliers, C	1-3	0	0
7J.Bride, DH	0-2	0	0
7C. Thomas, PH	1-2	0	0
7C. Thomas, DH	1-2	0	0
8S.Brown, RF	0-4	0	0
9N.Allen, SS	1-4	1	0