Astros Vs Athletics: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 16, 2022

Skye Bolt takes a two-game home run streak into the Oakland Athletics’ (30-60) matchup against the Houston Astros (58-31) at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday at Minute Maid Park. Houston’s (-378 to win) Justin Verlander and Oakland’s (+303) Jared Koenig will start this matchup.

The betting facts in the article below use the latest odds as of July 16, 2022 at 3:35 PM ET.

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Astros vs Athletics Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Astros Probable Starter Justin Verlander

• Verlander makes the start for the Astros, his 17th of the season. He is 11-3 with a 2.00 ERA and 98 strikeouts through 103 1/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared on Thursday, July 7 against the Kansas City Royals, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up seven hits.
• In 16 games this season, the 39-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.00, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .189 against him.
• Verlander is trying to extend a third-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• He will match up with an Athletics offense that is batting .211 as a unit (30th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .333 (30th in MLB) with 69 total home runs (28th in MLB).
• This season, the 39-year-old ranks third in ERA (2.00), third in WHIP (.871), and 30th in K/9 (8.5) among pitchers who qualify.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 16, 2022 at 3:35 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Athletics Stats vs Verlander

Athletics Probable Starter Jared Koenig

• Koenig (1-2) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his fifth start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, June 25, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing five hits against the Kansas City Royals.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 6.38, a 0.909 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.745.
• The Astros rank 18th in MLB with a .240 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks fifth in the league (.422) and 125 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 16, 2022 at 3:35 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Astros Stats vs Koenig

Astros Betting Trends

• The Astros are 51-22 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 69.9% of those games).
• Houston has not yet played a game with moneyline odds of -378 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Astros a 79.1% chance to win.
• Houston has played in 89 games with a set over/under, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 32 times (32-54-3).
• The Astros have collected a 46-43-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.7% of the time).

Athletics Betting Trends

• The Athletics have been underdogs in 78 games this season and won 27 (34.6%) of those contests.
• Oakland has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +303.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 24.8% chance to win.
• Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 38 of their 91 games with a total this season.
• The Athletics are 43-48-0 against the spread in their 91 chances this season.

Astros Players to Watch

• Kyle Tucker has 13 doubles, 17 home runs and 43 walks while hitting .253.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB action, Tucker’s batting average ranks 81st, his on-base percentage ranks 48th, and he is 39th in the league in slugging.
• Alex Bregman has 20 doubles, 11 home runs and 52 walks while hitting .243.
• Bregman’s batting average ranks 101st among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 30th, and he is 77th in the league in slugging.
• Bregman brings a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with two doubles, two walks and two RBI.
• Jose Altuve has 17 doubles, 17 home runs and 36 walks while hitting .277.
• Yuli Gurriel is batting .231 with 24 doubles, seven home runs and 19 walks.

Astros Batting Stats (2022)

Athletics Players to Watch

• Elvis Andrus has been key for Oakland with six home runs, 25 RBI and a batting average of .227 this season.
• Among all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Andrus’ batting average is 127th, his on-base percentage is 128th, and he is 133rd in slugging.
• Sean Murphy leads Oakland in OBP (.306), slugging percentage (.410) and total hits (70) this season.
• Among all qualifying hittersplayers, Murphy is 113th in batting average, 116th in on-base percentage and 88th in slugging percentage.
• Seth Brown is batting .218 with a .404 slugging percentage and 38 RBI this year.
• Ramon Laureano has eight home runs, 20 RBI and a batting average of .235 this season.

Athletics Batting Stats (2022)

Astros vs Athletics Player Props

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