Astros Vs Athletics: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 26, 2022

Tony Kemp rides a two-game home run streak into the Oakland Athletics’ (35-63) matchup against the Houston Astros (64-33) at 9:40 PM ET on Tuesday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Houston’s (-187 to win) Luis Garcia and Oakland’s (+159) Frankie Montas will start this matchup.

The insights in this article reference odds valid as of July 26, 2022 at 9:31 PM ET.

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Astros vs Athletics Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Astros Probable Starter Luis Garcia

• Garcia makes the start for the Astros, his 18th of the season. He is 8-5 with a 3.56 ERA and 100 strikeouts through 93 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared on Thursday against the New York Yankees, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.
• In 17 games this season, the 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.56, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .202 against him.
• Garcia has six quality starts under his belt this season.
• The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .215 batting average, and is last in the league with 695 total hits and 29th in MLB action with 336 runs scored. It has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.341) and ranks 26th in home runs (80) in all of MLB.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 26, 2022 at 9:31 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Athletics Stats vs Garcia

Athletics Probable Starter Frankie Montas

• The Athletics will hand the ball to Montas (3-9) for his 19th start of the season.
• The right-hander allowed two hits in 3 2/3 scoreless innings pitched against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.16 and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .223 in 18 games this season.
• He has started 18 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in 10 of them.
• The Astros have scored 434 runs this season, which ranks 13th in MLB. They are batting .240 for the campaign with 138 home runs, third in the league.
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 29-year-old ranks 28th in ERA (3.16), 20th in WHIP (1.084), and 13th in K/9 (9.5).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 26, 2022 at 9:31 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Astros Stats vs Montas

Astros Betting Trends

• The Astros have won 57 of the 81 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (70.4%).
• Houston has gone 20-9 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -187 or shorter (69%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Astros a 65.2% chance to win.
• Houston has had an over/under set by bookmakers 97 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 35 of those games (35-59-3).
• The Astros have a 51-46-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.6% of the time).

Athletics Betting Trends

• This season, the Athletics have won 31 out of the 85 games, or 36.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Oakland is 11-21 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +159 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 38.6% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• So far this season, Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 42 of their 99 games with a total.
• The Athletics have an ATS record of 48-51-0 in 99 games with a spread this season.

Astros Players to Watch

• Yordan Alvarez has a team-best OBP (.405) and slugging percentage (.661), while pacing the Astros in hits (85). He’s hitting .304 with 12 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs and 47 walks.
• Among the qualifying hitters in baseball, Alvarez’s batting average ranks 14th, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, and he is first in the league in slugging.
• Kyle Tucker has 14 doubles, 18 home runs and 43 walks while hitting .249.
• Tucker’s batting average ranks 87th among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 59th, and he is 45th in the league in slugging.
• Tucker has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .200 with a double and an RBI.
• Jose Altuve has a slugging percentage of .518, a team-high for the Astros. He’s hitting .277 with 17 doubles, 19 home runs and 36 walks.
• Altuve takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .304 with two home runs and three RBI.
• Alex Bregman is batting .238 with 22 doubles, 12 home runs and 53 walks.

Astros Batting Stats (2022)

Athletics Players to Watch

• Sean Murphy leads Oakland in OBP (.320), slugging percentage (.429) and total hits (79) this season.
• Murphy is 98th in batting average, 96th in on-base percentage and 69th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in the majors.
• Elvis Andrus has collected 72 hits this season to earn an on-base percentage of .308.
• Andrus is 111th in batting average, 116th in on-base percentage and 131st in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
• Ramon Laureano has collected 57 base hits, an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
• Kemp has four home runs, 19 RBI and a batting average of .208 this season.

Athletics Batting Stats (2022)

Astros vs Athletics Player Props

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