Astros Vs Guardians: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 24, 2022

Two of MLB’s best sluggers square off when the Houston Astros (27-16) and the Cleveland Guardians (18-20) play at 8:10 PM ET on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Yordan Alvarez has 12 homers (second in league) for the Astros, and Jose Ramirez ranks ninth with 10 long balls for the Guardians. Houston’s (-219 to win) Framber Valdez gets the start against Cleveland’s (+182) Zach Plesac.

The insights in what follows reflect odds as of May 24, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET.

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Astros vs Guardians Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Astros Probable Starter Framber Valdez

• Valdez (3-2 with a 2.68 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 47 innings pitched) makes the start for the Astros, his ninth of the season.
• In his most recent appearance on Friday against the Texas Rangers, the lefty tossed 7 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering six hits.
• The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.68, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in eight games this season.
• Valdez is aiming to notch his sixth quality start in a row in this matchup.
• He meets a Guardians offense that ranks 14th in the league with 177 runs while batting .245 as a unit. It has a collective .391 slugging percentage (10th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 35 home runs (21st in MLB).
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 28-year-old’s 2.68 ERA ranks 19th, 1.255 WHIP ranks 44th, and 7.5 K/9 ranks 41st.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 24, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Guardians Stats vs Valdez

Guardians Probable Starter Zach Plesac

• Plesac (1-3) will take the mound for the Guardians, his eighth start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed six hits in 6 2/3 innings pitched against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday, May 17.
• The 27-year-old has pitched in seven games this season with an ERA of 4.42 and 5.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• He has earned a quality start two times in seven starts this season.
• The Astros rank 21st in MLB with a .230 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks sixth in the league (.409) and 58 home runs.
• The 27-year-old ranks 52nd in ERA (4.42), 53rd in WHIP (1.345), and 59th in K/9 (5.4) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 24, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Astros Stats vs Plesac

Astros Betting Trends

• The Astros have gone 23-10 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 69.7% of those games).
• Houston has played in three games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -219 or shorter and won every time.
• The Astros have a 68.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Houston has played in 43 games with set over/under, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 11 times (11-32-0).
• The Astros have put together a 22-21-0 record against the spread this season.

Guardians Betting Trends

• The Guardians have won 11, or 42.3%, of the 26 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Cleveland has played as an underdog of +182 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 35.5% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
• Games involving Cleveland have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 20 of 38 chances this season.
• The Guardians are 19-19-0 ATS in their 38 games with a spread this season.

Astros Players to Watch

• Alvarez has accumulated 33 hits, a team-best for the Astros. He’s batting .250 with four doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 22 walks.
• Among the qualifying hitters in MLB play, Alvarez’s batting average ranks 69th, his on-base percentage ranks 37th, and he is 11th in the league in slugging.
• Alex Bregman has 10 doubles, six home runs and 25 walks while hitting .229.
• Bregman currently ranks 108th in batting average, 42nd in on base percentage, and 63rd in slugging among qualified hitters.
• Kyle Tucker is batting .240 with six doubles, seven home runs and 22 walks.
• Jose Altuve is batting .284 with six doubles, nine home runs and 11 walks.

Astros Batting Stats (2022)

Guardians Players to Watch

• Ramirez leads Cleveland in OBP (.383), slugging percentage (.601) and total hits (41) this season.
• Of all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, Ramirez is 28th in batting average, 15th in on-base percentage and fifth in slugging percentage.
• Myles Straw has collected 35 hits this season to earn an on-base percentage of .347.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Straw is 79th in batting average, 46th in on-base percentage and 147th in slugging percentage.
• Owen Miller is batting .283 with a .496 slugging percentage and 17 RBI this year.
• Steven Kwan has one home run, 13 RBI and a batting average of .266 this season.

Guardians Batting Stats (2022)

Astros vs Guardians Player Props

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