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

Astros at Athletics

1:40 am • NBCS-CA

Houston Astros

14-13

6 - 4

Athletics

14-14

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

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Astros 14-13	-1.5-135	o7.5+105	-245
Athletics 14-14	+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 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Athletics are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Athletics are 9-4 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 9 of Athletics' 15 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Athletics	15-13	6-9	9-4	5-6	10-7
Astros	15-12	9-6	6-6	9-9	6-2

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Athletics	13-11-4	9-6	4-5-4	5-4-2	8-7-2
Astros	9-16-2	5-10	4-6-2	7-11	1-5-2

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Athletics	14-14	6-9	8-5	7-4	7-10
Astros	14-13	9-6	5-7	9-9	5-3

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

Luis Medina
SP
Medina is out with elbow
Out
J.T. Ginn
SP
Ginn is out with elbow
Out
Ken Waldichuk
SP
Waldichuk is out with elbow
Out
Zack Gelof
2B
Gelof is out with hand
Out
Brett Harris
3B
Harris is out with oblique
Out
Brady Basso
RP
Basso is out with shoulder
Out

Lance McCullers
SP
McCullers is out with arm
Out
Taylor Trammell
LF
Trammell is out with calf
Out
Cristian Javier
SP
Javier is out with elbow
Out
Luis Garcia
SP
Garcia is out with elbow
Out
Pedro Leon
RF
Leon is out with knee
Out
J.P. France
SP
France is out with shoulder
Out
Spencer Arrighetti
SP
Arrighetti is out with thumb
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