Astros vs. Athletics Odds & Betting Predictions - July 23, 2023

Astros at Athletics

8:07 pm • NBCS-CA

Houston Astros

0-2

3 - 2

Athletics

0-0

pitcher		team	era	w-l
L.Medina			5.42	3-10
H.Brown			5.09	11-13

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Astros 0-2	-1.5-132	o8-120	-240
Athletics 0-0	+1.5+111	u8+100	+190

Sunday 8:07 p.m.

July 23, 2023

Oakland ColiseumOakland

L.Medina u17.5 Outs-125

Medina is under this line in 7/9 starts, incl 6/L6. His 60.1% strike rate would rank 103/107 if he qualified. I don’t love the Astros approach at the plate - they aren’t patient. However, we still have multiple avenues to win this one. Firstly, Medina has been really bad vs righties (.849 OPS) - the Astros only have two lefty hitters on the roster right now. And with Medina struggling the third time through (1.152 OPS) - OAK could pull him early. In fact, it didn’t take much at all from to be pulled mid inning last game (at 80 pitches). OAK likely monitoring closely from an innings perspective as well.

OAK +205 (F5)

0.25u

Small to +200

OAK +200

0.25u

Small to +180

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

Kyle Tucker is slugging .500 on breaking pitches since last season -- 10th best in MLB-- 91st Percentile. Austin Pruitt has thrown a breaking pitch 57% of the time since last season -- 14th highest among qualified RPs-- 93rd Percentile.

Tony Kemp has an OPS of just .629 since last season -- second worst in MLB-- first Percentile. Ryan Pressly has allowed an OPS of just .535 (354 PAs) since last season -- ninth best among qualified RPs-- 95th Percentile.

Hunter Brown has thrown breaking pitches 53% of the time (438/833) vs left-handed batters this season -- highest among in MLB; League Avg: 30% -- 100th Percentile.

Opponents are hitting .400 (18-for-45) against Hunter Brown on the first pitch of at-bats this season -- 10th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .337 -- 16th 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 23rd	HOU	W 4-1	+1.5 W	U 8	ATH +162
Jul 22nd	HOU	L 4-6	+1.5 L	O 7.5	HOU +195
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

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
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
RH.Brown, P	88	6	4	2
RS.Martinez, P	7	1	0	0
RH.Neris, P	12	1	0	0
RB.Abreu, P	9	1	2	0

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

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RL.Medina, P	93	5	6	1
LS.Long, P	12	1	0	1
RT.Scott, P	23	0.2	1	0
LS.Moll, P	10	0.2	0	0
RC. Smith, P	25	1.2	0	1

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