Astros vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 21

Updated Jul. 21, 2023 9:02 p.m. ET

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The Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics will send Framber Valdez and JP Sears, respectively, out for the start when the two squads play on Friday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, at 9:40 PM ET. The Athletics are +197 moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the Astros (-241). Houston is favored on the run line (-1.5 with -136 odds). The over/under is 7.5 runs for this contest (with -102 odds on the over and -118 odds on the under).

The Houston Astros will hand the ball to Valdez (7-6, 2.76 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Athletics will counter with Sears (1-6, 3.91 ERA).

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Astros vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, July 21, 2023 at 9:40 PM ET
Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Astros	-241	+197	7.5	-102	-118	-1.5	-136	+114

Astros vs. Athletics Prediction

Score Prediction: Astros 5, Athletics 4
Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Astros 55%, Athletics 45%

Astros vs. Athletics Betting Insights

The Astros have been favorites in 66 games this season and won 36 (54.5%) of those contests.
Houston has a record of 9-2, a 81.8% win rate, when favored by -241 or more by bookmakers this season.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 70.7% chance to win.
The Athletics have won in 27, or 27.6%, of the 98 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Oakland has been victorious six times in 32 chances when named as an underdog of at least +197 or longer on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 33.7% chance of pulling out a win.

Astros Recent Betting Performance

The Astros were the moneyline favorite for seven of their last 10 games, and they went 4-3 in those matchups.
In their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Astros and their opponents combined to go over the total four times.
The Astros' record against the spread is 3-7-0 over their past 10 games.

Astros Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	4.4
HR	11
ERA	4.74
K/9	10.5

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Astros Player Insights

Kyle Tucker leads the Astros with 64 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .298.
Tucker's home runs place him 60th in MLB, and he is 11th in RBI.
Tucker carries a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .343 with five doubles, a home run, seven walks and nine RBI.
Alex Bregman is batting .247 with 13 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 52 walks.
Bregman ranks 60th in homers and 20th in RBI on the year.
Mauricio Dubon is batting .275 with 18 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 10 walks.
Dubon will look to build on his two-game hitting in this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with three RBI.
Jeremy Pena has 16 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 19 walks while batting .242.

Astros Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Kyle Tucker	0.5 (-256)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+400)	0.5 (+145)
Alex Bregman	0.5 (-204)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+150)
Yainer Diaz	0.5 (-196)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+180)
Mauricio Dubon	1.5 (+160)	1.5 (-105)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+225)
José Abreu	0.5 (-256)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+390)	0.5 (+145)

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

The Athletics have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
When it comes to hitting the over, the Athletics and their opponents are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
The Athletics have five wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	2-8
Runs Per Game	3.4
HR	12
ERA	5.59
K/9	9.2

Athletics Player Insights

Brent Rooker leads the Athletics with 16 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 44.
Rooker's home run total puts him 39th in the majors, and he ranks 83rd in RBI.
Tony Kemp has seven doubles, three triples, three home runs and 28 walks while batting .208.
Kemp is currently 303rd in home runs and 281st in RBI in the big leagues.
Jace Peterson is batting .214 with seven doubles, two triples, six home runs and 33 walks.
JJ Bleday is batting .213 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 29 walks.

Athletics Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Jordan Diaz	0.5 (-196)	0.5 (-200)	0.5 (+850)	0.5 (+235)
Brent Rooker	0.5 (-145)	0.5 (-149)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+260)
Nick Allen	0.5 (-145)	0.5 (-145)	-	0.5 (+350)
JJ Bleday	0.5 (-135)	0.5 (-135)	0.5 (+800)	0.5 (+295)
Shea Langeliers	0.5 (-125)	0.5 (-125)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+250)

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