Astros vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 2

Updated Aug. 2, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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The Houston Astros and Yordan Alvarez will square off against the Tampa Bay Rays and Christopher Morel at Minute Maid Park on Friday, with the first pitch at 8:10 PM ET. Bookmakers list the Astros as -159 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Rays +134 moneyline odds to win. Houston (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The contest's over/under has been set at 7.5 runs.

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Astros-Rays game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Astros vs. Rays Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, August 2, 2024 at 8:10 PM ET
• Where: Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas
• How to Watch on TV: SCHN

Astros vs. Rays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Astros 6, Rays 5
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Astros 55%, Rays 45%

Astros vs. Rays Betting Insights

• This season, the Astros have been favored 78 times and won 42, or 53.8%, of those games.
• Houston has a record of 23-8, a 74.2% win rate, when favored by -159 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Astros, based on the moneyline, is 61.4%.
• The Rays have won in 23, or 48.9%, of the 47 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Tampa Bay has been victorious four times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +134 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 42.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

FINAL

TB 2 · HOU 3

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

+1.5

+134

O 7.5

Houston Astros

HOU

-1.5

-159

U 7.5

Astros Recent Betting Performance

• The Astros have a 4-4 record over the eight games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups (all had set totals), the Astros combined with their opponents to hit the over on the run total six times.
• The Astros are 2-8-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Astros Recent Stats

Astros Player Insights

• Alvarez paces the Astros with 20 home runs.
• Of all hitters in the majors, Alvarez is 21st in homers and 44th in RBI.
• Jose Altuve has a club-high .306 batting average.
• Altuve ranks 75th in homers and 78th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Alex Bregman has 20 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 33 walks while batting .251.
• Yainer Diaz's 59 runs batted in pace his team.
• Diaz brings a seven-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last 10 games he is hitting .385 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs, a walk and seven RBI.

Astros Team Props

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Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays have played as underdogs in five of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Rays and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times.
• The Rays have a record of 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Yandy Diaz paces the Rays with a team-leading batting average of .271.
• Yandy Diaz is 147th in homers and 72nd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Morel been a consistent power bat this season, as he leads his team with 20 home runs and 53 runs batted in.
• Morel is 21st in homers and 55th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Brandon Lowe is batting .261 with 11 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 25 walks.
• Jose Caballero has 15 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 20 walks while hitting .236.

Rays Team Props

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