Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 30 (5/30): MLB
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- May 30, 2022, 2:11:52 AM
Credit: photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Odds
| Time | 4:07 p.m. EST |
| Astros money line | -175 |
| Astros run line | -1.5 (-105) |
| Athletics money line | +158 |
| Athletics run line | +1.5 (-115) |
| Over / under | 7 |
Key stats
| Houston Astros | Oakland Athletics | |
| Record | 30-18 | 20-30 |
| Road / home record | 16-12 | 7-18 |
| Last 10 record | 3-7 | 6-4 |
| Streak | W1 | W1 |
| Over / under record | 12-34-2 | 21-25-4 |
| Runs / game | 4.06 | 3.41 |
| Runs allowed / game | 3.30 | 4.24 |
Preview
The Oakland Athletics will host the Houston Astros to play a 3-game series at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Astros lost their last series against the Mariners and the A's lost 3 of 4 games against the Rangers.
Houston Astros
The Astros get here with a 30-18 record and have won 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4 runs per game and are allowing 3.30 runs. Yordan Alvarez has 12 home runs and 26 RBI. Jeremy Pena is batting for .290 avg and Kyle Tucker has 29 RBI.
Justin Verlander leads the pitching staff with a 1.22 ERA, 49 strikeouts and 6 wins recorded for the Astros.
Probable Pitcher: Framber Valdez (4-2, 2.83 ERA)
Valdez will be on the mound in the 3rd game of the series for the Astros. He got the win Tuesday after he tossed seven innings, surrendering three runs on seven hits while striking out four versus the Guardians.
Oakland Athletics
The Athletics get here with a 20-30 record and have lost 3 of their last 4 games. The team is averaging 3.41 runs per game and allowing 4.24 runs. Sheldon Neuse is batting for .239 AVG. Sean Murphy leads with 22 RBI and 5 home runs.
Paul Blackburn leads the pitching staff with 5 wins, a 1.70 ERA and 36 strikeouts.
Probable Pitcher: Paul Blackburn (5-0, 1.70 ERA)
Balckburn will be on the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Athletics. Blackburn picked up the win Wednesday, giving up one hit and five walks over 5.1 scoreless innings in a 4-2 victory over the Mariners. He struck out two.
BETTING TRENDS
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 11 games.
Houston are 13-7 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Oakland's last 20 games against Houston.
Oakland are 3-15 SU in their last 18 games at home.
Prediction
The Astros avoided a sweep beating the Mariners on Sunday but they continue to struggle offensively as they scored only 3 runs on that series and they'll face Oakland's best pitcher. Paul Balckburn has a 5-0 record and the A's have won in 8 of the 9 games when he's started. I think this line should be more even so I'm gonna take the A's to at least cover the spread.
PICK: Athletics +1.5 (-115)
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