Rays vs. Astros Pick
The Houston Astros look to complete a sweep at home when they face the Tampa Bay Rays today at 2:10PM ET.
The Rays have Chris Archer on the mound to face Doug Fister of the Astros today. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Houston is favored at home. The Astros are getting odds of -115 to win, while the Rays are getting a money line of +105 to win. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 8 runs.
Houston is 68-61 on the season, 36-28 at home and 63-58-8 with the under. Tampa Bay is 54-74 overall, 22-37 on the road and 61-60-7 with the under. The Astros picked up the win in the first game of the series on Friday, 5-4, and then followed that up with a 6-2 win on Saturday. The home team has won eight of the last 10 meetings with the Rays.
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The Astros have won three straight and seven of their last eight. They face a challenge in Archer, who has a 2.95 ERA in his last three games. Despite that impressive number, Tampa is 1-2 in those three games and they are just 8-19 overall in games he has started. Fister has a 3.59 ERA for the season and the team is 16-9 in the games he has started. Look for Houston to find a way to win this game.
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