Rays vs. Astros Prediction
Will the Rays and Astros wrap up their four-game series with a high-scoring game tonight at 8:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Astros are -152 money line favorites to beat the Rays, who have odds of +142 to pull off the upset in Houston. With Blake Snell set to face Collin McHugh in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9.5 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Snell pitched decently in a no-decision against the Yankees on Saturday, allowing three runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings. Snell walked two and punched out four on the afternoon. The left-hander owns a 4.87 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 59/40 K/BB ratio across 68 1/3 innings on the year. He’ll do battle against the Brewers his next time out.
McHugh allowed one run while punching out seven batters in six innings and settled for a no-decision against the Tigers on Saturday. He sailed through the first four innings before giving up a run in the fifth. He gave up just four hits and one walk in the ballgame. He was making his second start of the season after missing the first half of the year with an elbow injury. The first start was a clunker but this one was excellent. He has a 4.22 ERA with 11 strikeouts and three walks in 10 2/3 innings.
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OUR PREDICTION: The over is 8-1 in the last nine meetings between these two teams despite the under cashing last night. The over is also 5-1 in the last six meetings in Houston, is 4-0-1 in Snell’s last five starts coming off four days of rest, and is 19-7-1 in the Astros’ last 27 games overall.
THURSDAY MLB PREDICTION: RAYS/ASTROS OVER 9.5