Athletics vs. Astros Pick
The Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics will each try to inch closer to the .500 mark when they meet up tonight at 8:10PM ET.
The Athletics have Jesse Hahn on the mound to face Doug Fister of the Astros. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Houston is favored at home tonight. The Astros are listed with odds of -140 to win, while the Athletics have a money line of +130 to win. The over/under total for the game is set at 8.5 runs.
Houston is 25-30 overall, 14-14 at home and 28-22-5 with the over. Oakland is 25-29 overall, 12-13 on the road and 27-25-2 with the over. These two have met for three games in Oakland earlier in the year, with the Athletics picking up the win in two of the three games.
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The lone game Houston won in the previous series was when Fister was on the mound. He has been pitching well for the Astros this season, posting a 3.86 ERA. Houston is also 7-3 in games where he has started. Hahn has been struggling as of late, as he has a 4.91 ERA in his last three starts. That’s not likely to get too much better on the road today.
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