Athletics vs Astros Preview – MLB Odds
On the season the A’s have an Over/Under record of 10-11 and a run-line W/L record of 12-9 and the Astros have an Over/Under record of 9-12 and a run-line W/L record of 10-12.
Oakland A’s (13-8) vs. Houston Astros (7-15)
Venue/ Stadium: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Time/Date: 8:10 PM EST Thursday, April 24, 2014
MLB Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: A’s -160 / Astros +145
Over/Under: 7.5 runs
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This season the Astros are 3-7 at home and the A’s are 7-2 on the road.
The A’s have gotten off to a good start this season, but they have lost 3 straight and now trail the Texas Rangers by ? game in the AL West. They are the big away favorite in this game facing the Houston Astros, who are in the basement in the division.
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There is a good chance the A’s will get back on track facing the Astros, who they swept this last weekend.
In their last games the Astros lost to the Seattle Mariners 5-3 and the A’s lost to the Texas Rangers 3-0.
The Astros are struggling, as they only rank 29th in the Majors in runs scored and 26th in team ERA.
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The A’s rank 8th in runs scored and their pitching has been solid with the 3rd best team ERA.
Scott Kazmir (2-0 1.65 ERA) gets the starting nod for the A’s tonight and in his last game he pitched well only giving up 2 earned runs in 8 innings of work, but took the no decision facing the Astros.
The A’s are 4-0 in Kazmir’s last 4 starts.
Since his last game at Houston Kazmir is 1-0 with a 1.20 ERA in his 2 starts against the Astros.
For the Astros Brett Oberholtzer (0-3 3.04 ERA) gets the start and in his last outing facing Oakland he went 5 innings and gave up 1 earned run in a no decision.
The Astros are 0-8 in Oberholtzer’s last 8 starts. Oberholtzer, 0-1 with a 1.54 ERA in 2 career starts versus Oakland
The A’s have won 10 of their last 11 games against the Astros in Houston.
Betting Trends
The A’s are 11-5 in their last 16 overall, 1 in their last 5 road games, and they have an Over record of 10-4 in their last 14 road games.
The Astros are 14-40 in their last 54 overall, 12-39 in their last 51 home games, and they have an Under record of 3-1-1 in their last 5 games.
In the last 12 games between these 2 teams in Houston the total has gone Over 9 times.
Jason’s Pick:
The A’s have lost 3 straight, but facing the woeful Astros they will get back in the W column tonight.
