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2022 MLB Handicapping
(3-1) Houston Astros vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (1-3)
Date: Tuesday, April 12th, 2022
Time: 9:40 PM ET
Venue: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Projected Pitchers: Luis Garcia (HOU) vs. Madison Bumgarner (ARI)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Astros -150 Diamondbacks +140
MLB run line Betting Odds: Astros -1.5, Diamondbacks +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 9
Interleague play sees the Astros and Diamondbacks facing off in Arizona on Tuesday, April 12th.
Luis Garcia is going for Houston and Madison Bumgarner is going for Arizona.
This is really a battle between two teams headed in different directions.
Houston Astros
Unsurprisingly, the Astros have gotten off to a strong start and they will look to keep that up in this Arizona series.
Even with Carlos Correa gone as their everyday shortstop, the expectations are still very high for this team and they should be.
This is a team that is still talented and has a good mix of youth and veterans. It would not shock me at all if they once again turned in an impressive season and are a threat in the playoffs.
Houston started off the season with the Los Angeles Angels and took three games out of four from them. They did just what they had to do against a team they are better than.
On Saturday, the offense for them went silent, but they got back on track Sunday and won by a score of 4-1.
For the most part, one thing I was really impressed with by them in the LA series was their pitching. They did a good job of keeping a powerful offense in check, which is something they will have to continue to do as the year goes on.
In the win on Sunday, Jose Urquidy went 5 innings and allowed 1 earned run. He is going to be an important arm in this rotation to go along with others such as Verlander and Valdez.
Luis Garcia, who was also impressive a year ago, will look to start off his 2022 in good fashion against the snakes. If he is on, he should be able to manage this Arizona lineup.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Unlike the Astros, the expectations realistically cannot be that high for this Diamondbacks team. At best, they will hope for marginal improvement.
Last year was absolutely dreadful for them and I really have no reason to believe why it would be any better this season. It is going to be an awful lot of work for them to get back to being competitive in the National League.
Once again, the NL West is very competitive and I could see the top teams in the division beating up on this crew a lot throughout the year. They just do not have the talent needed to compete with those teams on a consistent basis.
This series with Houston will be a big test for this team. Being able to slow down their offense is no easy task and the same goes for having success against their pitching.
After beating the San Diego Padres on opening day, Arizona dropped the next three games of the series. That really should not surprise anyone.
The Friars really exploded on offense on Sunday, as they took care of them by a score of 10-5. I think you are going to see a lot of teams put up tons of runs against the D-Backs throughout the course of the year.
Caleb Smith lasted just 1 inning on Sunday and he allowed 4 earned runs while walking 3 batters. The bullpen did not do much better as you can see by the final score.
Madison Bumgarner will look to get his team back on track, but will certainly have his hands full with Houston.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- The Astros are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
- The Astros are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Arizona.
- The total has gone under in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games.
- The Diamondbacks are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games.
- The Diamondbacks are 5-14 SU in their last 19 games at home.
- The total has gone over in 6 of Arizona’s last 7 games against an opponent in the Al West.
Houston Astros vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Prediction:
I look for Houston to keep up their good play in this one.
Bumgarner is still a decent pitcher, but he is nowhere near the guy he used to be. I expect the Astros to do enough against him as the game goes on.
Luis Garcia should be able to have success against this team and then hand it over to the pen.
It is a little more juice than I typically like, but I like the Astros on the ML here.
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