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2019 MLB Season
(37-20) Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics (29-27)
Date: Sunday, June 2, 2019
Time: 10:07 PM ET
Venue: Oakland Coliseum
Projected Starters: Verlander (HOU), Anderson (OAK)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Athletics +135 | Astros -145
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MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 7.5
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Houston Astros
The Astros didn’t complete a sweep of the Cubs on Wednesday but they still managed to take two of three. Wade Miley pitched well; Kyle Hendricks just pitched better for the Cubs — eight strong innings in a 2–1 win.
Houston had Thursday off and will brace for six road games in a row against divisional opponents, beginning with three in Oakland over the weekend.
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Of course, Jose Altuve remains out after suffering a setback near the end of his recovery from a hamstring. His double-play partner, Carlos Correa, will miss at least a month with a cracked rib. Correa’s backup, Aledyms Diaz, is also out of commission for another two weeks with a bad hammy.
On top of it all, Houston got bad news on George Springer’s hamstring. His timetable for a recovery has been upped to as high as two months.
Bregman, and Brantley, and Gurriel remain in the middle of the lineup but things look a little skimpy above and below those three in Houston’s lineup. Justin Verlander has to figure he’ll have to win this one without much run support.
Oakland A’s
Brett Anderson started against Houston twice last season and neither one went well at all. I’m looking for a different result this time around with so many of the Astros’ backups in there.
Oakland saw Verlander thrice last season and actually got to him in two of those games. Now, when I say “got to him,” I mean they scored three. JV is good against everybody and he’ll be focused in this one.
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The A’s just lost both of their games, and at home, to the Angels this week after winning ten in a row. Considering they lost the first two series against Houston this season and all the Astros injuries, now is the time to cut into that near double-digit division lead.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Under is 11-3 in HOU last 14 overall.
- Under is 11-3 in HOU last 14 on grass.
- HOU are 66-29 in their last 95 games on grass.
- OAK are 10-2 in their last 12 overall.
- OAK are 10-2 in their last 12 games on grass.
- OAK are 17-7 in their last 24 Sat. games.
- Head to Head: Over is 11-4-1 in the last 16 meetings in Oakland.
- Head to Head: HOU are 8-3 in the last 11 meetings in Oakland.
Free Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Prediction: total doesn’t exceed seven.
That very well could be the number. I could see this going a couple of ways. I’d be keen to back Anderson if he’s up in the +150 range because it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if Houston’s offense just fails to support Verlander.
On the other hand, I could see Verlander dominating and the Astros scratching across a few against Anderson, as most teams do, and winning a 4–3, 4–2, 3–1 type of game.
So there. I’m playing the under on anything 7.5 and up. I’ll back Oakland at +150 or better. I doubt Houston will be affordable enough to play but wait and see what kind of numbers become available.
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MLB Free Score Prediction: Houston 1 – Oakland 3
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