Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+195) Houston (-230)

The Houston Astros (101-53) will try to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (71-83) at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Arizona at +195 and Houston is at -230. The total is set at 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Zach Davies and Lance McCullers Jr.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 14th in baseball. They are sitting with 671 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .305. The Diamondbacks have earned 245 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 167 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 628 runs batted in as well as 1,162 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .229. Arizona is slugging .385 and have been called out on strikes 1,270 times, while being walked on 513 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks hold a team ERA of 4.23 so far this season (22nd in the league), and they have rung up 1,154 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 473 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.24 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.44 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 173 home runs and 699 total runs (21st in MLB).

The Diamondbacks have sent 521 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 196 base runners on the season with 32.7% of them ended up scoring. They have tallied 31 saves so far this season and have blown 25 of 56 chances to save the game. The Diamondbacks relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 55.4% and has entered the game in 138 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 79 holds so far this year (16th in baseball). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 140 times and also have had 162 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,240 innings on the field, which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 4,080 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,307 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which ranks 19th in professional baseball, and have a total of 129 double plays.

Davies has thrown 956 innings and is sitting with 707 strikeouts in his MLB career. Davies (58-52 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.46 and he has gone up against 4,061 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.13 (439 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.325. He has surrendered 949 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 319 free passes.

Houston has hit 202 HRs so far this season as well as 683 runs batted in. They have hit 268 doubles, while taking a walk 512 times and earning 704 runs. The Houston Astros have recorded a team OBP of .319 as well as a batting average of .246 this season. The Astros hold a slugging percentage of .421 and they are scoring 4.57 runs per game (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,127 occasions (29th in MLB) and have tallied 1,266 hits.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.096 in addition to having a FIP of 3.32 as a staff so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.30 (1,432 strikeouts against 434 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,070. They have allowed 128 homers and they concede 3.26 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 497 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 2.93 (446 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 160 save situations, the Astros have compiled 94 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Houston has had relievers take the mound in 66 save chances and they have tallied 50 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 153 times in high leverage situations in addition to 99 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.6% out of 143 inherited runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 75.8%, and they have sent 455 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

In their 12,351 innings on the field, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (3rd in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 117 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in baseball). The Astros have 1,216 assists, 69 errors and have a total of 4,117 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, McCullers has given up 597 hits while tallying 795 punch outs in 712 innings. He has conceded a total of 277 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.252 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and he has faced 2,995 batters in his career. McCullers (49-31 career win-loss record) has a 3.50 earned run average while allowing 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-230)

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