Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-195) Baltimore (+165)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (78-71) will try to beat the Houston Astros (99-52) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Astros at -195 and the Orioles are coming in at +165. The betting total comes in at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Framber Valdez and Tyler Wells.

The Astros have hit 261 doubles as a team and have hit 201 balls out of the stadium. Houston has a slugging percentage of .422 and have struck out 1,105 times, while being walked on 500 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are notching 4.6 runs per game, which is 9th in MLB. They have amassed 667 runs batted in as well as 1,241 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .246. They have notched a total of 687 runs and have an on-base percentage of .319.

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The Astros have a team earned run average of 2.89 so far this year (2nd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,400 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.09. Astros pitchers have allowed 123 home runs and 478 runs in total (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 430 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.30 as a squad for the year.

The Astros bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 77.8% and has entered the game in 156 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 runners on the year and 27.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. Astros pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 93 times in addition to having 144 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 441 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have 93 holds on the campaign (7th in MLB). They have earned 49 saves this year and have not converted 14 out of their 63 save opportunities.

The Astros have converted 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,099 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 2nd in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have earned 4,033 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,186 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 114 double plays.

Valdez has pitched in 498 innings and has 479 K's so far in his career. Valdez (40-22 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.66 and he has faced 2,095 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.30 (183 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.237. He has conceded 413 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 204 free passes.

Baltimore is sitting with 154 home runs for the season and 584 RBIs. They have hit 255 two-baggers, while taking a walk 433 times and putting up 616 runs. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with an OBP of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .235 over the course of the season. The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .386 and they have an average of 4.13 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,273 occasions (15th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,170 hits.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 618 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.89 (570 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 159 long balls and they surrender 4.22 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.273 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.01 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.83 (1,116 strikeouts against 394 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,286.

Sitting with 134 save situations, the Orioles have accrued 77 holds and 11 blown saves. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 54 save opportunities and they have earned 43 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 161 times in high leverage situations and also on 197 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.1% out of their 282 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 1st in the league holding a save rate of 79.6%, and they have dispatched 498 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 136 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Orioles have racked up 1,407 assists, 84 errors and have accumulated 3,959 putouts this season. Out of their 11,877 innings on the field, the Orioles have a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (19th in professional baseball).

Wells (9-10 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.20 ERA and has surrendered 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.53 and he has gone up against 647 batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered 75 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.058 and having a FIP of 4.2. During his career, Wells has allowed 130 base knocks while totaling 141 K's in 160 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-195)

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