Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, September 25, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-150) Baltimore (+130)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (79-71) will take on the Houston Astros (99-53) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Astros at -150 while the Orioles are at +130. The total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Cristian Javier and Austin Voth.

As a team, the Houston Astros are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have earned a total of 687 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319. The Astros have accounted for 262 doubles as a team and have smacked 201 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 667 runs batted in as well as 1,245 hits this season, while their batting average comes in at .246. Houston has a slugging percentage of .421 and have been called out on strikes 1,111 times, while taking a walk on 502 occasions.

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The Astros hold a team earned run average of 2.91 on the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,408 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 432 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.31 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.26 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.09. Astros pitchers have allowed 124 long balls in addition to 484 total runs (1st in MLB).

Astros relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 95 times as well as having 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 93 holds on the year (7th in MLB). The Astros bullpen have a save percentage of 77.8% and stepped onto the hill in 156 save situations. They have 49 saves for the season and have missed out on 14 of their 63 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 139 base runners so far this season with 27.3% of those runners ended up scoring. The Astros have dispatched 445 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Astros have converted 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,171 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have a total of 4,057 putouts this season, in addition to 1,194 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them ranked 6th in baseball, and they have turned 114 double plays.

Javier has taken the mound for 292 frames and has earned 363 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.17 (103 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.060. He has surrendered 189 base knocks (5.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 121 walks. Javier (19-12 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.01 and he has faced 1,185 opposing batters in the majors.

The Orioles hold a slugging % of .387 and they tally 4.15 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have recorded 256 doubles, while taking a walk 435 times and recording 622 runs. Baltimore has a total of 155 HRs on the season as well as 590 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,281 instances (15th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,179 base knocks. The Baltimore Orioles have earned an OBP of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .235 this year.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.269 with a FIP of 4.00 as a squad for the season. They rank 23rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,290. The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 618 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.86 (570 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.83 (1,122 strikeouts against 396 walks). They have surrendered 159 dingers and they relinquish 4.19 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league).

Sitting with 134 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 77 holds and also 11 blown saves. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 54 save opportunities and they have walked away with 43 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 161 times in high leverage situations and on 197 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.1% out of their 282 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in the league holding a save rate of 79.6%, and they have dispatched 498 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season.

In 11,958 innings played, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (19th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 137 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Orioles have accrued 1,422 assists, 84 errors and have accumulated 3,986 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Voth has allowed 259 hits while totaling 239 strikeouts in 254 innings pitched. Voth (14-11 career mark) is the owner of a 4.88 ERA and has surrendered 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 138 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.386 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.54 and he has faced 1,103 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-150)

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