Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-140) Oakland (+120)

The Houston Astros (30-18) are traveling to Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday where they will play the Oakland Athletics (20-30). The odds on this game have the Astros at -140 and the Athletics open at +120. The betting total comes in at 7. The starting pitchers are Cristian Javier and Frankie Montas.

Houston is slugging .399 and have struck out 365 times, while being walked on 163 occasions. They have compiled 188 RBI's as well as 362 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average sits at .230. The Astros have accrued 77 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 60 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 193 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .305. As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.0 runs/g, which has them sitting at 21st in baseball.

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Astros pitchers have surrendered 39 home runs and 156 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 129 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.56 as a squad for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.14. The Astros have a team earned run average of 2.90 over the course of the season (2nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 393 batters.

The Astros have dispatched 150 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 51 runners for the year and 23.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have 12 saves so far this year and have not converted 3 of 15 save opportunities. The Astros bullpen have compiled a save rate of 80.0% and has come into the game in 45 save situations. The relievers have a total of 30 holds over the course of the season (14th in the league). Astros bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 33 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have earned a total of 1,267 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 384 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 13th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 35 double plays. The Astros have turned 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,801 innings, which has them sitting 7th in the majors.

Javier (12-5 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.25 and he has faced 783 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 128 hits (6.0 hits per 9 innings) with 82 walks. His ERA is 3.32 (71 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.090. Javier has taken the mound for 192 innings and is sitting with 232 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Athletics have a SLG% of .331 and they have an average of 3.46 runs per outing (28th in MLB). They have hit 77 doubles, while walking 135 times and putting up 173 runs. Oakland has 33 home runs on the campaign and 158 runs batted in. They have struck out on 432 occasions (5th in baseball) and are sitting with 350 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have an OBP of .280 and a team batting average of .215 over the course of the season.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.288 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a unit for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 (388 strikeouts vs 156 free passes). They come in at 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 411. They have allowed 48 homers and they give up 4.35 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 213 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.11 (201 earned runs allowed).

Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 20.5% out of 88 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 57 times in high leverage situations and also on 60 occasions with runners on. With 54 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 34 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They are ranked 21st in the league with a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have sent 177 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 20 save opportunities and they have tallied 13 saves.

In their 3,966 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have turned 48 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (23rd in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 447 assists, 32 errors and have amassed 1,322 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Montas has allowed 474 base knocks while he has accumulated 535 K's in 505 innings pitched. Montas (33-27 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.79 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 213 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.270 and a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.18 and he has faced 2,138 batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+120)

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