Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-210) Oakland (+175)

The Oakland Athletics (20-31) are welcoming the Houston Astros (31-18) at Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Astros at -210 while the Athletics open at +175. The total has been set at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Justin Verlander and Cole Irvin.

The Astros have compiled 77 doubles as a team and have smacked 63 balls out of the stadium. Houston is slugging .401 and have struck out 372 times, while being walked on 165 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are compiling 4.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 20th in baseball. They have amassed 193 runs batted in and 368 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .229. They have racked up 198 runs while holding a team OBP of .304.

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Astros pitchers have allowed 39 long balls and also 157 runs in total (3rd in MLB). They have walked 132 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.53 as a team for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.03 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.13. The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 2.86 so far this season (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 400 hitters.

Astros pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 33 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 30 holds this year (14th in baseball). The Astros bullpen have recorded a save rate of 80.0% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. They have compiled 12 saves this year and have blown 3 of 15 save chances. The relievers have inherited 51 base runners for the year with 23.5% of them crossed the plate. The Astros have sent 150 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

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

Verlander has taken the mound for 3,045 innings and has totaled 3,068 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Verlander (232-131 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.42 while facing 12,430 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.30 (1,118 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.128. He has given up 2,576 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 861 walks.

The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .328 and they score 3.41 runs per game (29th in the league). They have hit 78 two-baggers, while walking 138 times as well as earning 174 runs. Oakland has recorded 33 home runs this season to go along with 159 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 439 instances (7th in the league) and have notched a total of 352 base knocks. The Oakland Athletics have compiled an on-base percentage of .278 and a team batting average of .213 this year.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.280 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.50 (395 strikeouts vs 158 bases on balls). They rank 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 417. They have conceded 51 homers and they surrender 4.37 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 218 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.13 (206 earned runs allowed).

Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.2% out of their 89 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 57 times in high leverage situations in addition to 61 occasions with runners on base. With 54 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 34 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 180 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Oakland has had relievers take the mound in 20 save chances and they have converted 13 saves.

In 3,966 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in pro baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 48 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 447 assists, 32 errors and have accounted for 1,322 putouts this year.

In his MLB career, Irvin has surrendered 290 hits while tallying 186 punch outs in 263 frames. Irvin (14-19 career record) has earned a 4.51 ERA while conceding 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 132 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.346 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and he has gone up against 1,135 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+175)

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