Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, July 10, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-180) Oakland (+155)

The Houston Astros (55-28) are en route to Oakland Coliseum on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Oakland Athletics (28-57). The odds on this game have the Astros at -180 while the Athletics are at +155. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Jake Odorizzi and Adrian Martinez.

The Astros have hit 138 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 123 baseballs out of the park. Houston has a slugging percentage of .433 and have struck out 622 times, while taking a walk on 301 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 11th in baseball. They have accumulated 368 RBI's in addition to 670 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .243. They have accumulated 376 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .323.

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The Astros hold a team ERA of 3.00 this season (3rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 729 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.10. Astros pitchers have surrendered 75 long balls and 278 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 240 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.57 as a squad on the campaign.

The Astros relievers have recorded a save rate of 80.6% and has entered the game in 86 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 79 runners so far this season and 25.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Astros bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 53 times in addition to having 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 250 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 55 holds on the year (6th in MLB). They have accumulated 25 saves so far this year and have blown 6 of their 31 chances to get a save.

The Astros have converted 72.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,621 innings, which ranks them 1st in baseball. The Houston Astros have a tally of 2,207 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 656 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 13th in pro baseball, and have 62 double plays.

Odorizzi (71-65 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.13 while he has gone up against 4,972 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,065 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 405 free passes. His ERA is 3.95 (519 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.243. Odorizzi has pitched in 1,182 innings and has accumulated 1,110 strikeouts in his MLB career.

Oakland has accounted for 61 HRs this year and 249 RBIs. They have 130 doubles, while taking a walk 213 times as well as putting up 269 runs. The Oakland Athletics have tallied a team on-base percentage of .273 in addition to a team batting average of .210 on the year. The Athletics hold a slugging % of .328 and they average 3.16 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 711 occasions (13th in the league) and have a total of 580 hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have given up 385 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.34 (358 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 95 homers and they concede 4.67 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.337 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.29 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 (641 strikeouts against 276 bases on balls). They are sitting at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 716.

Oakland has had relief pitchers take the mound in 32 save chances and they have come away with 18 saves. They sit at 26th in baseball with a save percentage of 56.3%, and they have dispatched 288 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 90 times in high leverage situations and on 104 occasions with runners on. Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.0% out of 162 inherited runners. With 86 save situations, the Athletics have earned 52 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

In their 6,681 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (19th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 75 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (22nd in pro baseball). The Athletics have racked up 768 assists, 54 errors and have accounted for 2,227 putouts on the campaign.

In his career, Martinez has allowed 19 base hits while earning 11 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched. Martinez (2-1 career record) holds a 6.00 ERA while allowing 11.4 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 10 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.400 and a FIP of 5.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.50 and he has faced 66 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+155)

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