Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, July 25, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Houston Astros (63-32) are traveling to Oakland Coliseum on Monday where they will compete against the Oakland Athletics (35-62). The pitchers who are expected to start are Jake Odorizzi and Adam Oller.

Houston has a slugging % of .422 and have been called out on strikes 714 times, while being walked on 332 occasions. They have compiled 411 RBI's as well as 755 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .240. The Astros have hit 157 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 134 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 421 runs and have an OBP of .318. As a team, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball.

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The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.96 on the year (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 849 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.06 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.10. Astros pitchers have relinquished 83 long balls and also 315 total runs (2nd in MLB). They have walked 277 opposing players and their FIP is 3.52 as a team for the year.

The Astros relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 76.3% and has entered the game in 99 save situations. The relievers have inherited 92 runners so far this season with 29.3% of them ended up scoring. Astros relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 59 times in addition to having 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 283 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have earned 61 holds for the season (6th in MLB). They have accumulated 29 saves for the year and have not converted 9 of 38 chances to save the game.

The Astros have turned 72.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,584 innings, ranking them 1st in MLB. The Houston Astros have earned a total of 2,528 putouts so far this season, in addition to 737 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them sitting 16th in MLB, and have a total of 68 double plays.

Odorizzi has taken the ball for 1,195 innings and has accumulated 1,122 strikeouts thus far in his career. Odorizzi (72-65 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.12 and he has faced 5,019 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.93 (522 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.238. He has surrendered 1,074 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 406 free passes.

The Oakland Athletics have compiled a team on-base percentage of .273 in addition to a batting average of .212 on the season. They have been rung up on 817 instances (9th in MLB) and have totaled 671 hits. Oakland has knocked in 74 home runs for the season as well as 297 RBIs. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .333 and they score 3.31 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have recorded 146 two-baggers, while walking 240 times and putting up 321 runs.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.307 in addition to having a FIP of 4.23 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 798. The Oakland pitching staff have relinquished 436 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.27 (403 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 (736 strikeouts against 313 bases on balls). They have yielded 105 dingers and they yield 4.62 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

With 106 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 66 holds and 16 blown saves. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 38 save chances and they have converted 22 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 110 times in high leverage situations and also on 116 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.1% out of 177 inherited base runners. They sit at 23rd in MLB with a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have sent 329 relievers onto the field so far this year.

In their 7,653 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (13th in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 81 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in baseball). The Athletics have 863 assists, 61 errors and have 2,551 putouts so far this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Oller has allowed 35 base knocks while earning 18 strikeouts in 27 innings. Oller (0-3 career record) holds a 8.56 earned run average and has conceded 11.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 26 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.976 and a FIP of 7.9. His K/BB ratio is 0.95 and he has gone up against 137 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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