Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-200) Pittsburgh (+170)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (6-3) are hosting the Houston Astros (4-6) at PNC Park on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Houston at -200 and Pittsburgh opens at +170. The over/under has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Framber Valdez and Roansy Contreras.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are notching 4.7 runs per game, which is 15th in the league. They have accounted for 42 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. The Astros have compiled 9 doubles as a team and have knocked 9 balls out of the park. They have 40 runs batted in in addition to 71 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .231. Houston has a slugging rate of .349 and have struck out 88 times, while taking a walk on 31 occasions.

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The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 4.38 this season (13th in the league), and their staff has struck out 88 batters. They have walked 25 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.83 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.52 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47. Astros pitchers have given up 10 home runs and 43 runs in total (19th in the league).

The Houston Astros have notched a total of 247 putouts so far this season, in addition to 83 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .994 which is 4th in MLB, and they have turned 3 double plays. The Astros have transformed 63.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 741 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 30th in the majors.

Valdez (41-24 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.61 while facing 2,220 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 449 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 210 walks. His ERA is 3.33 (195 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.252. Valdez has taken the mound for 526 innings and is sitting with 510 K's in his MLB career.

Pittsburgh has knocked in 11 home runs this season and 39 RBIs. They have notched 16 doubles, while getting a free base 29 times and racking up 41 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied a team OBP of .326 in addition to a batting average of .257 so far this year. The Pirates have a SLG% of .442 and they are recording 5.12 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 68 occasions (19th in the league) and are sitting with 71 hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 41 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.14 (40 earned runs yielded). They have given up 13 home runs and they allow 5.27 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.386 and have a FIP of 5.22 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.17 (65 strikeouts vs 30 free passes). They are sitting at 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 67.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 7 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (11th in the majors). The Pirates have accrued 66 assists, 3 errors and have accounted for 210 putouts for the season. Out of their 630 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (8th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Contreras has given up 88 base hits while he has accumulated 92 K's in 103 frames. He has given up a total of 41 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.244 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.24 and he has gone up against 442 batters during his pro baseball career. Contreras (6-5 career mark) has earned a 3.56 ERA while giving up 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+170) and under 8 runs

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