Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+129) Baltimore (-154)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (74-54) will try to defeat the Houston Astros (68-58) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Houston at +129 and Baltimore is sitting at -154. The total is 8. The expected starting pitchers are Hunter Brown and Cade Povich.

As a team, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 12th in baseball. They have a total of 576 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. The Astros have tallied 204 doubles as a team and have knocked 150 balls out of the park. They have recorded 550 RBI's in addition to 1,126 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .261. Houston is slugging .419 and have been called out on strikes 916 times, while drawing a walk on 343 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Astros pitchers have surrendered 145 home runs in addition to 509 runs in total (6th in the league). Houston has allowed 962 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 476 earned runs. The Astros have an earned run average of 3.82 this season (11th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,152 hitters. They have walked 449 opposing players and their FIP is 4.12 as a squad so far this year.

The Astros relievers have recorded a save rate of 64.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 125 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 107 runners for the season with 27.1% of those players earned a run for their team. Astros pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 72 times in addition to having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 401 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen have recorded 74 holds for the season (10th in MLB). They have compiled 32 saves for the season and have blown 18 out of their 50 save opportunities.

The Houston Astros have amassed 3,363 putouts thus far, as well as 1,021 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 8th in professional baseball, and have 105 double plays. The Astros have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,089 innings, which has them sitting 8th in baseball.

Brown has taken the hill for 310 innings and has earned 345 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Brown (24-20 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.20 while he has gone up against 1,313 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.27 (147 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.335. He has allowed 302 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 112 free passes.

The Orioles have a team slugging percentage of .450 and they are earning 5.04 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have put up 216 two-baggers, while getting a free base 376 times and earning 645 runs. Baltimore has tallied 196 home runs for the year and 624 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,052 occasions (18th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,122 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles hold a team OBP of .318 and a batting average of .254 for the season.

The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 553 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.95 (501 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 135 long balls and they surrender 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.235 in addition to having a FIP of 3.91 as a team on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,092 strikeouts against 384 walks). They come in at 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,025.

Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 56 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves. They sit at 11th in baseball with a save rate of 66.1%, and they have dispatched 427 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 129 times in high leverage situations and on 137 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.4% of 194 inherited runners. With 151 save situations, the Orioles have 94 holds and also 19 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 69 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in MLB). The Orioles have accrued 1,059 assists, 63 errors and have accumulated 3,425 putouts during this campaign. In 10,275 innings on the field, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Povich has given up 46 base hits and he has 31 K's in 43 innings. Povich (1-6 career record) is the owner of a 5.83 earned run average and has allowed 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 28 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.597 and a FIP of 5.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.35 and he has gone up against 200 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (+129)

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