Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-164) Oakland (+140)

The Oakland Athletics (21-31) will go up against the Houston Astros (22-28) at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday. The line on this contest has Houston at -164 and Oakland is opening at +140. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Spencer Arrighetti and JP Sears.

The Astros have accrued 85 two-baggers as a team and have hit 62 balls out of the park. Houston has a slugging rate of .426 and have been rung up 334 times, while taking a walk on 159 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are earning 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have 219 RBI's as well as 454 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .264. They have racked up 230 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .331.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.08 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Astros pitchers have given up 58 home runs in addition to 238 total runs (23rd in the league). Houston has given up 421 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 226 earned runs. The Astros have a team ERA of 4.58 on the season (27th in baseball), and they have rung up 412 batters. They have walked 198 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.48 as a team on the season.

Astros pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 29 times as well as having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 26 holds so far this season (18th in the league). The Astros relievers have accumulated a save rate of 47.1% and has come into the game in 43 save situations. They have compiled 8 saves this season and have blown 9 of their 17 save chances. The relievers have inherited 46 runners for the year with 28.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Astros have dispatched 162 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Astros have transformed 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,996 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have amassed 1,332 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 446 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which is 7th in professional baseball, and have a total of 48 double plays.

Arrighetti (2-4 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.17 and he has faced 154 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 42 base knocks (11.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 17 free passes. His ERA is 7.16 (26 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.806. Arrighetti has pitched in 32 innings and has racked up 36 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Oakland has knocked in 65 long balls for the season as well as 190 RBIs. They have put up 76 doubles, while getting a free base 166 times as well as putting up 198 runs. The Oakland Athletics have earned an OBP of .297 in addition to a team batting average of .223 this year. The Athletics hold a slugging % of .388 and they are recording 3.81 runs per game (27th in the league). They have struck out on 503 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have tallied 387 base knocks.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.338 with a FIP of 4.03 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (410 strikeouts vs 167 walks). They are sitting at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 450. They have surrendered 50 dingers and they concede 5.02 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 257 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.49 (230 earned runs relinquished).

Oakland has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 16 save opportunities and they have recorded 11 saves. They are ranked 12th in the league holding a save rate of 68.8%, and they have sent 162 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 45 times in high leverage situations and on 49 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.7% out of their 60 inherited base runners. With 44 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 28 holds and also 5 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 55 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (29th in baseball). The Athletics have racked up 457 assists, 37 errors and are sitting with 1,384 putouts over the course of the season. In their 4,152 innings on the field, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (26th in professional baseball).

In his career, Sears has allowed 280 hits while tallying 251 punch outs in 296 innings pitched. Sears (14-20 career win-loss record) holds a 4.34 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 143 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.254 and having a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and he has faced 1,248 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-164)

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