Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-138) Oakland (+118)

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (21-32) will play the Houston Astros (23-28) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Astros at -138 while the Athletics are priced at +118. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ronel Blanco and Aaron Brooks.

The Astros have hit 86 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 63 balls out of the park. Houston has a slugging percentage of .426 and have been called out on strikes 338 times, while drawing a walk on 161 occasions. As a unit, the Houston Astros are notching 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have tallied 225 runs batted in in addition to 466 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .265. They have tallied 236 runs and have an on-base percentage of .331.

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The Astros have a team ERA of 4.53 this season (25th in the league), and their staff has rung up 425 batters. Astros pitchers have conceded 59 long balls and 241 total runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 198 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.42 as a team this year. Houston has relinquished 431 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 228 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.39.

The Astros have dispatched 165 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 46 runners on the year with 28.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 9 saves on the season and have blown 9 out of their 18 chances to get a save. The Astros relievers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. The bullpen have 27 holds on the year (16th in baseball). Astros bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 29 times as well as having 48 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have amassed 1,359 putouts so far this season, in addition to 449 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which is 8th in baseball, and have a total of 48 double plays. The Astros have converted 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,077 innings on the field, which has them sitting 22nd in baseball.

Blanco has taken the mound for 105 innings and has 104 K's in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.58 (42 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.315. He has given up 86 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) with 53 free passes. Blanco (6-1 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.06 while he has faced 448 batters during his time in the majors.

Oakland has 66 home runs this year as well as 193 RBIs. They have 77 two-baggers, while walking 166 times as well as racking up 201 runs. The Oakland Athletics have compiled a team on-base percentage of .297 in addition to a team batting average of .224 for the season. The Athletics have a team slugging % of .387 and they tally 3.79 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have struck out on 516 instances (2nd in the league) and have recorded 397 base hits.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.342 with a FIP of 4.03 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.90 (414 strikeouts vs 169 free passes). They are currently ranked 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 462. They have conceded 51 dingers and they concede 5.04 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 263 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.52 (236 earned runs yielded).

With 44 save situations, the Athletics have earned 28 holds and 5 blown saves. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 16 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 45 times in high leverage situations and on 51 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% of 64 inherited base runners. They rank 11th in baseball with a save rate of 68.8%, and they have sent 165 relievers onto the field so far this year.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 55 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in the majors). The Athletics have 467 assists, 37 errors and have earned 1,411 putouts this year. In their 4,233 innings played, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (26th in the majors).

Brooks (9-14 record in his career) has earned a 6.39 ERA and has conceded 10.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and he has gone up against 864 batters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 137 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.477 and having a FIP of 5.3. During his MLB career, Brooks has conceded 228 base knocks while accumulating 138 K's in 193 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+118)

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