Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+155) Houston (-188)

Minute Maid Park is the site where the Houston Astros (77-66) will attempt to defeat the Oakland Athletics (62-82) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Oakland at +155 and Houston is at -188. The total is 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be JP Sears and Hunter Brown.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are knocking in 4.1 runs/g, which has them at 26th in MLB. They have racked up 584 runs while holding a team OBP of .303. The Athletics have earned 211 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 182 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 561 RBI's in addition to 1,126 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .234. Oakland is slugging .398 and have been called out on strikes 1,325 times, while drawing a walk on 445 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Athletics pitchers have allowed 146 home runs in addition to 678 runs (23rd in MLB). Oakland has allowed 1,213 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 617 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team ERA of 4.35 so far this year (24th in the league), and they have struck out 1,134 batters. They have walked 479 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.20 as a team on the year.

The Athletics have sent 466 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 217 base runners this year and 32.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 30 saves for the season and have not converted 19 of their 49 save chances. The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 61.2% and has come into the game in 140 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 88 holds so far this year (7th in MLB). Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 150 times and also have had 144 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 3,829 putouts for the season, as well as 1,202 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 19th in baseball, and have a total of 127 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of 11,487 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 21st in pro baseball.

Sears has thrown 399 innings and has earned 334 punch outs in his career. Sears (22-27 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.28 and he has faced 1,681 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.35 (193 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.245. He has given up 380 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 117 free passes.

The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .419 and they are recording 4.62 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have hit 230 doubles, while getting a free base 390 times as well as putting up 661 runs. Houston has accumulated 170 home runs for the season and 631 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,055 occasions (27th in MLB) and have earned 1,280 hits. The Houston Astros have a team on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .261 over the course of the season.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.251 with a FIP of 4.09 as a squad for the year. They have a ranking of 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,084. The Houston pitching staff have given up 574 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.74 (527 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (1,303 strikeouts vs 502 free passes). They have surrendered 161 dingers and they give up 4.07 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

With 138 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 80 holds in addition to 22 blown saves. Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 57 save chances and they have walked away with 35 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 128 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with runners on. Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.1% out of 127 inherited base runners. They rank 19th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have sent 450 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

In 11,412 innings on the diamond, the Astros hold a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (7th in the majors). The Houston Astros have gotten 116 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in MLB). The Astros have recorded 1,154 assists, 71 errors and have notched a total of 3,804 putouts so far this season.

Thus far in his career, Brown has conceded 311 base knocks while accumulating 361 punch outs in 329 innings. Brown (24-20 career mark) has earned a 4.05 ERA and has allowed 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 148 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.301 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and he has faced 1,384 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-188)

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