Astros vs. Orioles: Betting Preview for August 22
Published 4:24 am Thursday, August 22, 2024
The Baltimore Orioles (74-54) will lean on Gunnar Henderson when they host Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros (68-58) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Thursday, August 22. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:08 p.m. ET.
The Orioles, at -165, are the favorites in this matchup, while the Astros are underdogs at +140. Oddsmakers have listed the total for this matchup at 8.5 runs.
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Astros vs. Orioles Game Info
- Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Time: 7:08 p.m. ET
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -165
- Moneyline Underdog: Astros +140
- Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: +100, Under: -120)
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Spencer Arrighetti (5-11) will take the mound for the Astros, his 23rd start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed seven hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox.
- In 22 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in six of them.
- Arrighetti will look to pitch five or more innings for the eighth start in a row.
- He has two appearances with no earned runs allowed in 22 chances this season.
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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros rank 12th in Major League Baseball with 150 home runs.
- Fueled by 368 extra-base hits, Houston ranks 10th in MLB with a .419 slugging percentage this season.
- The Astros have a team batting average of .261 this season, which ranks second among MLB teams.
- Houston has scored the 12th-most runs in the majors this season with 576 (4.6 per game).
- The Astros are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking 10th with an OBP of .321.
- The Astros have shown patience at the plate this season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.3) among MLB offenses.
- Houston has the 11th-ranked ERA (3.83) in the majors this season.
- Houston strikes out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.260 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
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