Astros vs. Orioles: Betting Preview for August 24
Published 4:24 am Saturday, August 24, 2024
The Houston Astros (69-59) will look to Yordan Alvarez when they visit Gunnar Henderson and the Baltimore Orioles (75-55) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, August 24. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:05 p.m. ET.
At +105, the Orioles are the moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the Astros, who are -130. The total for this contest is 8. The odds to eclipse the over are -115, while the odds are -105 to go under.
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Astros vs. Orioles Game Info
- Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024
- Time: 4:05 p.m. ET
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Astros -130
- Moneyline Underdog: Orioles +105
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Framber Valdez (13-5) takes the mound for the Astros in his 23rd start of the season. He has a 3.20 ERA in 137 2/3 innings pitched, with 131 strikeouts.
- In his last outing on Sunday against the Chicago White Sox, the lefty went seven scoreless innings while surrendering three hits.
- Valdez is looking to record his 14th quality start of the year.
- Valdez will try to last five or more innings for his ninth straight appearance. He’s averaging 6.2 innings per outing.
- He has had four appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 11th in MLB play with 152 total home runs.
- Houston is 10th in MLB, slugging .418.
- The Astros have the second-best batting average in the league (.261).
- Houston ranks 12th in runs scored with 587 (4.6 per game).
- The Astros’ .321 on-base percentage ranks 10th-best in baseball.
- The Astros strike out 7.3 times per game to rank third in the majors.
- Houston has the 10th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.82).
- The pitching staff for Houston has a collective 9.3 K/9, the second-best in the majors.
- The Astros average baseball’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.256).
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