Astros vs. Orioles: Betting Preview for August 25
Published 4:24 am Sunday, August 25, 2024
On Sunday, August 25, Gunnar Henderson’s Baltimore Orioles (76-55) host Yordan Alvarez’s Houston Astros (69-60) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Orioles, at -110, are the favorites in this contest, while the Astros are underdogs at -110. The over/under for this matchup has been set at 8.5.
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Astros vs. Orioles Game Info
- Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024
- Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -110
- Moneyline Underdog: Astros -110
- Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Yusei Kikuchi (6-9) will take the mound for the Astros, his 27th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up one earned run and allowed six hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
- In 26 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in eight of them.
- Kikuchi has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
- He has two appearances with no earned runs allowed in 26 chances this season.
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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 154 home runs.
- Fueled by 375 extra-base hits, Houston ranks 10th in MLB with a .418 slugging percentage this season.
- The Astros have a team batting average of .260 this season, which ranks third among MLB teams.
- Houston ranks 12th in the majors with 589 total runs scored this season.
- The Astros have an OBP of .321 this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
- The Astros are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking third with an average of 7.3 strikeouts per game.
- Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.81 ERA this year, ninth-best in baseball.
- Houston strikes out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.255 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
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