At Minute Maid Park on Thursday, the Houston Astros (four straight wins) meet the Oakland Athletics at 8:10 PM ET. The Astros will hand the ball to Cristian Javier (2-1), and the Athletics will counter with Joey Estes (1-0).
How to Live Stream Astros vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- TV: SCHN (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Livestream: Watch on Fubo
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Astros and Athletics Stats
- The Astros have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.67 this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- The Astros have hit 49 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
- Hitters for Houston rank seventh in the majors with a combined .412 team slugging percentage.
- The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
- Oakland has the 21st-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.28).
- The Athletics average 1.2 home runs per game to rank fourth in MLB action with 55 total home runs .
- This season, Oakland is 17th in baseball with a .381 slugging percentage.
Astros vs. Athletics Key Players
- The Astros’ best power option comes in the form of Kyle Tucker and his 13-home-run 29-RBI season, both team highs.
- Jose Altuve has 10 doubles, seven home runs and 15 walks while batting .312.
- Jeremy Pena paces the Astros with a .333 batting average.
- Brent Rooker leads the Athletics in home runs (10) and runs batted in (28).
- Abraham Toro has a club-high .287 batting average.
- Shea Langeliers is batting .218 with six doubles, two triples, nine home runs and eight walks.
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Astros vs. Athletics Betting Odds and Trends
Astros vs. Athletics Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Astros | -216 | +178 | 8.5 | -115 | -105 |
Astros vs. Athletics Betting Trends
- The Astros have won 14, or 42.4%, of the 33 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Astros are undefeated in three games this season when favored by -216 or more on the moneyline.
- The Astros’ games have gone over the total in 16 of their 43 chances.
- The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 39 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (35.9%) in those games.
- This year, the Athletics have won four of eight games when listed as at least +178 or worse on the moneyline.
- Athletics games have gone over the total in 22 of their 45 opportunities.