Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/27/2022

Game Time: 3:37 pm ET, Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA 

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -200, Athletics +170; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -200, Athletics +170; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -200, Athletics +170; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Houston Astros:  64-33 (1st place, AL West)

Oakland Athletics:  36-63 (5th place, AL West)

 

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Houston Astros:  7-3 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Astros were on a 5 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Seattle Mariners 3-0 completing the sweep in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 64-33 record overall and have a road record of 34-19. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 5th in the MLB with a .743 OPS. Luis Garcia is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Cristian Javier will be making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 6-5 with a 3.13 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 4 BB with 3 Ks on 2 hits through 5 IP against the New York Yankees. 

 

The Athletics won 4 of their last 5 games and enter this game off of a win. They won their last series against the Texas Rangers 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 36-63 record overall and have a home record of 15-33. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Astros on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 30th in the MLB with a .614 OPS. Frankie Montas is on the mound on Tuesday while Cole Irvin will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Wednesday. He is 5-7 with a 3.08 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 8 Ks on 3 hits through 7 IP against the Texas Rangers. 

The current betting odds have the Athletics listed as a big underdog in this game. The Athletics have been playing well in their recent games. They won their series against the Astros just last week going into the All-Star break, and they have come out of the break without losing a series yet. They won their series against the Rangers and split with the Tigers but their offense has been playing a lot better in these games and scoring a lot more runs. Their pitching has also been a lot better in their recent games and they have Irvin starting here who has had some really good starts recently. The Astros have also been playing very well but they have struggled against the A's recently, losing 3 of their last 4 games against them, and all of their games have been close when they play. Javier is starting for the Astros here and he has been good but this A's offense is playing a lot better and they will be able to keep up in this game. With both pitchers playing well though, this will likely be a low scoring and closer game so even if the A's lose here, it will not be by much. The best way to place a bet here is on the A's on the runline in this game.

 

Astros Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, July 27, 2022 (3:37 pm ET start time) is Athletics 3 Astros 2.

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Houston Astros: 64-33 (+13.9 Units) ML in all games. 34-19 (+9 Units) ML in road games. 58-35 UNDER in all games.

Oakland Athletics: 36-63 (-11.7 Units) ML in all games. 15-34 (-16.6 Units) ML in home games. 36-25 UNDER as an underdog of +150 or more.

 

 

Houston Astros:  J. Castro (C) Out indefinitely - Knee. M. Brantley (LF) Early Aug - Shoulder. L. McCullers Jr. (SP) Late Aug - Forearm.

Oakland Athletics:  J. Lowrie (2B) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. D. Jimenez (RP) Early Aug - Shoulder. J. Bride (SS) Early Aug - Shoulder.

 

 

 

"The bottom of their order, 7 and 8, Bolt and Kemp, they beat us by themselves tonight. We've certainly got to do do better against them." - Dusty Baker after his team’s loss against the A’s on Monday.

 

 

"It goes back to all the stuff in between, all the ups and downs in the minor leagues, all the long hours in the offseason working to finally get to this point. It goes to trusting your stuff. That's kind of been something I've dealt with in the past, not being as confident in myself, thinking I don't deserve to be there." - Adam Oller after their win against the Astros on Monday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Aledmys Diaz (R) LF

Chas McCormick (R) RF

Jake Meyers (R) CF

Korey Lee (R) C

 

Vimael Machin (L) 3B

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Sean Murphy (R) C

Chad Pinder (R) 1B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Stephen Piscotty (R) DH

Tony Kemp (L) LF

Skye Bolt (S) CF

Nick Allen (R) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Yordan Alvarez (.304)

Hits:  Yordan Alvarez (85)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (28)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (65)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (16)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (13)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (20)

ERA:  Ryne Stanek (0.79)

 

Batting Average:  Dermis Garcia (.313)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (79)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (12)

RBI:  Seth Brown (41)

Stolen Bases:  Ramon Laureano (9)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (6)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (11)

ERA:   Parker Markel (0.00)

 

Managers:

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)