Astros vs. Diamondbacks odds, tips and betting trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks (84-77) will host the Houston Astros (89-72), Sunday at 3:10 PM ET, with the Astros on a three-game winning run.

The Diamondbacks (+120 underdog moneyline odds) play at home against the Astros (-142). The Houston Astros will give the start to Cristian Javier (9-5, 4.67 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Diamondbacks will turn to Zach Davies.

These clubs play again following the Astros’ 1-0 victory over the Diamondbacks yesterday. Justin Verlander (5.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 5 K) registered the win for the Astros. Kyle Tucker went 1-for-3 to lead the team on offense. Merrill Kelly (7.0 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 5 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Diamondbacks.

Ahead of the Astros vs. Diamondbacks matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Sunday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. Arizona Diamondbacks odds and betting lines

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• Favorite: Astros (-142, bet $142 to win $100)
• Underdog: Diamondbacks (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
• Over/under: 9.5

• This season, the Astros have won 60 out of the 117 games, or 51.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Houston has a record of 39-36 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -142 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.7% chance of a victory for the Astros.
• Games involving Houston has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 83 of 161 chances this season.
• The Astros are 80-81-0 against the spread this season.

• Javier will look to earn his 10th win when he makes the start for the Astros, his 31st of the season. He is 9-5 with a 4.67 ERA and 155 strikeouts through 156 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last pitched on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up three hits.
• In 30 games this season, the 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.67, with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .237 against him.
• Javier has recorded 10 quality starts this season.
• Javier has put up 22 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
• In one of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
• He will face a Diamondbacks offense that is hitting .251 as a unit (13th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .409 (17th in MLB) with 166 total home runs (22nd in MLB).

• The Astros have hit 220 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
• Fueled by 519 extra-base hits, Houston ranks sixth in MLB with a .436 slugging percentage this season.
• The Astros have a team batting average of .259 this season, which ranks fourth among MLB teams.
• Houston has scored the fifth-most runs in the majors this season with 819.
• The Astros are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fourth with an OBP of .332.
• Houston ranks third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.7 whiffs per contest.

• The Diamondbacks have come away with 41 wins in the 86 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Arizona has come away with a win 17 times in 42 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Diamondbacks have a 45.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• Arizona and its opponents have hit the over in 70 of its 161 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Diamondbacks have posted a record of 88-73-0 against the spread this season.

• Davies will take the mound to start for the Diamondbacks, his first this season.
• The 30-year-old righty makes his season debut and pitches for the first time in more than a year.
• The Astros are fifth in MLB action with 819 runs scored this season, and are batting .259 with 220 home runs (seventh in baseball).

• The Diamondbacks are 22nd in baseball with 166 home runs. They average one per game.
• So far this year, Arizona ranks 17th in baseball, slugging .409.
• The Diamondbacks are 13th in the majors with a .251 batting average.
• The offense for Arizona is the No. 14 offense in baseball, scoring 4.6 runs per game (745 total runs).
• The Diamondbacks are 14th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .322.

• Game Day: Sunday, October 1, 2023
• Game Time: 3:10 PM ET
• Stadium: Chase Field
• TV Channel: MLB.tv
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)