Astros vs. Orioles odds, tips and betting trends

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07 August 2023

Astros vs. Orioles odds, tips and betting trends

At Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday, the Houston Astros (64-49) begin a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles (70-42), at 7:05 PM ET.

The Orioles are an underdog (+114 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Astros (-135). The Houston Astros will give the start to Framber Valdez (9-7, 3.07 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Orioles will turn to Grayson Rodriguez (2-3, 6.09 ERA).

The Astros won their last game against the Yankees Tuesday by a 9-7 score. Jacob Meyers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI to lead them offensively. J.P. France picked up the win on the strength of 3 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out four.

The Orioles knocked off the Mets 2-0 Tuesday. Jorge Mateo went 1-for-2 with a triple, and Cionel Perez got the win, throwing 1 1/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run.

Before the Astros vs. Orioles matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. Baltimore Orioles Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Astros (-135, bet $135 to win $100)
Underdog: Orioles (+114, bet $100 to win $114)
Over/under: 8.5

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Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

The Astros have won 44, or 55.7%, of the 79 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Houston has entered 57 games this season favored by -135 or more and is 36-21 in those contests.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 57.4% chance to win.
So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 55 of 113 games with a total.
In 113 games with a spread this season, the Astros are 58-55-0 ATS.

Framber Valdez (Astros Probable Starter)

Valdez will look to earn his 10th victory when he makes the start for the Astros, his 22nd of the season. He is 9-7 with a 3.07 ERA and 141 strikeouts through 135 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Wednesday against the Cleveland Guardians, the left-hander tossed nine scoreless innings without surrendering a hit.
The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.07, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 21 games this season. Opponents have a .226 batting average against him.
Valdez has 14 quality starts under his belt this season.
Valdez enters this game with 19 outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
He has had four appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
He will face off against an Orioles offense that ranks 14th in MLB with 957 total hits (on a .253 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .422 (eighth in MLB) with 129 total home runs (16th in MLB).
The 29-year-old’s 3.07 ERA ranks fourth, 1.074 WHIP ranks ninth, and 9.4 K/9 ranks 22nd among qualifying pitchers this season.

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros’ 146 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 336 extra-base hits, Houston ranks 15th in MLB with a .415 slugging percentage this season.
The Astros rank 18th in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
Houston has scored 538 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
The Astros have an on-base percentage of .320 this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
Houston ranks sixth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.9 whiffs per contest.

Orioles Stats and Trends

Orioles Betting Records

The Orioles have been victorious in 32, or 55.2%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Baltimore has a mark of 17-12 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +114 or worse on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 46.7% chance of pulling out a win.
Baltimore and its opponents have gone over in 56 of its 112 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Orioles have posted a record of 69-43-0 against the spread this season.

Grayson Rodriguez (Orioles Probable Starter)

The Orioles are sending Rodriguez (2-3) to the mound to make his 15th start of the season. He is 2-3 with a 6.09 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 68 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty last appeared on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he went 5 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up two hits.
The 23-year-old has an ERA of 6.09, with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season. Opponents are batting .271 against him.
Rodriguez is trying to secure his second quality start of the year.
Rodriguez will try to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight appearance. He’s averaging 4.9 innings per outing.
He has had three appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Astros offense has a collective .248 batting average, and is 16th in the league with 950 total hits and 10th in MLB play with 538 runs scored. They have the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.415) and are ninth in all of MLB with 146 home runs.

Orioles Batting Stats

The Orioles rank 16th in MLB play with 129 total home runs.
So far this year, Baltimore’s .422 slugging percentage is eighth-best in the majors.
The Orioles are 13th in the majors with a .253 batting average.
Baltimore scores the sixth-most runs in baseball (554 total, 4.9 per game).
The Orioles’ .321 on-base percentage is 14th in baseball.

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