Astros vs. Pirates odds, tips and betting trends

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12 April 2023

Astros vs. Pirates odds, tips and betting trends

On Wednesday, the Houston Astros (5-7) are visiting the Pittsburgh Pirates (7-4), at 12:35 PM ET, in the final game of a three-game series.

The Astros are the road favorite (-168) versus the Pirates (+144). The Houston Astros will give the start to Jose Urquidy and the Pirates will counter with Rich Hill (0-1, 10.00 ERA).

David Bednar (1.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K) was credited with a win in the Pirates’ 7-4 victory over the Astros yesterday. Ji-Man Choi led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI. Ryan Pressly (0.1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 K) was handed the loss for the Astros.

Ahead of watching this Astros vs. Pirates matchup, here is what you need to know about Wednesday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Astros (-168, bet $168 to win $100)
Underdog: Pirates (+144, bet $100 to win $144)
Over/under: 9

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Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

The Astros have won five of the 10 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Houston has a record of 2-3 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -168 on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 62.7% chance to win.
So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in nine of 12 games with a total.
The Astros are 6-6-0 ATS in their 12 games with a spread this season.

Jose Urquidy (Astros Probable Starter)

The Astros will look to Urquidy (0-0) in his third start of the season.
The right-hander last pitched on Friday against the Minnesota Twins, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up seven hits.
In two games this season, he has compiled a 3.86 ERA and averages 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .333 against him.
He will face off against a Pirates squad that is batting .238 as a unit (20th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .425 (12th in MLB) with 15 total home runs (eighth in MLB).

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros have hit 12 homers this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
The offense for Houston has a slugging percentage of .376 this season, 23rd in MLB.
The Astros’ .249 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.
Houston is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking eighth with 59 total runs this season.
The Astros have an on-base percentage of .333 this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
Houston ranks just 26th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.

Pirates Stats and Trends

Pirates Betting Records

The Pirates have been chosen as underdogs in 10 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (60%) in those games.
Pittsburgh has played as an underdog of +144 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 41% chance of pulling out a win.
Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in six of its 11 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Pirates have an against the spread mark of 6-5-0 in 11 games with a line this season.

Rich Hill (Pirates Probable Starter)

Hill (0-1) takes the mound first for the Pirates to make his third start of the season.
The lefty last appeared on Friday against the Chicago White Sox, when he went four innings, allowing seven earned runs while giving up eight hits.
Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of .289 against him this season. He has a 10.00 ERA and 8 strikeouts per nine innings over his two games.
Hill has put up one start this season that he pitched five or more innings.
He will match up with an Astros offense that ranks seventh in the league with 104 total hits (on a .249 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .376 (23rd in the league) with 12 total home runs (17th in MLB action).

Pirates Batting Stats

The Pirates are eighth in MLB play with 15 total home runs.
So far this year, Pittsburgh’s .425 slugging percentage ranks 12th in the majors.
The Pirates have the 20th-ranked batting average in the majors (.238).
Averaging 4.6 runs per game (51 total), Pittsburgh is the 20th-highest scoring team in baseball.
The Pirates’ .312 on-base percentage ranks 23rd in MLB.

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