Astros vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

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30 July 2023

Astros vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

At Minute Maid Park on Sunday, the Houston Astros (59-46) face the Tampa Bay Rays (63-44), with first pitch at 2:10 PM ET.

An expected close matchup pits the Astros (-111 on the moneyline) against the Rays (-108). The scheduled starters are Brandon Bielak (5-5) for the Houston Astros, and Zack Littell (0-2) for the Tampa Bay Rays.

These clubs meet again after the Astros took down the Rays 17-4 yesterday. Hunter Brown earned the win for the Astros (6.0 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 4 K), and Jose Abreu led the way offensively (3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI). Taj Bradley (3.1 IP, 5 R, 3 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Rays.

Get ready for the Astros vs. Rays with what you need to know before Sunday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:21 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Astros (-111, bet $111 to win $100)
Underdog: Rays (-108, bet $108 to win $100)
Over/under: 9

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Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

The Astros have won 40, or 55.6%, of the 72 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Houston has a record of 40-31, a 56.3% win rate, when favored by -111 or more by bookmakers this season.
The implied probability of a win from the Astros, based on the moneyline, is 52.6%.
Games involving Houston has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 51 of 105 chances this season.
The Astros are 54-51-0 against the spread this season.

Brandon Bielak (Astros Probable Starter)

Bielak gets the start for the Astros, his 13th of the season. He is 5-5 with a 3.62 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty last pitched on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, when he went 4 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up six hits.
In 13 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.62 ERA and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .262 to opposing hitters.
Bielak has collected two quality starts this year.
Bielak has nine starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
He has had two appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
He will face a Rays offense that ranks fourth in the league with 553 runs while batting .255 as a unit. It has a collective .445 slugging percentage (fifth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 154 home runs (fourth in MLB).

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros rank ninth in Major League Baseball with 135 home runs.
Hitters for Houston have a combined .417 slugging percentage this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
The Astros have a team batting average of .250 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
Houston has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 504.
The Astros have the 15th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.319).
Houston ranks fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.9 whiffs per contest.

Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

The Rays have come away with six wins in the 18 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, Tampa Bay has been victorious six times in 18 chances when named as an underdog of at least -108 or longer on the moneyline.
The Rays have an implied victory probability of 51.9% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over in 55 of its 107 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Rays have an against the spread record of 55-52-0 in 107 games with a line this season.

Zack Littell (Rays Probable Starter)

The Rays will send Littell (0-2) out for his fourth start of the season. He is 0-2 with a 5.11 ERA and 26 strikeouts through 24 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last appearance — in relief on Sunday — the righty tossed two scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles while surrendering one hit.
The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.11, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opponents are batting .301 against him.
He has had six appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
He will face an Astros team that is batting .250 as a unit (16th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .417 (10th in the league) with 135 total home runs (ninth in MLB action).

Rays Batting Stats

The Rays are fourth in MLB play with 154 total home runs.
So far this season, Tampa Bay’s .445 slugging percentage is fifth-best in baseball.
The Rays are 10th in the majors with a .255 batting average.
Tampa Bay is the fourth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 5.2 runs per game (553 total).
The Rays rank 11th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .327.

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