Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros odds, picks and prediction

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros open the World Series on Tuesday at 8:09 p.m. ET (on FOX). The Braves last won the Series in 1995. The Astros won it in 2017. Charlie Morton will start for the Braves. Framber Valdez will make his first World Championship start. The team that used to play in the NL West won 4-0 in their season series. It was the first time the teams played each other since 2017, when Houston won.

2021 postseason: 0-1, 3.77 ERA (14 1/3 IP, 6 ER), 10 H, 8 BB, 19 K in three starts. Career World Series: 1-0, 4.30 ERA in two starts and one relief appearance. Lost his one start in 2020 World series for Tampa Bay Rays when they lost to Dodgers in six games.

2021 postseason: 1-0, 4.20 ERA (15 IP, 7 ER), 16 H, 5 BB, 13 K in three starts. Career postseason record: 4-1, 2.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 39 K, in six starts and one relief outing.

Atlanta Braves are playing Houston Astros.

Houston is 55-31 at Minute Maid Park this year, including 4-1 in the playoffs. Atlanta tied for MLB’s fifth-best regular-season road record at 46-35. The Braves are 8-2 ATS this postseason, while Houston is 6-4 AATS this season but 41-45 AET at home.

Atlanta Braves take on Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series. The game is a back-under bet at 8.5 (-115) to win 0.2 units.