Blue Jays vs. Astros prop picks: Houston hitters will get to Ross Stripling

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Blue Jays vs. Astros prop picks: Houston hitters will get to Ross Stripling

The Toronto Blue Jays are going to Houston to take on the AL West favourites in 2022.

Ross Stripling will start for Toronto against Justin Verlander for Houston on Friday. Premium betting is coming to Ontario.

Yordan Avarez over 1.5 bases (-110), Jeremy Pena over. 1,5 base (+100), Zack Collins under 0. 5 base (-105), Ross Stripling over Ross.

Alvarez has been good on this prop twice this season. He's leading all MLB hitters in xSLG and has a good chance to clear this bet on one swing. Alvarez has also been a monster at Minute Maid Park in his career, slashing .307/.377/.591. Since Alvarez debuted in 2019, his 157 wRC+ against right-handed pitchers ranks behind only Mike Trout, Juan Soto and Freddie Freeman.

Pena has been outstanding for the Astros in the early going, slashing .308/.364/.590 with strong contact statistics. Pena has a chance to grab a fifth plate appearance as a leadoff man.

Collins has given the Blue Jays some good production recently, but he still has a .206 career batting average and has hit safely in just 48 of 121 career MLB games. Even during a productive stretch, he's making contact on just over half his swings (51.2%). Now he has an ace in Verlander to contend with.


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