Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction 05-19-2023 MLB Picks

The Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros meet Friday in MLB action atMinute Maid Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Oakland Athletics Betting Preview

The Oakland Athletics have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Athletics have lost 26 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with 49 hits and 22 RBI, while Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers have combined for 68 hits and 50 RBI. Ken Waldichuk gets the ball, and he is 1-2 with a 7.02 ERA and 36 strikeouts this season. This will be Waldichuk’s second career game against the Astros.

Houston Astros Betting Preview

The Houston Astros have scored 20 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The Astros have won 6 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Mauricio Dubon leads the Astros with 46 hits and 8 RBI, while Jeremy Pena and Kyle Tucker have combined for 85 hits and 51 RBI. Brandon Bielak gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 3.29 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. Bielak is 1-1 with a 4.66 ERA and 7 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.

Trends

The Athletics are 15-36 in their last 51 road games and 7-19 in their last 26 games following an off day. The Astros are 71-34 in their last 105 home games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The over is 16-5 in Athletics last 21 road games. The under is 11-3 in Astros last 14 games following an off day. The Athletics are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Houston and 1-6 in the last 7 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

As Ive said before, I'm just not in the business of backing the Oakland Athletics, and that's even more of a case here with Ken Waldichuk on the mound. The Houston Astros are hot offensively, they're at home where they're usually money, and they have a key edge on the mound with Brandon Bielak. Give me the Astros and the RL for max betting value.