Astros vs. Orioles Pick
Can the Baltimore Orioles avoid being swept at home by the Houston Astros when the two meet up today at 1:35PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Astros are favored on the road in this one, as they are getting odds of -155 to win, while the Orioles are listed with a money line of +135 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 10.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup this afternoon has Lance McCullers Jr. (7-2, 3.28 ERA) on the mound for Houston to face Dylan Bundy (9-8, 4.18) of the Orioles. Bundy is coming off a good start against the Rangers, but had struggled a great deal prior to that. He had slowed 20 runs over four starts that lasted 20.1 innings. Bundy has 88 strikeouts with 36 walks this season and a 1.23 WHIP. McCullers has been in a bit of a funk, allowing 14 runs over his last three starts, which spanned 14.1 innings. He has 111 strikeouts with 30 walks this season and a 1.18 WHIP.
The Astros have taken the first two games of the series, picking up an 8-7 win on Friday and an 8-4 win on Saturday. Houston is now 65-32 overall and 35-11 on the road while Baltimore is 46-51 overall and 29-21 at home.
Houston was hot at the plate on Saturday, racking up a total of 15 hits in the win. The hits were needed, as Collin McHugh struggled on the mound, allowing four runs in 4.2 innings. However, the Houston bullpen pitched 4.1 innings of hitless ball. Marwin Gonzalez had two hits and three RBI to lead the Astros at the plate while Evan Gattis had three hits. Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones each homered for the Orioles in the loss.
Houston hasn’t been missing Carlos Correa at the plate too much in this series, as they have put up eight runs in each of the two games. Both pitchers come into today struggling, but McCullers has the better support behind him at the plate and in the bullpen. I don’t expect Bundy to be able to have a great start and I don’t think the Orioles can keep pace with the Houston hitters.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: HOUSTON ASTROS -155