Astros vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 24

Updated May. 24, 2024 9:00 p.m. ET

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Kyle Tucker and the Houston Astros head into the first of a three-game series against Abraham Toro and the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Friday at 9:40 PM ET. The favored Astros have -172 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Athletics, who are listed at +145. Houston (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The total is 8.5 runs for this game (with -103 odds to go over and -117 odds to go under).

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Astros-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Astros vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, May 24, 2024 at 9:40 PM ET
• Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA

Astros vs. Athletics Prediction

• Score Prediction: Astros 6, Athletics 5
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Astros 50%, Athletics 50%

Astros vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• This season, the Astros have won 17 out of the 39 games, or 43.6%, in which they've been favored.
• Houston has entered 13 games this season favored by -172 or more and is 8-5 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 63.2% chance of a victory for the Astros.
• The Athletics have been underdogs in 43 games this season and have come away with the win 14 times (32.6%) in those contests.
• Oakland has a mark of 8-14 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +145 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 40.8% chance of pulling out a win.

FINAL

HOU 6 · OAK 3

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Houston Astros

HOU

-1.5

-179

o8.5

Oakland Athletics

OAK

+1.5

+147

u8.5

Astros Recent Betting Performance

• The Astros were favored on the moneyline for nine of their last 10 games, and they went 6-3 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups, the Astros and their opponents combined to go over the total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Astros are 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Astros Recent Stats

Astros Player Insights

• Tucker has gone yard 17 times in the 2024 campaign while knocking in 36 runs, both totals that lead the Astros.
• Tucker is first in home runs and ninth in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Jose Altuve has 10 doubles, nine home runs and 16 walks while hitting .291.
• Altuve is 24th in home runs and 120th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Jeremy Pena paces the Astros with a team-best batting average of .326.
• Pena is on a six-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last 10 games he is hitting .275 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBI.
• Yordan Alvarez is batting .265 with nine doubles, nine home runs and 20 walks.
• Alvarez brings a five-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with three doubles, a home run, four walks and an RBI.

Astros Team Props

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• The Athletics have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and lost each of those contests.
• The Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Athletics have won two of their last 10 games against the spread.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Brent Rooker leads the Athletics in home runs (11), runs batted in (32) and has recorded a team-high batting average of .286.
• Rooker's home run total places him 12th in MLB, and he is 19th in RBI.
• JJ Bleday has 14 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 19 walks while batting .243.
• Among all MLB hitters, Bleday is 49th in homers and 88th in RBI.
• Toro-Hernandez is batting .282 with 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs and nine walks.
• Shea Langeliers has seven doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 12 walks while hitting .212.

Athletics Team Props

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