Astros vs Athletics Prediction: Picks, Live Odds & Start Time – May 20, 2023

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The Oakland Athletics (10-36) will visit the Houston Astros (25-19), Saturday at 4:10 PM ET, with the Astros on a 24-game winning streak. The scheduled starters are Hunter Brown (4-1) for the Astros, and JP Sears (0-3) for the Athletics.

Bookmakers have made the Astros heavy favorites at home (-303). The Athletics are +247 as the road underdogs. The game’s over/under is set at 8.5.

Astros vs. Athletics Odds

Run Line

Houston Astros (-1.5)

Moneyline

Astros (-303)

Total

8.5 Runs (Over: -119, Under: -101)

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When, Where, at What Time is Astros vs. Athletics

  • Game Day: Saturday, May 20, 2023
  • Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
  • TV Channel: SNSW
  • Location: Houston, Texas
  • Stadium: Minute Maid Park

Astros Injury Report

Name Status Injury
Michael Brantley 10-Day Injured List Shoulder
Jose Urquidy 15-Day Injured List Shoulder
Luis Garcia 15-Day Injured List Elbow
Lance McCullers Jr. 15-Day Injured List Elbow
Parker Mushinski 15-Day Injured List Back

Athletics Injury Report

Name Status Injury
Seth Brown 10-Day Injured List Oblique
Zach Jackson 15-Day Injured List Elbow
Trevor May 15-Day Injured List Personal
Mason Miller 15-Day Injured List Elbow
Paul Blackburn 15-Day Injured List Finger
Dany Jimenez 60-Day Injured List Shoulder
Kirby Snead 60-Day Injured List Shouder
Freddy Tarnok 60-Day Injured List Shoulder
Manny Piña 60-Day Injured List Wrist

Last Time Out: Astros and Athletics

These squads play again following the Astros’ 5-1 victory over the Athletics yesterday. Brandon Bielak (5.0 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 9 K) picked up the win for the Astros. Kyle Tucker went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI to lead the team on offense. Ken Waldichuk (5.0 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 3 K) took the loss on the mound for the Athletics.

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Astros Betting Records and Team Stats

The Astros have entered the game as favorites 23 times this season and won 13, or 56.5%, of those games. Houston has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -303. Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 75.2% chance to win. Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 16 of their 36 games with a total this season. In 36 games with a spread this season, the Astros are 17-19-0 ATS.

Name GP AVG (Rank) OBP (Rank) SLG (Rank) HR% (Rank) K% (Rank) BB% (Rank)
Kyle Tucker 44 .282 (39) .363 (43) .474 (53) 3.8% (55) 14.8% (23) 12.1% (37)
Yordan Alvarez 38 .291 (30) .388 (15) .553 (11) 5.5% (16) 23.6% (108) 11.5% (52)
Alex Bregman 44 .223 (143) .337 (76) .373 (126) 3.1% (85) 9.7% (7) 13.8% (22)
Jeremy Pena 43 .253 (91) .297 (143) .429 (79) 3.3% (76) 23.6% (108) 3.8% (164)
Mauricio Dubon 37 .309 (11) .333 (83) .389 (113) 0% (164) 12.8% (15) 3.2% (168)

Athletics Betting Records and Team Stats

The Athletics have been victorious in eight, or 21.1%, of the 38 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season. The Athletics have won all of their three games in which they were named as at least a +247 moneyline underdog. The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 28.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup. Oakland and their opponents have gone over in 23 of their 39 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season. The Athletics have posted a record of 14-25-0 against the spread this season.

Name GP AVG (Rank) OBP (Rank) SLG (Rank) HR% (Rank) K% (Rank) BB% (Rank)
Brent Rooker 39 .286 (35) .398 (13) .586 (5) 6.8% (8) 25.5% (118) 14.3% (16)
Esteury Ruiz 46 .282 (39) .347 (60) .376 (123) 0.5% (162) 17.6% (52) 4% (162)
Ryan Noda 41 .218 (151) .403 (8) .418 (91) 2.8% (94) 31.9% (163) 21.5% (1)
Shea Langeliers 37 .228 (137) .307 (125) .426 (80) 4.6% (35) 28.1% (140) 8.5% (98)
Jace Peterson 40 .215 (-) .319 (-) .322 (-) 2.1% (-) 24.8% (-) 12.8% (-)

Astros vs. Athletics Picks and Predictions

Our best pick for Astros vs. Athletics sees the Astros (-303 on the moneyline) as the pick to win. As for the over/under, we recommend betting on the under on 8.5 runs.

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WRITTEN BY

Matt Rooney

Matt comes from Chicago and has lived in the area his whole life. Graduated from and played football at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL while also serving as the director of student sports broadcasting. He writes for Betsperts as well as appears on several shows across the network.

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