Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/09/2022

Game Time: 4:07 pm ET, Saturday, July 9, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -295, Athletics +245; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -295, Athletics +245; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -295, Athletics +245; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Houston Astros:  54-28 (1st place, AL West)

Oakland Athletics:  28-56 (5th place, AL West)

 

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Houston Astros:  9-1 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Astros won 9 of their last 10 games and enter this game off of a win. They won their last series against the Kansas City Royals 3-1 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 54-28 record overall and have a road record of 27-16. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 5th in the MLB with a .753 OPS. José Urquidy is their starting pitcher on Friday while Framber Valdez is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 8-3 with a 2.67 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 5 BB with 13 Ks on 3 hits through 6 IP against the Los Angeles Angels. 

 

The Athletics were on a 2 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 in a 3-game series and had Thursday off as a rest day. They enter this game with a 28-56 record overall and have a home record of 10-29. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Astros on Saturday with the 1st game still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 30th in the MLB with a .603 OPS. Paul Blackburn is on the mound on Friday while there is no probable starting pitcher yet throwing the first pitch in this game on Saturday. Frankie Montas was scheduled to start here but he is dealing with an injury and is unavailable for this game so this will either be a bullpen day for the A’s or they will have to call up someone from the minors to start in this game.

The current betting odds have not been listed for this game yet. This game is such a mismatch though as one team is the 2nd best in the AL with their record and the other team has the worst record in the AL with also the worst offense in the MLB as well. The Astros have some of the best pitching in the MLB right now between their starters and their bullpen. The A's will not be able to score runs on them with how bad their offense has been all season, and Valdez has also been having a great season for the Astros as well. The A's do not even know who is starting for this game as they are dealing with injuries to Montas so this will be a tough game for them to win throwing rookies and relievers out on the mound for 9 innings. The Astros are surely going to take advantage of them and their pitching situation in this game while the A's may not even score a run here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Astros to win this game on the runline.

 

Astros Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, July 9, 2022 (4:07 pm ET start time) is Astros 8 Athletics 1.

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Houston Astros: 54-28 (+14.4 Units) ML in all games. 27-16 (+8 Units) ML in road games. 27-13 UNDER in road games.

Oakland Athletics: 28-56 (-17.9 Units) ML in all games. 10-30 (-20.1 Units) ML in home games. 15-10 UNDER against left-handed starters.

 

 

Houston Astros:  J. Castro (C) Out indefinitely - Knee. J. James (RP) Mid Aug - Back. M. Brantley (LF) Mid July - Shoulder.

Oakland Athletics:  J. Lowrie (2B) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. F. Montas (SP) Out Sat - Shoulder. J. Bride (SS) Late July - Shoulder.

 

 

 

"I had to make some pitches in some big spots and trust my defense behind me. Every game is not going to go perfectly without traffic. Today was one of those games where you had to grind a bit." - Justin Verlander after their win against the Royals on Thursday.

 

 

"We've played well against the Blue Jays team this year. Unfortunately, we didn't get the win today to get our first sweep and to get our season series to win, but we've still got games in front of us." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s loss against the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Aledmys Diaz (R) LF

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Jake Meyers (R) CF

J.J. Matijevic (L) 1B

Mauricio Dubon (R) SS

Chas McCormick (R) RF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

Tony Kemp (L) LF

Ramon Laureano (R) DH

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Stephen Piscotty (R) RF

Stephen Vogt (L) C

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Vimael Machin (L) 3B

Skye Bolt (S) CF

Nick Allen (R) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Yordan Alvarez (.312)

Hits:  Yordan Alvarez (81)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (26)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (59)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (14)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (11)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (18)

ERA:  Ryne Stanek (0.63)

 

Batting Average:  Christian Bethancourt (.248)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (60)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (10)

RBI:  Seth Brown (36)

Stolen Bases:  Ramon Laureano (8)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (6)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (11)

ERA:   Parker Markel (0.00)

 

Managers:

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)