Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/10/2022

Game Time: 4:07 pm ET, Sunday, July 10, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -180, Athletics +155; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -180, Athletics +155; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -180, Athletics +155; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Houston Astros:  55-28 (1st place, AL West)

Oakland Athletics:  28-57 (5th place, AL West)

 

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Houston Astros:  9-1 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Astros enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Kansas City Royals 3-1 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 55-28 record overall and have a road record of 28-16. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Their offense ranks 4th in the MLB with a .756 OPS. Framber Valdez is their starting pitcher on Saturday while Jake Odorizzi is making his start in this game on Sunday. He is 3-2 with a 4.04 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 9 hits through 4 IP against the Kansas City Royals. 

 

The Athletics enter this game on a 2 game losing streak. 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 28-57 record overall and have a home record of 10-30. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Astros on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Their offense ranks 30th in the MLB with a .603 OPS. Zach Logue is on the mound on Saturday while Cole Irvin will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Sunday. He is 3-6 with a 3.35 ERA this season. His team lost 9 of their last 10 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 4 Ks on 4 hits through 8 IP against the Toronto Blue Jays. 

The current betting odds have the Astros listed as favorites in this game. They have been on a roll recently as they just keep on winning their games and are scoring a lot of runs in the process. Ever since getting the best of the Yankees in their series against them, they have gone on a big roll and have rarely lost games since then. Their pitching is still very good and now they are getting a lot of run support to back their pitchers up. Odorizzi is getting the start here and he has not had many starts this season as he is coming off of an injury but he has been very good throughout his career and he will likely only get better as he starts in more games this season. The A's have Logue starting here and he has been having a great season but he is also still a rookie and an experienced lineup like the Astros will get to him for some runs here. The A's also have the worst offense in the MLB right now and if they fall behind here against a team like the Astros with their pitching, the A's will not be able to come back. The best way to place a bet here is on the Astros to win this game.

 

Astros Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, July 10, 2022 (4:07 pm ET start time) is Astros 7 Athletics 3.

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Houston Astros: 55-28 (+15.4 Units) ML in all games. 28-16 (+9 Units) ML in road games. 27-14 UNDER in road games.

Oakland Athletics: 28-57 (-18.9 Units) ML in all games. 10-31 (-21.1 Units) ML in home games. 30-22 UNDER as an underdog of +150 or more.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

"He's been good the last four or five starts. They were putting the ball in play and sometimes soft contact is the way to go. The more strikeouts you get, the more pitches you have to throw. They were swinging the bat and they weren't doing a bunch of taking. It worked for Urquidy and for us." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Athletics on Friday.

 

 

"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

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Jake Meyers (R) CF

Mauricio Dubon (R) SS

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

Vimael Machin (L) 3B

Ramon Laureano (R) CF

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Sean Murphy (R) C

Christian Bethancourt (R) DH

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Stephen Piscotty (R) RF

Tony Kemp (L) LF

Nick Allen (R) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Jake Meyers (.313)

Hits:  Yordan Alvarez (82)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (26)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (60)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (14)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (11)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (18)

ERA:  Ryne Stanek (0.63)

 

Batting Average:  Christian Bethancourt (.249)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (61)

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)