Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/01/2022

Game Time: 3:37 pm ET, Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -210, Athletics +175; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -210, Athletics +175; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -210, Athletics +175; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Houston Astros:  31-18 (1st place, AL West)

Oakland Athletics:  20-31 (5th place, AL west)

 

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Houston Astros:  6-4 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 31-18 record overall and they are 17-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Wednesday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Cristian Javier is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while Justin Verlander will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 6-2 with a 2.03 ERA this season. His team won 5 of their last 6 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 6 ER, 4 HRs, and 1 BB with 6 Ks on 10 hits in 6 IP against the Seattle Mariners. They scored 3 runs in their last series averaging 1 run scored per game in that span and they allowed 13 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 20-31 record overall and they are 7-18 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 4-game series against the Texas Rangers 3-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Astros on Wednesday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Frankie Montas is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while Cole Irvin will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 2-2 with a 3.15 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 4 strikeouts on 6 hits in 6.1 innings played against the Texas Rangers. They scored 16 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 28 runs against them averaging 7 runs allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game as a massive favorite with the current betting odds. They had a bad series against the Mariners over the weekend but bounced back with a win in the series opener here. They scored a lot of runs in that game and on one of the A's best pitchers as well in Blackburn. Now the Astros have their ace in Verlander on the mound here and he is going to be hungry to bounce back after a very bad performance against the Mariners in his last start. They are going up against an A's team that has not been playing well recently either and almost got swept at home in a 4-game series to the Rangers over the weekend. Irvin has not been great on the mound this season either and this is lining up for a nice Astros win here. The best bet here is on the Astros to win this game on the runline.

 

Astros Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, June 1, 2022 (3:37 pm ET start time) is Astros 6 Athletics 1.

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Houston Astros: 53-22 (+9.8 Units) ML as a favorite of -175 to -250. 10-2 UNDER as a favorite of -175 to -250. 35-11 UNDER in all games.

Oakland Athletics: 145-135 (-6.3 Units) ML in all games. 40-62 (-8.6 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 20-12 UNDER as an underdog of +150 or more.

 

 

Houston Astros:  J. Odorizzi (SP) Mid June - Ankle. J. Meyers (CF) Early June - Shoulder. T. Jones (1B) Mid June - Back.

Oakland Athletics:  S. Bolt (CF) Late June - Oblique. S. Piscotty (RF) Out indefinitely - Calf. S. Vogt (C) Early June - Knee.

 

 

 

"I didn't know how far that was but I know it was way up there. I don't know if I've ever seen a ball hit up there. It was very impressive. He hit the second one too so hopefully he's getting hot." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the A’s on Monday.

 

 

"Valdez is a bulldog. That's a bulldog right there. That guy, a really impressive day on his end. His breaking ball is really a weapon and he's got 95 (mph) at pitch 112 in the ninth inning I think. Tough day for us offensively." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s loss against the Astros on Monday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) LF

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Chas McCormick (R) RF

Jose Siri (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Jed Lowrie (S) DH

Sean Murphy (R) C

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Christian Bethancourt (R) 1B

Sheldon Neuse (R) 2B

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Jose Altuve (.286)

Hits:  Michael Brantley (44)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (14)

RBI:  Kyle Tucker (29)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (9)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (6)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (8)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Barrera (.286)

Hits:  Sheldon Neuse (38)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (5)

RBI:  Seth Brown (23)

Stolen Bases:  Sheldon Neuse (4)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (5)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (10)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)