It’s Friday, August 23, and the Houston Astros (69-58) and Baltimore Orioles (74-55) continue their weekend series at Camden Yards.
Last night, Spencer Arrighetti and a couple Houston relievers shut down and shut out the Orioles, 6-0. Journeyman Ben Gamel who has played on 8 teams in the majors picked up a couple of hits and drove in a couple of runs to pace the offense.
With the win, the Astros’ lead in the AL West grew to 5½ games. The loss dropped Baltimore to 1½ games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first-pitch, projected pitching matchup, lineup cards, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Astros vs. Orioles live today
● Date: Friday, August 23, 2024
● Time: 7:05PM EST
● Site: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
● City: Baltimore, MD
● TV/Streaming: SCHN, MASN2, MLBN
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Game odds for Astros vs. Orioles
The latest odds as of Friday morning:
● Money Line: Astros -115, Orioles -105
● Spread: Astros -1.5 (+140), Orioles +1.5 (-165)
● Over/Under: 9 runs
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Recent team stats for Astros vs. Orioles
● The Astros are 7-3 in their last 10. Houston is 34-29 on the road this season. Their overall run differential for the season is +73.
● With the O’s having lost 2 in a row, they now trail the Yankees by 1½ games and lead in the Wild Card standings in the American League by just 2 games. The Orioles are 4-6 in their last 10. Baltimore is 37-29 at Camden Yards this season. Their overall run differential for the season is +86.
Probable starting pitchers for Astros vs. Orioles
● Today’s pitching matchup (August 23): Hunter Brown vs. Cade Povich
○ Astros: Brown (11-7, 3.82 ERA) has allowed 57 earned runs and 130 hits while striking out 145 over 134.1 innings
○ Orioles: Povich (1-6, 5.77 ERA) has allowed 28 earned runs and 46 hits while striking out 31 over 43.2 innings
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Astros vs. Orioles on August 23, 2024
● Cade Povich has lost four straight starts allowing 16 earned runs over just 17 innings
● Hunter Brown has won his last 2 starts. He has been solid if not spectacular in the process allowing 3 earned runs in 12.1 innings
● Who’s Hot? Yordan Alvarez has hits in 5 of his last 6 games (.333)
● Who’s Not! Corbin Burnes has now started 4 games in August. His stats are not Cy Young-worthy: 20.2 innings, 29 hits (including 3 HRs) and 20 earned runs
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Expert picks & predictions for Friday’s Astros vs. Orioles game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Astros vs. Orioles game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the Astros on the Moneyline
- Spread: NBC Sports is recommending a play on the Astros on the Run Line
- Total runs: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Total OVER 9 runs
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