The Houston Astros are 6-1 straight up and on the runline in their last seven games. The Astros will try to stay hot in a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics, starting with the series opener Tuesday night.
Athletics vs. Astros 2017 odds: Houston home favorite for AL West matchup on Tuesday
The Houston Astros will look to stay hot against the Oakland Athletics this week at home as the betting favorites on the MLB lines at the sportsbooks.
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Houston is a -152 home favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Mike Fiers will take the mound for the home team facing Sean Manaea and the Athletics as +142 underdog.
Houston Astros
The Astros are running away with the AL West, entering the Tuesday night game with the best record in the majors at 52-25 and a 13-game lead over Texas and Los Angeles.
Houston has won six of its last seven games with all six of those wins coming by at least three runs. Interestingly, the Astros have been much better on the road than at home this season at 29-9, compared to 23-16 at home. They will try to improve on that home record this week.
Fiers has bounced back from a 5.21 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP to start the season with a brilliant month of June, leading the team to a 4-1 record over his last five starts, per the OddsShark MLB Database. Fiers has allowed two runs or fewer in all five of those games.
Betting Line / Total: Houston -152 / 8.5 Runs
Oakland Athletics
Oakland has won seven of its last 11 games, an impressive feat for a team that was 27-38 before this run. Each of the Athletics’ last three series have ended in sweeps, as Oakland swept the New York Yankees at home, got swept by the Astros in Oakland, and then swept the Chicago White Sox in Chicago this past weekend.
The Athletics have been tormented by the Astros over the last two seasons with a 1-15 record in their last 16 games against Houston.
Tuesday night’s total is set at 8.5 runs. The OVER is 7-3 in the last 10 games between the Athletics and Astros.
With the way that Houston is playing and the recent history between these two teams, this could be a long series for the Athletics. The series continues Wednesday night with a matchup between Jesse Hahn and David Paulino, and wraps up Thursday with Jharel Cotton facing Brad Peacock.
Oakland Athletics at Houston Astros
When: Tuesday, June 27, 8:10 p.m. ET
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston
