Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros Prediction MLB Picks 8/4/24

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Tampa Bay Rays

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Houston Astros

Recent betting trends in games played between the Rays and Astros

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Rays vs Astros game

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview

In their last series the Rays took on the Miami Marlins in a pair of games. Tampa Bay won 9-3 in the opener but then took a 6-2 loss Wednesday. After a tight 3-2 loss to the Astros in the Friday game, on Saturday Tampa Bay rolled to a 6-1 victory.

Hunter Bigge will start for the Rays on Sunday. This year Bigge has a 1.69 ERA with seven Ks and no decisions.

Houston Astros Betting Preview

Over on the Astros’ side, they played the Pittsburgh Pirates in their last set. Houston lost 5-3 and 6-2 in the first two installments of that series, but staved off the sweep with a 5-4 win in the finale. On Saturday the Astros were out-hit 13-5 in the defeat.

Spencer Arrighetti will take the mound for the Astros on Sunday. This season Arrighetti is 4-9 with a 5.58 ERA across the first 19 starts of his MLB career.

Rays vs Astros Pick Injury Notes

Rays RF Richie Palacios will miss four to six weeks with a right knee sprain.

Total Runs Facts

• Five of the Rays' last six road games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Four of the Astros' last five day games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Rays' last seven Sunday day games against AL West opponents.

Houston Astros Player Prop Facts

• Kyle Tucker has hit at least one home run in seven of his last 11 appearances in day games.
• Jeremy Pena has recorded at least one Double in five of the Astros' last six day games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Jose Altuve has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances in day games.
• Victor Caratini has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five appearances in day games against AL teams that held a winning record.
• Kyle Tucker has scored at least one run in each of his last six appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
• Kyle Tucker has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
• Jose Altuve has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.

Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts

• Yandy Diaz has scored at least one run in each of the Rays' last three games against the Astros.
• Jose Siri has recorded a hit in each of the Rays' last seven games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Taylor Walls has recorded at least one Single in each of his last four appearances against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
• Jose Siri has hit a home run in three of the Rays' last four day games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
• Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one Double in five of his last six appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
• Yandy Diaz has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Rays' last five games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
• Jose Siri has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last six Sunday day appearances against teams that held a winning record.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros Prediction

I’ll probably just stay with the Astros. Arrighetti needs a good start, though. Over his last two outings Arrighetti has been a little sketchy with seven earned in 12.0 innings. Prior to that he notched 6.0 innings with just one earned versus the Rangers, though.

On Saturday the Astros had a lead going into the fifth but couldn’t score after the second inning during a quiet offensive evening. If Houston can get the bats going Sunday I think they’ll be able to bounce back.