Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction MLB Picks 8/14/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Houston

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Tampa Bay

-Recent betting trends in games played between Houston and Tampa Bay

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Astros and Rays.

Astros Have Won Seven Straight

The Astros are playing well heading into this game, and they have won seven straight games. On Tuesday, the Astros were led by Yusei Kikuchi who went 5.2 innings, giving up three hits and one run. The Astros are averaging 4.64 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.12 runs per game. The offense is ranked 12th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 9th. Yordan Alveraz has hit 25 home runs and driven in 65 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Astros will be Ronel Blanco, who sits with a 9-6 record and an ERA of 3.02. In his last start against the Boston Red Sox, he went four innings giving up four hits and two runs. 

Why the Astros Will Beat the Rays

• The Astros have won each of their last seven road games.
• The Rays have lost each of their last five night games against the Astros at Tropicana Field following a loss.
• The Rays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight Wednesday night home games against AL West opponents.
• The Astros have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 road games against AL East opponents.
• The Astros have led after 5 innings in each of their last six games as road favorites.

Rays Fell Just Short

The Rays fell just short on Tuesday, even though they tried to fight back against the Astros. The Rays scored one run in the bottom of the 8th, but it fell just short. Shane Baz went seven innings, giving up seven hits and three runs. The Rays are averaging 3.91 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.35 runs per game. The offense is ranked 28th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 15th. Brandon Lowe has hit 14 home runs and driven in 43 RBIs. Getting the start for the Rays will be Zack Littell who sits with a 5-8 record and an ERA of 4.11. In his last start against the Orioles, he went five innings giving up eight hits and three runs. 

Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction

The Rays have been disappointing this season, and they are going to really disappoint again here. Blanco sits with an ERA of 3.02 and in his last start he gave up only two runs. Littell hasn’t gotten a ton of run support, and he’s going to really struggle to slow down the Astros offense. This game is going to get out of hand early. Back the Astros to win this game on the run line. This is one of my favorite plays on the board.