Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction MLB Picks 8/23/24

In this article we will formulate a Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles prediction for this MLB game on Friday, August 23rd at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. To formulate this prediction for game two in the series, we will examine:

• The Astros recent form and recent player performance 
• The Orioles recent form and recent play performance
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Houston
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Baltimore
• Recent betting trends in games played between Houston and Baltimore
• A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Houston and Baltimore

Houston Astros Betting Preview

The Houston Astros are 69-58 this season and they have lost two of their last three games. Houston won game one in this series by a score of 6-0 on Thursday night. Prior to this series, the Astros lost two out of three against the Red Sox, won two out of three against the White Sox, and swept the Rays. Houston is 12-3 in their last 15 games and they are first in the AL West. 

The Houston pitching staff has a 3.80 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and a .230 opponent batting average. The Astros offense has scored 582 runs with a .261 batting average and a .321 on base percentage. Yordan Alvarez is batting .306 with 25 home runs and 67 RBI’s for the Astros this season. 

Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview

The Baltimore Orioles are 74-55 this year and they have lost three of their last four games. Baltimore dropped the first game in this series and they failed to score a run. Prior to this series, the Orioles lost two out of three against the Mets, split four games with the Red Sox, and split two games with the Nationals. Baltimore is 4-7 in their last 11 games and they are second in the AL East. 

The Baltimore pitching staff has a 3.96 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .236 opponent batting average. The Orioles offense has scored 645 runs with a .253 batting average and a .317 on base percentage. Gunnar Henderson is batting .286 with 33 home runs and 78 RBI’s for the Orioles this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Houston is Hunter Brown, who is 11-7 with a 3.82 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP over 134.1 innings pitched this year. Brown has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. The projected starting pitcher for Baltimore is Cade Povich, who is 1-6 with a 5.77 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP over 43.2 innings pitched this season. Povich has allowed at least three earned runs in three of his last four outings. 

Why the Astros will beat the Orioles

• The Orioles have lost each of their last 11 night games against the Astros at Oriole Park at Camden Yards following a loss.
• The Astros have won each of their last nine road games against American League opponents.
• The Astros have covered the run line in eight of their last nine road games against teams that held a winning record.
• The Orioles have failed to cover the run line in 11 of their last 12 night games against the Astros following a home loss.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Astros’ last four road games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Five of the Orioles’ last six games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Orioles’ last four games as home underdogs against American League opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Astros’ last three road games against American League opponents.

Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts

• Gunnar Henderson has hit a home run in four of the Orioles’ last five home games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
• Anthony Santander has recorded at least one hit in each of the Orioles’ last 10 games as underdogs against AL opponents.
• Eloy Jimenez has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight home appearances against the Astros.
• Anthony Santander has recorded at least one total base in each of the Orioles’ last 10 games as underdogs against AL opponents.
• Jorge Mateo has scored a run in each of his last four appearances at Oriole Park at Camden Yards against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
• James McCann has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five appearances with his team as a home underdog against AL West opponents.

Houston Astros Player Prop Facts

• Yordan Alvarez has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Astros’ last six road games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Alex Bregman has hit a home run in four of his last five appearances with the Astros as favorites against AL East opponents.
• Jose Altuve has recorded at least one Double in three of the Astros’ last four games as favorites against the Orioles.
• Yainer Diaz has recorded at least one hit in each of the Astros’ last nine games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Yainer Diaz has recorded at least one Single in each of the Astros’ last six games against AL opponents.
• Yainer Diaz has recorded at least one total base in each of the Astros’ last nine games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Jose Altuve has scored at least one run in each of the Astros’ last seven games as favorites against the Orioles.

Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction 

Houston comes into this game after a dominating win in the first game of this series and they will look to stay hot here. The Astros are 34-29 on the road, while the Orioles are 37-29 at home. Baltimore has struggled in recent series and the Yankees are starting to pull away in the AL East. The Orioles really need a strong start in this game, but Cade Povich has very inflated ERA and I think he is going to struggle again here. Houston is starting Hunter Brown, who has been very good over the last three months. My Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles prediction is for the Astros to get another win. 

David Racey's Pick: Astros ML