San Francisco Giants (32-34) vs Houston Astros (30-35)
Game Info: Monday, June 10, 2024 at 9:45 pm (Oracle Park)
The Line: Betting Odds: San Francisco Giants +105 / Houston Astros -115 — Over/Under: 8
The Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants meet Monday in MLB action from Oracle Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Houston Astros will start Spencer Arrighetti here and Arrighetti is 3-5 with a 5.79 ERA and 55 strikeouts this season. This will be Arrighetti’s first career start against San Francisco. The San Francisco Giants will trot out Kyle Harrison here and Harrison is 4-3 with a 4.18 ERA and 65 strikeouts this season. This will be Harrison’s first career start against the Astros.
Houston Astros Recap
The Houston Astros will look to bounce back after failing to complete the sweep of the Los Angeles Angels over the weekend thanks to a 9-7 loss in Sunday’s series finale. The series win over the Halos still gives Houston back-to-back series wins after starting the week with a series win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Astros Still Putting Up Decent Numbers As Of Late
Jose Altuve has 80 hits and a .297 batting average with 10 home runs, 25 RBIs and 12 doubles while Kyle Tucker has a team-high 19 homers with 11 doubles and 40 RBIs. Yordan Alvarez also has 13 homers with 33 RBIs and 15 doubles while Tucker has the Astros’ team lead with 10 stolen bases so far this season. Jeremy Pena also has 76 hits and a .300 batting average as well this season.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- The Astros have won each of their last seven games against NL West opponents.
- The Giants have lost seven of their last eight home games against American League opponents following a road loss.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven home games against American League opponents.
- The Astros have covered the run line each of their last five night games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in each of their last six games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Astros have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
San Francisco Giants Recap
The San Francisco Giants come into this one looking to rebound themselves after failing to sweep the Texas Rangers after a 7-2 loss to the Rangers in Sunday’s matchup. The loss didn’t stop San Francisco from getting the series win, bouncing back from series losses to the Diamondbacks and Yankees over the last week.
Giants Having Up And Down Offensive Outputs In Recent Weeks
Thairo Estrada leads the Giants with 59 hits along with a team-high 8 home runs and 32 RBIs while also chipping in 12 doubles. Michael Conforto has 42 hits with 8 home runs, 7 doubles and 22 RBIs while Matt Chapman has a team-high 59 hits of his own alongside 17 doubles with 8 homers, 28 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Chapman also has the dubious distinction of leading the Giants with 63 strikeouts this season.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Giants have won each of their last five home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Astros have lost seven of their last eight night games following a road loss.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight night games following a road loss.
- The Giants have covered the run line in six of their last seven games as home underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Astros have lost the first inning in each of their last three Monday games as favorites.
- The Giants have led after 5 innings in each of their last five home games against opponents that held a losing record.
Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Prediction
I’m on the over here. I don’t trust this starting matchup whatsoever. I don’t trust Spencer Arrighetti despite a couple of decent outings as of late as this guy has gotten rung up more often than not in his debut season while Harrison’s started to struggle in the last month and the Astros have historically been a strong team against left-handed pitching, which doesn’t bode well for Harrison as a starter that’s giving up a lot of hard contact as of late. I think we’re headed for a lot of runs in this one. Give me the over.