On Tuesday, a battle of AL West rivals is on the schedule, with the Houston Astros (77-66) hosting the Oakland Athletics (62-82) at 8:10 p.m. ET.

The Astros are favored at home (-186) against the Athletics (+155). The scheduled starters are Spencer Arrighetti (7-12) for the Houston Astros, and Osvaldo Bido (5-3) for the Oakland Athletics.

The Astros lost their most recent game against the Diamondbacks by a 12-6 score Sunday. Alex Bregman went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively. Justin Verlander picked up the loss after throwing three innings, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits.

The Athletics lost to the Tigers Sunday, with J.T. Ginn getting the loss while throwing five innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits while striking out five. Zack Gelof went 2-for-3 with an RBI to pace the Athletics’ offense.

Ahead of the Astros vs. Athletics matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Astros (-186, bet $186 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+155, bet $100 to win $155)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Astros vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
  • Game Time: 8:10 p.m. ET
  • Stadium: Minute Maid Park
  • TV Channel: Space City Home Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Astros stats and trends

Astros betting records

  • This season, the Astros have been favored 105 times and won 59, or 56.2%, of those games.
  • Houston has a record of 13-4, a 76.5% win rate, when favored by -186 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • The Astros have a 65% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Games involving Houston have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 58 of 143 chances this season.
  • The Astros are 70-72-0 against the spread in their 142 chances this season.

Spencer Arrighetti (Astros probable starter)

  • Arrighetti gets the start for the Astros, his 26th of the season. He is 7-12 with a 4.82 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 125 2/3 innings pitched.
  • His most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds, when the right-hander threw two-thirds of an inning, surrendering three earned runs while allowing five hits.
  • The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.82, with 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents are batting .247 against him.
  • Arrighetti is trying to secure his ninth quality start of the year in this outing.
  • Arrighetti enters this matchup with 17 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
  • He has had four appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
  • The opposing Athletics offense has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.398) and is fifth in MLB play with 182 home runs. It has a collective .234 batting average, and is 25th in MLB with 1126 total hits and 26th in MLB action scoring 584 runs.
  • Arrighetti has pitched 16 innings, giving up nine earned runs on 17 hits while striking out 15 against the Athletics this season.

Astros batting stats

  • The Astros have hit 170 homers this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
  • Fueled by 415 extra-base hits, Houston ranks eighth in MLB with a .419 slugging percentage this season.
  • The Astros rank third in MLB with a .261 team batting average.
  • Houston has scored 661 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.
  • The Astros are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .321.
  • Houston ranks fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.4 whiffs per contest.

Athletics stats and trends

Athletics betting records

  • The Athletics have come away with 50 wins in the 127 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Oakland has been victorious 16 times in 40 chances when named as an underdog of at least +155 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 39.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • Oakland and its opponents have gone over in 67 of its 144 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
  • The Athletics are 78-66-0 against the spread in their 144 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Osvaldo Bido (Athletics probable starter)

  • Bido makes the start for the Athletics, his 10th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 3.41 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 63 1/3 innings pitched.
  • The righty last appeared in relief on Saturday, when he threw two scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers while giving up one hit.
  • The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.41, with 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opponents are hitting .192 against him.
  • Bido is trying to secure his fifth quality start of the season in this matchup.
  • Bido has pitched five or more innings in a game eight times this year entering this game.
  • He has made seven appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
  • He meets an Astros offense that ranks 12th in the league with 661 total runs scored while batting .261 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .419 slugging percentage (eighth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 170 home runs (11th in the league).
  • Bido has thrown five innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out six against the Astros this season.

Athletics batting stats

  • The Athletics average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB action with 182 total home runs.
  • So far this season, Oakland’s .398 slugging percentage ranks 15th in the majors.
  • The Athletics rank 24th in MLB with a .234 batting average.
  • Oakland scores the fifth-fewest runs in baseball (584 total, 4.1 per game).
  • The Athletics’ .303 on-base percentage is 25th in the majors.

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