Orioles vs. Astros: Betting Preview for August 23

Published 5:24 am Friday, August 23, 2024

The Houston Astros (69-58) will look to Yordan Alvarez when they visit Gunnar Henderson and the Baltimore Orioles (74-55) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday, August 23. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:05 p.m. ET.

At +100, the Orioles are the moneyline underdogs in this game against the Astros, who are -120. The over/under for this matchup is 9.

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Orioles vs. Astros Game Info

  • Date: Friday, August 23, 2024
  • Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
  • TV Channel: MLB Network
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Astros -120
  • Moneyline Underdog: Orioles +100
  • Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)

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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Cade Povich (1-6) will take to the mound for the Orioles and make his 10th start of the season.
  • The left-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed six hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Boston Red Sox.
  • In nine starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in two of them.
  • Povich has made six starts of five or more innings in nine chances this season, and averages 4.8 frames when he pitches.
  • He has finished one appearance without allowing an earned run in nine chances this season.

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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Orioles lead Major League Baseball in home runs with 196.
  • No MLB team has a better slugging percentage than Baltimore (.448) this season.
  • The Orioles rank eighth in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
  • Baltimore has scored 645 runs this season, which ranks third in MLB.
  • The Orioles have an on-base percentage of .317 this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
  • The Orioles rank 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.
  • Baltimore has pitched to a 3.96 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
  • Baltimore averages the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
  • Orioles pitchers have a 1.236 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.

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