San Francisco Giants (11-15) vs. Houston Astros (14-13)
May 2, 2023 8:10 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Astros -170 / San Francisco Giants +145; Over/Under: +8
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The San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros meet in MLB action from Minute Maid Park on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Houston is a -170 home favorite while San Francisco is a +145 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 8 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Anthony DeSclafani will start for the Giants and is 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. Hunter Brown will start for the Astros and is 3-0 with a 2.37 ERA and 32 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Houston’s win by a score of 7-3 on Monday snapped San Francisco’s two-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Trends
San Francisco is 1-6 in their last 7 road games and 3-9 in their last 12 interleague road games while the under is 9-1-1 in their last 11 Tuesday games. Houston is 20-8 in their last 28 games against a team with a losing record and 51-24 in their last 75 games overall while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing the Astros here. If you’re the Astros, you’re looking at recent results like that’s more like it, rather than the struggles we saw from Houston out of the gate. Now the Astros get their bright young arm on the mound in Hunter Brown, who has nasty stuff and is basically the younger reboot of Justin Verlander. San Francisco’s got some decent bats, but they’re inconsistent to put it nicely and I just feel like the Houston Astros are the better team here. Give me the Astros.
