LiontipsHouston Astros vs Oakland Athletics. Prediction and Betting Tips for MLB 2022 (September 17, 2022).
Command Analysis
Houston Astros are enjoying a good run of form. They had a small dip in form recently, when they only eked out narrow-margin wins, but in the last two home games against Oakland Athletics the Astros recorded confident victories (5:2, 5:0). Currently, they are the leaders of the American League with a 0.655 win percentage.
Oakland Athletics, on the other hand, have been delivering poor results. They managed only one win in a four-game series against Chicago White Sox (10:3), and split two games with Texas Rangers. The A's failed to put up a fight in games one and two of the current series, and it will be extremely difficult to create problems for their hosts today.
Trends
Ставка1st inning: Houston to win
The Astros won the first inning in 3 out of 4 head-to-head games.
СтавкаTotal under 8.5 runs
In 3 head-to-head games out of 4, the teams couldn't score more than 8 runs.
Tip and bets
Houston are the strong favorites in this match and have a good chance of sweeping their visitors. The A's are a weaker team and didn't look convincing in the first two games of the series. We will be backing the hosts.
Our prediction - handicap (-1.5) to Houston Astros
