LiontipsHouston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies. Prediction and Betting Tips for MLB 2022 (October 5, 2022).
Command Analysis
Houston Astros have experienced many problems of late. For example, they lost to Arizona Diamondbacks (2:5) and suffered a crushing defeat to Tampa Bay Rays (3:7). After that, the Astros managed to record two victories over the Rays (2:1 and 3:1), but in the opening game of the current series, the team failed to score a single run and lost (0:3) to Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Phillies gained momentum in the series against Washington Nationals. They played four games in Washington and won three of them. The outsider managed to beat the Phillies once, but with a score of 13:4. After that, Philadelphia Phillies traveled to Texas. The visitors started the series against the Astros with a confident (3:0) victory.
Trends
СтавкаTotal over 8.5 runs
The teams scored more than 8 runs in 4 out of 6 head-to-head games.
Ставка1st inning: draw
The first inning was tied in 4 out of 6 head-to-head games.
Tip and bets
The hosts were terrible in the opening game of the series, but they should pull themselves together and get back to the winning ways. After all, the Astros are one of the strongest sides in the MLB, and they usually play well at their home arena. The Phillies are in decent form, but often experience problems against such powerful opponents as the Astros, the previous game was more of an exception to the rule. We will be backing the hosts here.
Our prediction - handicap (-1) to Houston Astros
