Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Odds

Power Ranking

Houston 25

Oakland 27

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HOU
5.17
4.30
0.00
8.98
3.41
8.20
3.28

Offense
Defense
Team ERA
Offensive Hits
Offensive Walks
Defensive Hits
Defensive Walks

OAK
3.68
5.82
0.00
7.36
3.10
9.18
4.28

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Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics

The Houston Astros pay a visit to Oakland on Friday, hoping to shut down the Athletics bats in baseball betting action at O.co Coliseum.

The Oakland Athletics will turn to Jeff Samardzija and his 6-11 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Houston Astros send Brett Oberholtzer (4-10) to the hill.

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Team Record

Houston Astros

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	61-79	6-4	28-33	57-66	4-13
Home	35-39	6-3	18-17	32-32	3-7
Away	26-40	0-1	10-16	25-34	1-6
Fave	9-8	3-1	4-3	8-5	1-3
Dog	50-70	3-3	24-30	48-60	2-10
O/U	65-70-5	3-6-1	33-24-4	59-59-5	6-11
vs LHP	18-23	2-1	7-10	16-19	2-4
vs RHP	43-56	4-3	21-23	41-47	2-9

Team Record

Oakland Athletics

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	79-60	3-7	32-28	68-54	11-6
Home	44-25	1-2	16-12	38-24	6-1
Away	35-35	2-5	16-16	30-30	5-5
Fave	74-39	3-5	28-18	63-34	11-5
Dog	5-19	0-1	4-9	5-18	0-1
O/U	67-63-9	3-6-1	31-27-2	57-61-4	10-2-5
vs LHP	22-18	0-3	9-11	19-16	3-2
vs RHP	57-42	3-4	23-17	49-38	8-4

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Houston Astros

Brett Oberholtzer (5-10) ERA: 4.38

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Aug 29, 2014	TEX	L	6-13	O	4.1	-100
Aug 24, 2014	CLE	L	1-3	U	6.2	-100
Aug 19, 2014	NYY	W	7-4	O	5.1	155

Oakland Athletics

Jeff Samardzija (6-12) ERA: 3.21

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Aug 30, 2014	LAA	L	0-2	U	8	-100
Aug 25, 2014	HOU	W	8-2	O	8	59
Aug 20, 2014	NYM	L	5-8	O	3.2	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Houston Astros

Brett Oberholtzer (5-10) ERA: 4.38

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jul 28, 2014	7-3	HOU	6.2	8	3	3	1	2	Win
Jul 22, 2014	3-2	HOU	7	6	2	2	2	0	No Decision
Apr 24, 2014	10-1	OAK	3.2	8	6	6	2	4	Loss
Apr 19, 2014	4-3	OAK	5.2	8	1	1	2	3	No Decision
Sep 7, 2013	2-1	OAK	6	7	1	1	0	5	Loss

Oakland Athletics

Jeff Samardzija (6-12) ERA: 3.21

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Aug 25, 2014	8-2	OAK	8	6	2	2	1	10	Win
Jul 29, 2014	7-4	OAK	6.2	6	4	4	2	7	No Decision
Jul 24, 2014	13-1	OAK	8	5	1	1	0	6	Win
Jun 23, 2013	14-6	CHC	7	9	4	3	0	5	Win
Aug 13, 2012	7-1	CHC	7	4	1	1	3	11	Win

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Aug 27, 2014	OAK	5	160	9	Push	Drew Pomeranz (L)
Aug 27, 2014	HOU	4	160	9	Push	Brad Peacock (R)
Aug 26, 2014	OAK	2	110	8	Under	Jason Hammel (R)
Aug 26, 2014	HOU	4	110	8	Under	Dallas Keuchel (L)
Aug 25, 2014	OAK	8	157	8.5	Over	Jeff Samardzija (R)
Aug 25, 2014	HOU	2	157	8.5	Over	Scott Feldman (R)
Jul 30, 2014	OAK	1	125	8	Over	Jason Hammel (R)
Jul 30, 2014	HOU	8	125	8	Over	Dallas Keuchel (L)
Jul 29, 2014	OAK	7	181	8	Over	Jeff Samardzija (R)
Jul 29, 2014	HOU	4	181	8	Over	Scott Feldman (R)
Jul 28, 2014	OAK	3	170	8	Over	Jesse Chavez (R)
Jul 28, 2014	HOU	7	170	8	Over	Brett Oberholtzer (L)
Jul 24, 2014	HOU	1	-260	8	Over	Scott Feldman (R)
Jul 24, 2014	OAK	13	-260	8	Over	Jeff Samardzija (R)
Jul 23, 2014	HOU	7	-255	7.5	Over	Brad Peacock (R)
Jul 23, 2014	OAK	9	-255	7.5	Over	Jesse Chavez (R)
Jul 22, 2014	HOU	3	-260	7	Under	Brett Oberholtzer (L)
Jul 22, 2014	OAK	2	-260	7	Under	Scott Kazmir (L)
Apr 27, 2014	OAK	1	140	9.5	Under	Tommy Milone (L)
Apr 27, 2014	HOU	5	140	9.5	Under	Collin McHugh (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Houston Astros

Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 14 games
Houston is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
Houston is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Oakland
Houston is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Oakland

Betting Odds Trends

Oakland Athletics

Oakland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games
Oakland is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Houston

Injuries

Houston Astros

Justin Verlander SP Is upgraded to expected to start Friday vs Washington Nationals, Shoulder
Kendall Graveman SP 60-day IL (03/27), Shoulder
Lance McCullers Jr. SP 60-day IL (03/28), Elbow
Framber Valdez RP 15-day IL (04/09), Elbow
Jose Urquidy SP 15-day IL (03/28), Forearm
Oliver Ortega RP 60-day IL (03/28), Elbow
Bennett Sousa RP 15-day IL (03/28); is out for season, Shoulder
Penn Murfee RP 60-day IL (04/04), Elbow

Injuries

Oakland Athletics

Trevor Gott RP 60-day IL (03/24), Elbow
Scott Alexander RP 60-day IL (03/28), Ribs
Aledmys Diaz SS 60-day IL (03/25), Calf
Miguel Andujar 3B 10-day IL (03/25), Knee
Sean Newcomb SP 60-day IL (03/25), Knee
J.D. Davis 3B 10-day IL (04/15), Shoulder
Brent Rooker LF 10-day IL (04/11), Abdominal
Luis Medina SP 60-day IL (03/25), MCL
Freddy Tarnok SP 15-day IL (03/25), Hip

Last 5 Games

Houston Astros

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Sep 3, 2014	LAA	4-1	W	+122	8	Collin McHugh	7.2	H	Jered Weaver
Sep 2, 2014	LAA	8-3	W	+152	9	Brad Peacock	6.1	H	C.J. Wilson
Aug 31, 2014	TEX	3-2	W	-156	8	Dallas Keuchel	7	H	Nick Martinez
Aug 30, 2014	TEX	2-0	W	-118	8.5	Scott Feldman	9	H	Robbie Ross Jr.
Aug 29, 2014	TEX	6-13	L	-124	8.5	Brett Oberholtzer	4.1	H	Scott Baker

Oakland Athletics

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Sep 3, 2014	SEA	1-2	L	-122	6.5	Jon Lester	8	H	Felix Hernandez
Sep 2, 2014	SEA	5-6	L	-132	7	Sonny Gray	5	H	James Paxton
Sep 1, 2014	SEA	6-1	W	-144	8	Jason Hammel	8	H	Chris Young
Aug 31, 2014	LAA	1-8	L	+112	8	Scott Kazmir	1.1	A	Matt Shoemaker
Aug 30, 2014	LAA	0-2	L	-122	8	Jeff Samardzija	8	A	Cory Rasmus

Stats Comparison

Houston Astros

Oakland Athletics

Runs Scored

5.17 3.68

Runs Allowed

4.30 5.82

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

5.82 3.44

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.03 5.48

Starter ERA

4.38 3.21

Stats Comparison

Houston Astros

Oakland Athletics

Offensive Hits

8.98 7.36

Hits Allowed

8.20 9.18

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

6 6

Offensive Walks

3.41 3.10

Defensive Walks

3.28 4.28

Wins Last 10 Games

6 3

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	5.17	5	5.82	29
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	5.82	2	5.48	29
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	3.68	30	4.30	11
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	3.44	30	4.03	3