Brice Matthews brings a two-game home run streak into the Houston Astros’ (33-39) matchup with the Detroit Tigers (29-42). The Astros are favored (-137) for this outing against the Tigers (+115), which begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Monday at Daikin Park. Houston’s Kai-Wei Teng gets the start against Detroit’s Troy Melton.

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Astros vs. Tigers betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-137)
• Underdog: Tigers (+115)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have compiled an 8-14 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 36.4% of those games).
• Houston has a record of 4-8 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -137 or shorter (33.3% winning percentage).
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 57.8% in this game.
• In the 72 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Houston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 39 times (39-29-4).
• The Astros have a 34-38-0 record against the spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Yordan Alvarez has a team-high batting average of .327, while pacing the Astros in home runs (24) and runs batted in (54).
• In MLB play, Alvarez ranks first in home runs and third in RBI.
• Alvarez heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .450 with two home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Christian Walker has 13 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 23 walks while batting .247.
• Walker currently ranks seventh in homers and fifth in RBI in the majors.
• Walker takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes has 12 doubles, nine home runs and 27 walks while batting .229.
• Cam Smith is batting .216 with 10 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 26 walks.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
• Houston has a 4.92 team ERA that ranks 29th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros have the third-highest WHIP in MLB (1.442).
• Astros pitchers combine to give up 90 total home runs at a rate of 1.3 per game (24th-fewest in the majors).
• Houston struck out six Royals batters while allowing 11 hits in an 8-7 win in its last game.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have won 12, or 37.5%, of the 32 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Detroit is 4-5 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +115 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 46.5% chance to win.
• Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 33 of its 71 games with a total this season.
• The Tigers have an ATS record of 36-35-0 in 71 games with a spread this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Kevin McGonigle is batting .277 with four home runs and 24 RBI for Detroit this season.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, McGonigle’s home run total is 196th, and his RBI total is 158th.
• Dillon Dingler is batting .254 this season with a team-high 16 home runs and 50 RBI.
• Among all MLB hitters, Dingler is 14th in homers and eighth in RBI.
• Riley Greene leads Detroit with a .297 batting average while slugging eight homers and driving in 33 runs.
• Gleyber Torres is batting .282 with an OBP of .397 and a slugging percentage of .397 this season.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The Tigers strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
• Detroit has pitched to a 3.96 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
• The Tigers rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.285 WHIP this season.
• The Tigers have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 68, or 1.0 per game.
• Last time out, Detroit fell to the Guardians 3-1. Its pitchers compiled six strikeouts and eight hits allowed.