The Houston Astros (34-41) host the Detroit Tigers (30-43) at 2:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday in a matchup featuring two of MLB’s most consistent batters. Yordan Alvarez has a batting average of .326 (third in the majors) for the favored Astros (-175), and Riley Greene is ninth in MLB play batting .299 this season for the underdog Tigers (+143). Houston’s Peter Lambert gets the start against Detroit’s Casey Mize.

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Astros vs. Tigers betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-175)
• Underdog: Tigers (+143)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have won nine of the 24 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (37.5%).
• Houston has a 2-1 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -175 or shorter.
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 63.6% in this game.
• Houston has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 75 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 40 of those games (40-31-4).
• The Astros have covered 46.7% of their games this season, going 35-40-0 ATS.

Astros hitting info

• Alvarez has a team-best batting average of .326, and leads the Astros in home runs (24) and runs batted in (54).
• Alvarez’s home runs rank second in MLB and he ranks fourth in RBI in MLB.
• Alvarez takes a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .385 with a double, three home runs, four walks and 10 RBIs.
• Christian Walker has 13 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 25 walks while hitting .245.
• Among all MLB batters, Walker ranks ninth in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Isaac Paredes is batting .233 with 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 30 walks.
• Paredes brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .133 with a double, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.
• Cam Smith is hitting .219 with 11 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 26 walks.
• Smith heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with a double.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
• Houston’s 4.91 team ERA ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros have the fourth-highest WHIP in baseball (1.439).
• Astros pitchers combine to allow the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (95 total, 1.3 per game).
• Houston struck out nine Tigers batters while giving up five hits in a 4-2 win in its last game.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have entered the game as underdogs 34 times this season and won 13, or 38.2%, of those games.
• Detroit has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +143.
• The Tigers have a 41.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Detroit have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 34 of 73 chances this season.
• The Tigers are 37-36-0 against the spread this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Kevin McGonigle has been key for Detroit with five home runs, 25 RBI and a batting average of .282 this season.
• McGonigle’s home run total ranks 178th in MLB, and he is 154th in RBI.
• McGonigle enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a double, a home run, three walks and an RBI.
• Dillon Dingler leads Detroit in home runs (16) and runs batted in (51) this season while batting .255.
• Among all major league hitters, Dingler ranks 17th in homers and eighth in RBI.
• Greene leads Detroit with a .299 batting average while slugging eight homers and driving in 33 runs.
• Greene has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
• Gleyber Torres has collected 44 hits this season and has an OBP of .395. He’s slugging .395 on the year.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The Tigers have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the big leagues.
• Detroit has pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
• The Tigers rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.286 WHIP this season.
• With just 70 homers allowed, the Tigers rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
• Detroit suffered a 4-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out eight Astros batters while allowing nine hits.