Astros vs. Athletics Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups June 17, 2025

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Jeremy Pena leads the Houston Astros (41-31) into a matchup with Jacob Wilson and the Athletics (30-44) on Tuesday at 10:05 p.m. ET at Sutter Health Park. Pena is batting .320, the seventh-best batting average in the majors, for the favored Astros (-139), and Wilson is second in MLB play with a .362 batting average this season for the underdog Athletics (+117). Houston has Jason Alexander set to start, and Sacramento will send out JP Sears.

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Money Line

Astros to win vs Athletics -139

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Astros vs. Athletics betting lines

  • Favorite: Astros (-139)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+117)
  • Over/under: 10.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

  • The Astros are 28-21 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 57.1% of those games).
  • When they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -139 or shorter, the Astros have gone 15-8 (65.2%).
  • The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.2% in this matchup.
  • The Astros have combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 28 times this season for a 28-42-2 record against the over/under.
  • The Astros have put together a 38-34-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.8% of the time).

Astros hitting info

  • Pena has put up a team-high batting average of .320.
  • In MLB, Pena ranks 76th in homers and 68th in RBI.
  • Isaac Paredes has hit 15 home runs with 42 RBI. Both pace his team.
  • Paredes ranks 15th in homers and 30th in RBI among batters in MLB action.
  • Jose Altuve is hitting .274 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 19 walks.
  • Altuve takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
  • Jake Meyers has 12 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 22 walks while batting .295.
  • Meyers heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with a double and three walks.

Astros pitching rankings

  • The 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff leads MLB.
  • The Astros’ 3.43 team ERA ranks sixth across all league pitching staffs.
  • Astros pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in baseball (1.148).
  • Astros pitchers combine to give up the eighth-fewest home runs in baseball (71 total, one per game).
  • They struck out 10 Athletics batters while allowing six hits in a 3-1 loss in their last game.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

  • This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 56 times and won 21, or 37.5%, of those games.
  • This season, the Athletics have won 11 of their 40 games, or 27.5%, when they’re the underdog by at least +117 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Athletics, based on the moneyline, is 46.1%.
  • Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 40 of 74 chances this season.
  • The Athletics are 36-38-0 against the spread in their 74 chances this season.

Athletics hitting info

  • Wilson leads Sacramento with a batting average of .362. He’s also hit eight home runs with 38 RBI.
  • Wilson’s home run total ranks 95th in MLB, and he is 46th in RBI.
  • Brent Rooker leads Sacramento in home runs with 15 while driving in 41 runs and slugging .491.
  • Rooker is 15th in home runs and 32nd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
  • Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in runs batted in (45) this season. He has a .254 batting average and a .456 slugging percentage.
  • Lawrence Butler is batting .258 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .452 this season.

Athletics pitching rankings

  • The Athletics have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in the majors.
  • The Athletics have pitched to a 5.43 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
  • The Athletics have a combined 1.493 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
  • With 105 homers allowed, the Athletics rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
  • The Athletics struck out nine Astros batters while allowing eight hits in a 3-1 win last time out.
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