The Houston Astros (68-53) host the Baltimore Orioles (55-66) on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Astros are moneyline favorites (-240) against the underdog Orioles (+197). Houston has Framber Valdez starting things off, while Baltimore will send out Brandon Young.

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Astros vs. Orioles betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-240)
• Underdog: Orioles (+197)
• Over/under: 8

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have won 44 of the 82 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (53.7%).
• Houston has a 2-1 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -240 or shorter.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Astros have an implied win probability of 70.6%.
• Houston has played in 121 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 54 times (54-61-6).
• The Astros have covered 50.4% of their games this season, going 61-60-0 against the spread.

Astros hitting info

• Jose Altuve has hit a team-best 21 home runs.
• Altuve’s home runs rank 35th in MLB and he ranks 52nd in RBI in MLB.
• Jeremy Pena has a club-best .318 batting average.
• Pena ranks 112th in homers and 130th in RBI among batters in MLB action.
• Pena has safely hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .273 with two home runs, a walk and two RBIs.
• Yainer Diaz is hitting .254 with 16 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 15 walks.
• Diaz has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a home run and three RBIs.
• Christian Walker’s 65 runs batted in lead his team.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros pitching staff is first in MLB with a collective 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston’s 3.77 team ERA ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Astros combine for the No. 2-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.204).
• Astros pitchers combine to give up 142 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (19th-fewest in baseball).
• In its 4-1 win last time out, Houston struck out nine Red Sox batters while allowing eight hits.

Orioles betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Orioles betting info

• This season, the Orioles have been the underdog 62 times and won 28, or 45.2%, of those games.
• Baltimore has played as an underdog of +197 or more twice this season and split those games.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 33.7% chance of a victory for the Orioles.
• Games involving Baltimore have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 50 of 121 chances this season.
• The Orioles have an ATS record of 55-66-0 in 121 games with a spread this season.

Orioles hitting info

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in batting average (.283), home runs (14) and runs batted in (51) this season.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Henderson is 99th in home runs and 96th in RBI.
• Henderson heads into this matchup on a seven-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .265 with four doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBIs.
• Jackson Holliday’s 14 home runs are most among Baltimore batters. He’s driven in 45 runs this season while slugging .387.
• Holliday is 99th in homers and 130th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Adley Rutschman is slashing .232/.318/.386 this season for the Orioles.
• Jordan Westburg leads Baltimore in home runs with 14 while driving in 29 runs and slugging .463.
• Westburg brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.

Orioles pitching rankings

• The Orioles strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
• Baltimore has pitched to a 4.79 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
• The Orioles have a combined WHIP of 1.398 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.
• The Orioles have given up the third-most long balls so far this season with 165 home runs allowed.
• Baltimore pitchers struck out four Mariners batters while allowing eight hits in a 5-3 win last time out.