The Houston Astros (43-46) and the Tampa Bay Rays (51-33) square off in a matchup sportsbooks have set as a pick ’em, with both teams equal on the moneyline, on Friday at Daikin Park, starting at 8:15 p.m. ET. Spencer Arrighetti gets the starting nod for Houston, and Nick Martinez is Tampa Bay’s choice to start.

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Astros vs. Rays betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-111)
• Underdog: Rays (-111)
• Over/under: 8

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have put together a 13-18 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 41.9% of those games).
• Houston has a 12-17 record (winning 41.4% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -111 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Astros’ implied win probability is 52.6%.
• Houston has had an over/under set by bookmakers 89 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 47 of those games (47-37-5).
• The Astros are 43-46-0 ATS this season.

Astros hitting info

• Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 26 home runs and 60 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .319.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Alvarez’s home run total ranks third and his RBI tally ranks fourth.
• Alvarez has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .353 with a home run, four walks and four RBIs.
• Christian Walker has 16 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .239.
• Among all MLB hitters, Walker ranks 14th in home runs and 15th in RBI.
• Isaac Paredes is batting .250 with 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 33 walks.
• Cam Smith is hitting .223 with 13 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 28 walks.
• Smith heads into this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with a double, three home runs and four RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
• Houston has a 4.77 team ERA that ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros average baseball’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.393).
• Astros pitchers combine to surrender the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (119 total, 1.3 per game).
• Houston struck out 12 Twins batters while giving up eight hits in an 8-3 loss in its last game.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• This season, the Rays have been the underdog 29 times and won 15, or 51.7%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has entered 29 games this season as the underdog by -111 or more and is 15-14 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 52.6% chance to win.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 37 of its 84 games with a total this season.
• The Rays are 50-34-0 against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Junior Caminero leads Tampa Bay with 24 home runs this season. He’s batting .288 with 54 RBI.
• Caminero ranks fifth in home runs and 19th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Yandy Diaz’s batting average of .326 leads all Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Diaz currently ranks 73rd in homers and 24th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Jonathan Aranda leads Tampa Bay in RBI with 58 while batting .292 with 13 home runs.
• Aranda heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .375 with a home run, five walks and three RBIs.
• Chandler Simpson has collected 83 hits this season and has an OBP of .317. He’s slugging .331 on the year.
• Simpson has safely hit in seven straight games. In his last 10 games he is hitting .389 with four doubles, four walks and an RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays strike out 8.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has pitched to a 3.72 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.185 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The Rays have allowed the 20th-fewest home runs this season with 102, or 1.2 per game.
• Last time out, Tampa Bay defeated the Royals, 4-0, with seven strikeouts and six hits allowed.