The Houston Astros (43-47) square off against the Tampa Bay Rays (52-33) for a game which sportsbooks have listed both teams with equal odds to win on the moneyline. The action gets underway on Saturday at Daikin Park, beginning at 7:10 p.m. ET. Hunter Brown takes the mound first for Houston, and Drew Rasmussen is Tampa Bay’s pick to start.

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Astros vs. Rays betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-111)
• Underdog: Rays (-111)
• Over/under: 9

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have won 13 of the 31 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (41.9%).
• Houston has a record of 12-18 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -111 or shorter (40% winning percentage).
• The Astros have a 52.6% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Houston has played in 90 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 47 times (47-38-5).
• The Astros have a 43-47-0 record ATS this season.

Astros hitting info

• Yordan Alvarez has accumulated a team-best batting average of .319, while leading the Astros in home runs (27) and runs batted in (61).
• Among batters in baseball, Alvarez ranks second in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Alvarez has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .389 with two home runs, four walks and five RBIs.
• Christian Walker is hitting .237 with 16 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 31 walks.
• Walker ranks 16th in home runs and 15th in RBI this year.
• Isaac Paredes is hitting .251 with 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 33 walks.
• Paredes takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
• Cam Smith is hitting .223 with 13 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 28 walks.
• Smith brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, two home runs and two RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
• Houston has a 4.75 team ERA that ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros average MLB’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.385).
• Astros pitchers combine to give up the fourth-most home runs in baseball (121 total, 1.3 per game).
• Houston its 3-1 loss the last time out, the team struck out eight Rays batters while allowing five hits.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have won 15, or 51.7%, of the 29 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 15-14, a 51.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -111 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 52.6%.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 37 of its 85 opportunities.
• The Rays are 51-34-0 against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Junior Caminero leads Tampa Bay with 25 home runs this season. He’s batting .288 with 55 RBI.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Caminero ranks fourth in home runs and 18th in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz’s batting average of .325 leads all Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Diaz ranks 74th in home runs and 27th in RBI.
• Jonathan Aranda leads Tampa Bay in runs batted in (58) this season. He has a .289 batting average and a .459 slugging percentage.
• Chandler Simpson has collected 83 hits this season and has an OBP of .317. He’s slugging .331 on the year.
• Simpson brings a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is batting .389 with four doubles, four walks and an RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays strike out 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has the sixth-best ERA (3.69) in the majors this season.
• Rays pitchers have a 1.176 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The Rays have given up the 20th-fewest long balls so far this season with 103 home runs allowed.
• Tampa Bay earned a 3-1 win in its most recent game, striking out four Astros batters while allowing three hits.