Framber Valdez’s Houston Astros (52-35) are underdogs (+153) against the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-32), who are at -183, on Saturday as he tries to pick up his 10th win of the season. The matchup begins at 7:15 p.m. ET. Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani starts against Houston’s Valdez.

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Dodgers vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-183)
• Underdog: Astros (+153)
• Over/under: 9

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

• The Dodgers have won 50 of the 75 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (66.7%).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -183 or shorter, Los Angeles has a record of 28-12 (70%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Dodgers a 64.7% chance to win.
• Los Angeles has had an over/under set by bookmakers 88 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 47 of those games (47-37-4).
• The Dodgers have collected a 41-47-0 record ATS this season (covering 46.6% of the time).

Dodgers hitting info

• Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 30 home runs.
• Ohtani ranks third in home runs and 17th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• Mookie Betts has 11 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 35 walks while batting .246.
• Betts ranks 97th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 65th in RBI.
• Andy Pages has collected a team-best 58 runs batted in.
• Will Smith has a club-best .324 batting average.
• Smith has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with two home runs, four walks and two RBIs.

Dodgers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Dodgers has a collective 8.9 K/9, the sixth-best in MLB.
• Los Angeles’ 4.16 team ERA ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Dodgers average baseball’s 19th-ranked WHIP (1.299).
• The Dodgers surrender the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (108 total, 1.2 per game).
• Los Angeles struck out 13 White Sox batters while giving up four hits in a 6-2 win in its last game.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• This season, the Astros have won 14 out of the 25 games, or 56%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Houston has played as an underdog of +153 or more once this season and won that game.
• The implied probability of a win by the Astros, based on the moneyline, is 39.5%.
• So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 35 of its 87 games with a total.
• In 87 games with a spread this season, the Astros are 44-43-0 ATS.

Astros hitting info

• Isaac Paredes leads Houston in home runs with 17 and runs batted in with 47.
• Paredes’ home run total ranks 22nd in the big leagues, and he is 47th in RBI.
• Jose Altuve has collected 85 hits this season and has an OBP of .322. He’s slugging .417 on the year.
• Altuve is 49th overall in homers and 84th in RBI this year.
• Altuve enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
• Jake Meyers has 85 hits this season and a slash line of .304/.365/.400.
• Meyers has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, a triple, two walks and an RBI.
• Cam Smith is batting .291 with an OBP of .359 and a slugging percentage of .445 this season.
• Cam Smith has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .435 with a double, a triple, a home run and seven RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros average 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the majors.
• Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.54 ERA this year, sixth-best in baseball.
• Astros pitchers have a 1.162 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The Astros have allowed the 14th-fewest home runs this season with 93, or 1.1 per game.
• Houston suffered a 7-6 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out three Rockies batters while allowing 13 hits.