Cristian Javier will attempt to collect his 10th win of the season when the Houston Astros (97-51) visit the Tampa Bay Rays (82-65) at 6:40 PM ET on Tuesday.
The Astros are road underdogs (+111) at the Rays (-130). The starting pitchers are Shane McClanahan (12-5) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Javier (9-9) for the Houston Astros. The total for this game is set at 6.5.
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Rays vs. Astros Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Rays
- Tampa Bay was the moneyline favorite in four of its last 10 games, and went 2-2 in those matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Rays combined with their opponents to go over the run total four times.
- Tampa Bay’s ATS record is 5-5-0 over its past 10 games.
Astros
- Houston has been the underdog once in the past 10 games and won that contest.
- The Astros and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times in their last 10 games with a total.
- Houston has seven wins against the spread in its last 10 chances.
Rays vs. Astros Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Shane McClanahan
- The Rays have a 13-13-0 ATS record in McClanahan’s 26 starts with a set spread.
- The Rays have been the moneyline favorite in 21 of McClanahan’s starts this season, and they went 13-8 in those games.
- McClanahan’s team has won 16 of his 26 starts.
- McClanahan’s starts with a set total this season have gone over the run total in 11 of 26 contests.
Projected starter: Cristian Javier
- Javier’s team is 7-15-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
- His team is 1-2 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline underdog.
- Javier’s team has won 12 of his 22 starts this season.
- Games started by Javier have a 8-13-1 record at hitting the over this season.
Rays Batting Leaders
- Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with a .292 batting average.
- Diaz ranks 188th in home runs and 107th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
- Randy Arozarena has hit 19 home runs with 79 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.
- Among all MLB batters, Arozarena ranks 62nd in homers and 30th in RBI.
- Harold Ramirez is hitting .311 with 22 doubles, six home runs and 18 walks.
- Isaac Paredes’ 19 home runs pace his team.
Astros Batting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in homers with 37 while also maintaining a team-best .304 batting average.
- Alvarez’s home run total ranks third in the big leagues, and he is 10th in RBI.
- Alvarez has hit safely in 10 straight games. During his last 10 outings he is batting .459 with six doubles, six home runs, six walks and 12 RBI.
- Alex Bregman has 135 hits and an OBP of .376 to go with a slugging percentage of .470 this season.
- Bregman is 48th among hitters in the majors in homers, and 19th in RBI.
- Bregman takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with three doubles, a walk and three RBI.
- Kyle Tucker leads Houston in runs batted in (99) this season. He has a .261 batting average and a .485 slugging percentage.
- Tucker has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
- Jose Altuve has collected 142 hits this season and has an OBP of .377. He’s slugging .510 on the year.
- Altuve has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a home run, three walks and an RBI.
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