Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics: prediction for the MLB game
The Houston Astros are set to host the Oakland Athletics in the MLB on Friday night. What to expect from this game? Look out for our prediction below.

Command Analysis

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros returned to their home arena after a visit to the Texas Rangers. In the first game, the Astros got a confident 7-5 victory, but in game two they were crushed with a score of 4-8. The team managed to bounce back and secured a wide-margin win in the series finale (7-3). Thanks to this success, the Astros overcame the New York Yankees and became the leaders of the American League.

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics, on the other hand, are having a disaster of a season and currently sit bottom of the American League table with a 0.366 win percentage. The A's are on a five-game losing streak - they suffered two defeats to the San Francisco Giants (3-7, 4-6) and then were swept by the Los Angeles Angels (0-1, 1-5, 4-5).
Trends
СтавкаTotal under 8.5 runs
In the last 6 head-to-head games, the teams couldn't score more than 8 runs.

Ставка1st inning: draw
In 4 out of 6 head-to-head games, the first inning was tied.

Tip and bets
The Houston Astros are the strong favorites, and we do not doubt that they will easily defeat the Oakland A's. The only question here is whether the hosts will win with a crushing score. Consider giving the Astros a 1.5 run handicap.
Our prediction -handicap (-1.5) to Houston Astros