Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, April 24, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+105) Houston (-125)

The Toronto Blue Jays (9-5) are hitting the road to Minute Maid Park on Sunday where they will take on the Houston Astros (6-7). The moneyline on this game has Toronto at +105 and Houston is priced at -125. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Yusei Kikuchi and Luis Garcia.

Toronto is slugging .412 and have struck out 123 times, while being walked on 35 occasions. They have accumulated 55 RBI's and 117 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is at .249. The Blue Jays have earned 22 doubles as a squad and have knocked 18 balls out of the park. They have tallied 56 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .309. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 15th in MLB.

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The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 3.73 this season (18th in the league), and their staff has rung up 110 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.16. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 13 home runs and 53 runs in total (18th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 37 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.65 as a squad this season.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 88.9% and has come into the game in 21 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 18 base runners so far this year with 33.3% of those players earned a run for their team. Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 10 times and also have had 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 53 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 11 holds for the year (7th in MLB). They have accumulated 8 saves on the year and have blown 1 of 9 save chances.

The Blue Jays have turned 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,107 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 11th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 369 putouts for the season, in addition to 126 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which has them ranked 10th in MLB, and have earned 11 double plays.

Kikuchi (15-25 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.93 while he has gone up against 1,618 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 389 base hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 137 free passes. His earned run average is 4.93 (205 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.406. Kikuchi has thrown 374 innings and has accounted for 331 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Houston Astros have earned an on-base percentage of .279 and a batting average of .200 so far this year. They have been rung up on 101 occasions (25th in the league) and have totaled 85 base knocks. Houston has 14 home runs for the year to go along with 43 runs batted in. The Astros hold a slugging % of .346 and they earn 3.38 runs per contest (23rd in baseball). They have put up 18 two-baggers, while taking a walk 44 times as well as recording 44 runs.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.262 in addition to having a FIP of 3.64 as a staff so far this season. They are currently ranked 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 98. The Houston pitching staff have relinquished 52 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.55 (45 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.35 (108 strikeouts vs 46 walks). They have allowed 9 dingers and they allow 4.10 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of their 17 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 15 times in high leverage situations in addition to 12 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 12 save situations, the Astros have earned 8 holds and 1 blown save. They rank 12th in the league with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 48 relievers onto the field so far this year. Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have come away with 3 saves.

The Houston Astros have turned 10 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (8th in baseball). The Astros have accrued 105 assists, 5 errors and have a tally of 343 putouts over the course of the season. In their 1,029 innings on the field, the Astros hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (18th in pro baseball).

In his career, Garcia has given up 146 hits while he has earned 184 K's in 177 frames. Garcia (12-9 career record) holds a 3.40 ERA and has surrendered 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 67 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.150 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.17 and he has gone up against 720 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston (-125) and under 8.5 runs

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