Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Monday, June 16, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-145) Sacramento (+125)

Sutter Health Park is the site where the Sacramento Athletics (26-44) will take on the Houston Astros (38-30) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Astros at -145 while the Athletics are at +125. The total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Lance McCullers Jr. and JP Sears.

Houston is slugging .392 and have been rung up 517 times, while taking a walk on 193 occasions. They have earned 264 runs batted in in addition to 576 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .254. The Astros have hit 99 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 67 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 277 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a unit, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 22nd in the league.

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The Astros have an earned run average of 3.50 on the season (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 664 batters. Astros pitchers have surrendered 64 home runs and 247 runs in total (5th in baseball). They have walked 212 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.43 as a team this year. Houston has allowed 486 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 233 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17.

The Astros have dispatched 211 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 74 base runners this season and 29.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 20 saves this year and have missed out on 7 of their 27 save opportunities. The Astros bullpen have a save percentage of 74.1% and have come into the game in 72 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 45 holds for the season (9th in baseball). Astros bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 50 times and also have had 61 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 1,798 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 502 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 7th in baseball, and they have turned 40 double plays. The Astros have transformed 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,394 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 11th in baseball.

McCullers has pitched in 747 innings and has 839 K's so far in his MLB career. McCullers (50-34 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.49 while he has faced 3,154 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.54 (294 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.259. He has allowed 629 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 312 free passes.

Sacramento is sitting with 84 HRs so far this season to go along with 290 RBIs. They have recorded 121 two-baggers, while taking a walk 227 times and putting up 299 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have an on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .254 so far this year. The Athletics have a team slugging % of .416 and they are recording 4.27 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have struck out on 577 instances (13th in baseball) and have 610 hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.521 with a FIP of 4.96 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (559 strikeouts vs 273 free passes). They are sitting at 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 670. They have relinquished 104 homers and they allow 6.08 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 419 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.63 (388 earned runs surrendered).

Sacramento relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.7% out of 127 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 80 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 65 save situations, the Athletics have earned 35 holds and 15 blown saves. They sit at 28th in MLB holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 235 relievers onto the field so far this year. Sacramento has had relievers step onto the mound in 30 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves.

Out of their 5,580 innings on the field, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (28th in professional baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 40 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in baseball). The Athletics have accrued 508 assists, 43 errors and have a total of 1,860 putouts for the season.

Sears (27-35 career mark) holds a 4.47 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.93 and he has gone up against 2,091 hitters during his career. He has allowed a total of 246 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.252 and having a FIP of 4.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Sears has surrendered 481 base hits while totaling 407 punch outs in 495 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-145)

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