Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-196) Sacramento (+162)

The Houston Astros (41-30) are traveling to Sutter Health Park on Tuesday where they will meet the Sacramento Athletics (29-44). The moneyline on this matchup has Houston at -196 and Sacramento is coming in at +162. The total is set at 9. The men taking the mound are Ryan Gusto and J.T. Ginn.

The Astros have hit 103 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 69 baseballs out of the park. Houston has a slugging % of .391 and have been called out on strikes 544 times, while being walked on 202 occasions. As a unit, the Houston Astros are compiling 4.1 runs per contest, which is 22nd in MLB. They have 279 RBI's as well as 598 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .253. They have tallied 292 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .318.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.15. Astros pitchers have surrendered 69 home runs and also 253 runs in total (3rd in MLB). Houston has yielded 505 base knocks (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 239 earned runs. The Astros hold a team ERA of 3.43 for the season (5th in baseball), and they have rung up 701 batters. They have walked 215 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.42 as a team this season.

Astros pitchers have come into the game with players on base 53 times as well as having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 45 holds over the course of the season (13th in baseball). The Astros relief pitchers have a save percentage of 74.1% and have stepped onto the mound in 72 save situations. They have accumulated 20 saves on the campaign and have blown 7 of their 27 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 base runners on the season with 28.9% of those runners crossed home plate. The Astros have dispatched 219 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Detroit Tigers have a total of 1,882 putouts on the campaign, as well as 519 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 5th in the majors, and have a total of 43 double plays. The Astros have converted 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,646 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 8th in the majors.

Gusto has taken the mound for 49 frames and has earned 52 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Gusto (4-3 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.51 and he has faced 226 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.58 (25 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.609. He has conceded 57 base knocks (10.4 hits per nine innings) and has 22 walks.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .418 and they are recording 4.27 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have recorded 125 doubles, while getting a free base 236 times as well as scoring 312 runs. Sacramento has a total of 90 long balls on the season and 303 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 599 instances (14th in the league) and are sitting with 636 base hits. The Sacramento Athletics have a team on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .254 on the season.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.496 in addition to having a FIP of 4.84 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.10 (580 strikeouts against 278 walks). They come in at 29th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 690. They have given up 104 homers and they allow 5.91 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 425 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.48 (394 earned runs given up).

Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 31 save chances and they have recorded 16 saves. They are ranked 27th in the league with a save rate of 51.6%, and they have sent 242 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 82 times in high leverage situations in addition to 90 occasions with runners on base. Sacramento bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of their 129 inherited runners. Sitting with 66 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 35 holds and also 15 blown saves.

In 5,823 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (28th in baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 42 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in MLB). The Athletics have 533 assists, 43 errors and have a total of 1,941 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Ginn has surrendered 57 base knocks while earning 51 K's in 51 frames. He has allowed a total of 27 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.406 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.40 and he has gone up against 223 batters in his pro baseball career. Ginn (2-3 career win-loss mark) has a 4.75 ERA while giving up 10.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-196)

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