Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Houston Astros (41-31) are on their way to Sutter Health Park on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (30-44). The moneyline on this game has the Astros at -145 and the Athletics are at +125. The over/under is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Framber Valdez and Luis Severino.

Houston has a slugging percentage of .391 and have struck out 553 times, while drawing a walk on 203 occasions. They have accumulated 280 RBI's as well as 606 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .253. The Astros have accounted for 105 doubles as a unit and have smacked 70 balls out of the park. They have earned 293 runs while having a team OBP of .317. As a team, the Houston Astros are earning 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 22nd in the league.

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The Astros have compiled a team earned run average of 3.43 on the year (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 711 batters. Astros pitchers have yielded 71 home runs and also 256 total runs (3rd in baseball). They have walked 217 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.43 as a team so far this season. Houston has conceded 511 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 242 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.28 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.15.

Astros pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 53 times and also have had 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 45 holds on the season (13th in baseball). The Astros relief pitchers have a save percentage of 74.1% and stepped onto the hill in 72 save situations. They have earned 20 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 7 out of their 27 save chances. The relievers have inherited 76 runners on the campaign with 28.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Astros have sent 223 relievers to the mound this year.

The Astros have transformed 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of 5,718 innings on the field, which has them ranked 8th in the majors. The Detroit Tigers have earned 1,906 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 529 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which is 8th in MLB, and have a total of 44 double plays.

Valdez (75-45 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.24 and he has faced 4,040 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 811 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 349 walks. His ERA is 3.28 (357 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.186. Valdez has pitched in 978 innings and is sitting with 962 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .418 and they are scoring 4.26 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have 125 doubles, while taking a walk 238 times as well as putting up 315 runs. Sacramento has compiled 92 long balls this year to go along with 306 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 609 occasions (11th in baseball) and have accounted for 642 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have compiled an OBP of .320 and a batting average of .253 on the campaign.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.489 and have a FIP of 4.81 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.10 (589 strikeouts against 279 bases on balls). They come in at 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 698. They have relinquished 105 home runs and they relinquish 5.84 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Sacramento pitching staff have relinquished 426 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.42 (395 earned runs relinquished).

With 66 save situations, the Athletics have 35 holds and also 15 blown saves. Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 31 save chances and they have converted 16 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 83 times in high leverage situations and on 90 occasions with runners on. Sacramento bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of their 129 inherited runners. They rank 27th in the league with a save percentage of 51.6%, and they have dispatched 244 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

In their 5,904 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (27th in professional baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 45 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in the majors). The Athletics have 544 assists, 43 errors and have accounted for 1,968 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, Severino has conceded 902 hits and he has 1,010 strikeouts in 999 innings pitched. Severino (67-50 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.87 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 430 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.207 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.32 and he has faced 4,174 batters during his career.

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

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

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