Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 9/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-275) Sacramento (+220)

The Houston Astros (84-72) are headed to Sutter Health Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (73-83). The moneyline on this contest has the Astros at -275 and the Athletics are priced at +220. The total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Cristian Javier and Jeffrey Springs.

The Astros have earned 236 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 170 balls out of the park. Houston is slugging .398 and have been called out on strikes 1,242 times, while taking a walk on 453 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 23rd in the league. They have recorded 626 RBI's as well as 1,321 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is .252. They have earned 656 runs scored while having a team OBP of .317.

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The Astros hold a team earned run average of 3.85 so far this season (8th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,447 batters. Astros pitchers have allowed 190 home runs and 635 total runs (9th in baseball). They have walked 487 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a unit on the season. Houston has allowed 1,203 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 591 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Astros have dispatched 495 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 175 base runners on the year and 22.9% of them crossed the plate. They have accumulated 45 saves over the course of the season and have blown 16 of 61 chances to get a save. The Astros bullpen have a save percentage of 73.8% and stepped onto the hill in 152 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 88 holds on the campaign (14th in baseball). Astros relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 125 times in addition to having 166 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have 4,146 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,225 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them sitting 8th in the majors, and have accumulated 101 double plays. The Astros have transformed 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,438 innings, which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball.

Javier (35-21 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.59 and he has faced 2,196 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 391 hits (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has 218 free passes. His earned run average is 3.65 (216 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.142. Javier has taken the mound for 533 innings and has accounted for 594 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Athletics have a SLG% of .433 and they score 4.57 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have put up 280 doubles, while walking 483 times and racking up 709 runs. Sacramento has recorded 214 HRs this year to go along with 686 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,341 occasions (10th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,345 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have accounted for an OBP of .319 as well as a team batting average of .253 on the year.

The Sacramento pitching staff have allowed 778 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.68 (715 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 215 homers and they surrender 5.09 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.359 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.69 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.30 (1,268 strikeouts vs 544 walks). They come in at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,325.

With 120 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 65 holds and 20 blown saves. Sacramento has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 55 save chances and they have come away with 35 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 139 times in high leverage situations in addition to 154 occasions with runners on base. Sacramento bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.6% of 225 inherited runners. They sit at 14th in the league with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have sent 489 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Sacramento Athletics have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in professional baseball). The Athletics have 1,161 assists, 83 errors and have notched a total of 4,127 putouts over the course of the season. In 12,381 innings played, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (17th in baseball).

Springs (33-23 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.66 ERA while conceding 8.2 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.17 and he has faced 2,013 batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 195 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.237 and having a FIP of 3.6. During his MLB career, Springs has allowed 437 hits while he has accumulated 494 punch outs in 479 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+220)

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