Sacramento Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/27/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+110) Houston (-132)

The Sacramento Athletics (23-31) are on their way to Daikin Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Houston Astros (28-25). The moneyline on this matchup has Sacramento at +110 while Houston is opening at -132. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are JP Sears and Hunter Brown.

As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 14th in the league. They have racked up 231 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .321. The Athletics have recorded 87 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 67 balls out of the park. They have compiled 222 runs batted in as well as 477 base knocks this year, while their batting average is .256. Sacramento is slugging .419 and have struck out 412 times, while taking a walk on 173 occasions.

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The Athletics hold a team ERA of 5.29 on the campaign (27th in the league), and their staff has struck out 444 batters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 75 home runs and also 308 runs in total (29th in baseball). They have walked 211 batters and their FIP is 4.75 as a team for the year. Sacramento has relinquished 504 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 284 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.48.

The Athletics have dispatched 186 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 92 base runners this season with 28.3% of those players crossed home plate. They have compiled 14 saves on the campaign and have blown 11 of 25 save opportunities. The Athletics relief pitchers have a save rate of 56.0% and have come into the game in 53 save situations. The relievers have recorded 28 holds for the season (22nd in the league). Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 66 times as well as having 65 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have accumulated 1,450 putouts so far this season, as well as 403 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 24th in pro baseball, and have a total of 30 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,350 innings, which has them ranked 23rd in the majors.

Sears has pitched in 477 innings and has accumulated 391 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Sears (26-34 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.26 while going up against 2,006 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.32 (229 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.239. He has conceded 456 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 135 free passes.

The Houston Astros are sitting with an on-base percentage of .323 as well as a batting average of .254 this year. They have struck out on 405 instances (24th in the league) and have earned a total of 447 base hits. Houston is sitting with 49 home runs this year and 203 RBIs. The Astros hold a slugging % of .386 and they score 4.04 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have hit 73 doubles, while walking 161 times as well as earning 214 runs.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.159 in addition to having a FIP of 3.54 as a unit on the campaign. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 373. The Houston pitching staff have conceded 190 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.43 (177 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.50 (491 strikeouts against 166 bases on balls). They have allowed 50 long balls and they relinquish 3.68 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Houston has had relievers enter the game in 20 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves. They are ranked 5th in the league with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 166 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 48 times in high leverage situations and also on 41 occasions with runners on base. Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.9% out of 61 inherited runners. With 53 save situations, the Astros have 33 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

In their 4,188 innings on the field, the Astros hold a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (5th in baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 28 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in MLB). The Astros have 391 assists, 23 errors and have accumulated 1,396 putouts this year.

In his MLB career, Brown has conceded 368 base knocks while he has totaled 450 punch outs in 407 innings. He has allowed 170 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.243 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has gone up against 1,689 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. Brown (30-25 record in his career) holds a 3.76 earned run average while allowing 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-132)

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