Sacramento Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, July 25, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+110) Houston (-130)

The Houston Astros (60-42) will compete against the Sacramento Athletics (42-62) at Daikin Park on Friday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +110 and the Astros are coming in at -130. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Gusto.

Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .418 and have been rung up 898 times, while drawing a walk on 325 occasions. They have earned 423 RBI's as well as 878 hits this season, and their batting average is sitting at .248. The Athletics have accrued 175 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 134 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 438 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .314. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are recording 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in MLB.

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The Athletics hold a team ERA of 5.23 this season (29th in the league), and the staff has rung up 831 hitters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 156 home runs and also 584 runs in total (29th in MLB). They have walked 373 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.89 as a team so far this year. Sacramento has surrendered 946 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 535 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.43.

The Athletics have sent 326 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 158 base runners on the season and 32.9% of them crossed home plate. They have 23 saves on the season and have blown 17 out of their 40 save opportunities. The Athletics bullpen have compiled a save rate of 57.5% and have come into the game in 84 save situations. The bullpen have 44 holds this season (26th in MLB). Athletics relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 112 times in addition to having 97 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of 8,280 innings on the diamond, ranking them 26th in MLB. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 2,760 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 764 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them sitting 27th in baseball, and have accumulated 67 double plays.

Springs (31-19 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.55 while he has gone up against 1,800 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 388 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 142 walks. His ERA is 3.60 (171 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.241. Springs has pitched in 427 frames and is sitting with 449 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Astros have a team slugging % of .409 and they average 4.40 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have recorded 154 two-baggers, while taking a walk 300 times and earning 449 runs. Houston has hit 115 long balls on the campaign and 427 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 805 instances (23rd in the league) and have tallied 896 base hits. The Houston Astros have an OBP of .324 as well as a batting average of .259 over the course of the season.

The Houston pitching staff have allowed 385 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.59 (362 earned runs conceded). They have given up 113 home runs and they relinquish 3.82 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.174 with a FIP of 3.68 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.70 (979 strikeouts against 301 free passes). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 765.

Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.5% out of 102 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 107 times in high leverage situations and on 73 occasions with runners on base. With 114 save situations, the Astros have amassed 68 holds and 12 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in baseball with a save rate of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 316 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Houston has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 45 save opportunities and they have recorded 33 saves.

Out of their 8,172 innings played, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (10th in the majors). The Houston Astros have gotten 66 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in MLB). The Astros have accrued 798 assists, 43 errors and have notched a total of 2,724 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Gusto has allowed 83 hits while he has totaled 77 strikeouts in 76 innings pitched. He has given up 38 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.430 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.96 and he has gone up against 337 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Gusto (6-3 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.49 ERA and has given up 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-130)

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