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Houston Astros Insights

• Houston Astros – 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline (-110)
  Cristian Javier has had some very poor luck with his ERA since the start of last season; his 5.40 rate is considerably higher than his 4.66 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).
  Explain: Pitchers that are underperforming should be expected to pitch better going forward, which can create value if the lines are too heavily weighing the lucky, to-date underperformance.
• Yordan Alvarez – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (-125/-105)
  Yordan Alvarez has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Athletics only has 1 same-handed RP.
  Explain: Hitters perform worse against pitchers of the same handedness (i.e. righty-vs-righty), and being able to avoid those matchups against the bullpen boosts performance and creates hidden edge.
• It may be sensible to expect better results for the Houston Astros offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 9th-unluckiest offense in baseball since the start of last season.
  Explain: When teams underperform their projected talent level, markets may undervalue them even while they are likely to perform better in the near future.

Athletics Insights

• Athletics – Moneyline (-110)
  The Athletics outfield defense projects as the 2nd-best among every team today.
  Explain: Defense is an integral part of preventing hits and runs.
• Brent Rooker – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+130/-170)
  Typically, hitters like Brent Rooker who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Cristian Javier.
  Explain: This mostly has to do with the way the hitter’s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create diminished performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.
• Athletics – 2H Moneyline
  The Athletics bullpen grades out as the 8th-worst in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).
  Explain: Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a weak bullpen sneakily creates an easier matchup for the opposing offense and boosts a game’s runs.

Betting Trends

• Athletics – Moneyline (-110)
  The Athletics have hit the Moneyline in 53 of their last 101 games (+13.25 Units / 12% ROI)
• Houston Astros – Over/Under 5.5 Team Total (+110/-140)
  The Houston Astros have hit the Team Total Under in 72 of their last 122 games (+14.75 Units / 10% ROI)
• Shea Langeliers – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-225/+170)
  Shea Langeliers has hit the Hits Over in 8 of his last 10 games at home (+9.85 Units / 71% ROI)