Astros vs. Padres: Betting Preview for Sept. 17

Published 8:24 am Tuesday, September 17, 2024

When the San Diego Padres (86-65) square off against the Houston Astros (81-69) at PETCO Park on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 9:40 p.m. ET, Manny Machado will be looking for his 100th RBI of the season (he currently has 99).

The Padres (-120), according to bookmakers, are moneyline favorites in this game versus the Astros (+100) The total for this game is 4.

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Astros vs. Padres Game Info

  • Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
  • Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
  • Location: San Diego, California
  • Venue: PETCO Park
  • TV Channel: SDPA
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Padres -120
  • Moneyline Underdog: Astros +100
  • Over/Under: 4 runs (Over: -110, Under: -120)

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher

  • The Astros will send Hunter Brown (11-8) to the mound for his 29th start this season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed five innings while giving up five earned runs on nine hits in a matchup with the Oakland Athletics.
  • In 28 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 17 of them.
  • Brown has 22 starts in a row of five innings or more.
  • He has eight appearances with no earned runs allowed in 29 chances this season.

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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Astros rank 11th in Major League Baseball with 176 home runs.
  • Houston is ninth in MLB with a .418 slugging percentage this season.
  • The Astros have a team batting average of .262 this season, which ranks third among MLB teams.
  • Houston has scored the 13th-most runs in the majors this season with 691 (4.6 per game).
  • The Astros have an OBP of .322 this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
  • The Astros rank third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.3 whiffs per contest.
  • Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.72 ERA this year, sixth-best in baseball.
  • Houston has a 9.2 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
  • The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.246 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.

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