Boston is 3-1 UNDER the total on this road trip after beating Baltimore on Saturday (5-1) and losing yesterday (4-2). Tanner Houck (3.01 ERA) is holding batter to a .229 average. He faced Houston two starts ago and allowed one run in six innings. Houston is on a 19-10 run UNDER the total with a pitching staff that's 11th in ERA. The bullpen is fourth in ERA (3.58) while the defense is fifth in fielding percentage. Starter Yusei Kikuchi has won three in a row, allowing five runs in 16+ innings with 24 strikeouts. For the season, he has 154 Ks in 132+ innings and the Astros are 5-0 UNDER the total against a right-handed starter. Take Boston/Houston UNDER the total.
This pick was released to clients on August 19, 2024 at 11:41AM ET.
MLB
Boston at Houston
August 19, 2024
8:10 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 8 -105 (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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