Athletics vs Astros Today: First Pitch & Moneyline
First pitch Sat 7:10 PM ET. Moneyline: Athletics +210 (FanDuel) at Astros -210 (OnyxOdds) — best prices across 8 books. Full line, total, and props on the live MLB odds screen.
Yordan Alvarez at +320 headlines the Oakland Athletics @ Houston Astros home run board — 8 bats priced to go deep tonight, and the board below shows the book paying the most on each.
Home Run Board for This Game
| Player | Best HR Price | Best Book | Implied | Books |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yordan Alvarez (HOU) | +320 | Bet365 | 23.8% | 37 |
| Christian Walker (HOU) | +461 | ProphetX | 17.8% | 36 |
| Cam Smith (HOU) | +567 | NoVig | 15.0% | 35 |
| Isaac Paredes (HOU) | +600 | Fanatics | 14.3% | 36 |
| Jeremy Pena (HOU) | +600 | Fanatics | 14.3% | 34 |
| Taylor Trammell (HOU) | +700 | Fanatics | 12.5% | 9 |
| José Altuve (HOU) | +700 | Fanatics | 12.5% | 36 |
| Yainer Diaz (HOU) | +750 | Fanatics | 11.8% | 32 |
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Expert picks for this game
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- Rebel Mickie on Tails likes Houston Astros -1.5 Run Line (-105). Bet now
- DFSnDonuts Picks on Tails (#2 on the MLB Hot Streak leaderboard) likes Hunter Brown Under 6.5 Total Strikeouts (-129). Bet now → NoVig
- The Bet Baba on Tails likes Jacob Lopez Over 4.5 Total Strikeouts (+108). Bet now → DraftKings
- KONGLOMERATE SPORTS PICKS on Tails likes Houston Astros Moneyline (-178). Bet now
- Bank of Dennis on Tails likes Jeff McNeil Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (+100). Bet now
- SEvansBets on Tails (#10 on the MLB Hot Streak leaderboard) likes J.T. Ginn Under 4.5 Total Strikeouts (+107). Bet now
- @BettingPix on Tails likes J.T. Ginn Over 17.5 Total Pitching Outs (-103). Bet now
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Want the full slate, not just this game? Lindy's picks for every MLB game today breaks down the whole board in his own words, and the MLB Home Run Cheat Sheet ranks tonight's best HR prices across every book. Playing the season-long markets too? The AI panel's AL MVP and NL MVP verdict boards track the award races all year.
Tonight's Other Home Run Boards
Every game on the slate gets the same board: Atlanta Braves @ Milwaukee Brewers · Chicago Cubs @ Seattle Mariners · Cincinnati Reds @ Arizona Diamondbacks · Cleveland Guardians @ Colorado Rockies · Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals · Los Angeles Angels @ Texas Rangers · Minnesota Twins @ San Diego Padres · New York Mets @ Chicago White Sox · Pittsburgh Pirates @ Los Angeles Dodgers · San Francisco Giants @ Boston Red Sox. The MLB Home Run Picks hub ranks the top prices across all of them.
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