Houston Astros VS Miami Marlins continue their three-game series in Miami tonight. The Astros are on the trail of Texas which is first place in the AL West Division while the Marlin are dropping to the bottom in the East Division.
The match will feature Houston’s Cristian Javier (8-2, 4.36) facing Miami’s Johnny Cueto (0-3, 5.33). The first pitch is scheduled for 6:40 pm EST.
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Predictions and Betting Preview For Miami Marlins VS Houston Astros MLB Regular Season
- Venue: LoanDepot Park, Miami, Florida.
- When: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
- Time: 23:40 GMT
- Teams to play: Miami Marlins and Houston Astros.
- MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.845.
Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The Miami Marlins
- 1XBet Spread: +1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.113
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: +1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 2.05
- BetMGM Over/Under: Under 9
The Miami Marlins have fallen on difficult times in the month of August and have fallen off a pace that had them ticketed for the playoffs at the All-Star break. Since then, they have gone only 9-18 plus just 5-7 this month.
They rebounded over the weekend against the New York Yankees. After they dropped the opener, Miami won each of the next two matches as they fight to stay in the NL Wildcard race. On Monday night against Houston, Braxton Garett pitched five shutout innings and the Marlins delivered three solo home runs in a 5-1 series-opening win.
Johnny Cueto will pitch for the Marlins tonight. Cueto is 0-3 in six appearances, including five starts. Cueto has allowed 20 hits in 27 innings pitched since joining Miami’s rotation and has an ERA of 5.33. He has a K/9 rate of 7.7 and a WHIP of 1.00 in his six appearances this season. Johnny has gone 6 innings in 3 of his 4 starts so far, so he can get the team to the latter half of their bullpen.
Betting On The Houston Astros
- 1XBet Spread: -1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.845
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: -1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.80
- BetMGM Over/Under: Over 9
Houston Astros appeared to have gotten the team back together again at the trade deadline when they signed for their 2022 ace Justin Verlander from the Mets. Verlander again gave the Astros a deadly one-two punch at the top of the rotation with Framber Valdez.
The Astros are closing on on first-place Texas Rangers with only over a month and a half to go in the season. They enter this series after taking two of three from the Los Angeles Angels in Houston over the weekend. On Monday night with Valdez taking the mound, their bats won 5-1. He went 7.2 innings and permitted six hits and three earned runs in the loss.
Cristian Javier will start for Houston in game two of the series vs. Miami. Javier is 9-8 in 22 starts this season including nine quality starts. Javier has permitted 102 hits in 117.2 innings pitched with an ERA of 4.36. He has a K/9 rate of 8.4 and his WHIP is 1.22. He is 1-1 in his last five starts with an ERA of 4.44 alongside 28 strikeouts in 26 innings pitched. On the road this season, he is 4-1 with an ERA of 5.17. Javier has struck out 66 batters in 69.2 innings on the road.
MatchPlug Prediction
The Miami Marlins have been a great team hitting against lefties but have not been as effective against righties this season. As a team, they are hitting .250 and slugging only .387. Javier can be electric sometimes and will keep Miami’s lineup in check tonight. They are hitting .254 as a club since the All-Star break too.
Houston is 64 in their previous 10 games entering this series and has been very good on the road this season. They are ten games over .500 in road matches this season and are actually scoring more away than at home. The Astros average over five runs per match on the road this season. Their lineup has started to round into form with Yordan Alvarez and Jose Altuve returning to the lineup on a regular basis.
Prediction: Houston Astros moneyline.
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