San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros 5/1/23 – On Monday at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas the San Francisco Giants will face Houston Astros in an interleague clash, with Houston entered as a favorite by the MLB betting picks by the experts. Last season, these teams last faced each other three times; San Francisco took two out of three at home. The expected starting pitchers will be Ross Stripling for the Giants and Luis Garcia for the Astros.
San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
Date & Time: Monday, May 1, 2023 at 8:10 PM ET
Location: Minute Maid Park Houston, TX
TV: FS1
San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros 5/1/23 Betting Odds
Giants
Moneyline: +171
Spread: +1.5 (-130)
Total: 9 over (+110)
Astros
Moneyline: -186
Spread: -1.5 (+110)
Total: 9 under (-130)
San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros Analysis
San Francisco Giants currently sports a slugging rate of 0.433 and have recorded 278 strikeouts while taking 90 walks this season, garnering them 119 RBI’s with 220 base knocks total for an average at bat average of 0.244. The Giants have amassed 37 two-baggers as a team and hit 43 balls out of the stadium, scoring 122 runs while maintaining an OBP of 0.324. Additionally, San Francisco Giants are scoring an average of 4.7 runs per outing which ranks them 12th overall in baseball. At this point in the season, the Giants have completed 698 putouts with 257 assists and 20 errors; their fielding percentage sits at 0.979 which places them 28th among majors, while 24 double plays have been established by them. Furthermore, their ball in play conversion rate stands at 66% which places them 26th overall among MLB. Stripling has pitched 687 innings over his career and amassed 636 strikeouts. His ERA stands at 3.85 while WHIP sits at 1.204. He has allowed 664 base knocks while issuing 164 free passes; all this adds up to an FIP rating of 4.02 when pitched against 2,855 batters during that span of time in MLB.
Houston Astros boast a slugging percentage of 0.375 and have earned 4.59 runs per game this season. They have hit 41 doubles while walking 89 times to score 124 runs; additionally they have hit 26 homers this year for 120 RBIs. Houston Astros batters have struck out on 225 occasions this season while collecting 224 hits for an on-base percentage of 0.318 and an batting average of 0.244. Out of 2,184 innings on the field, Houston Astros are boasting a defensive efficiency rate of 69.1%. 19 double plays have been turned over for fielding percentage of 0.991; 236 assists were provided while only 9 errors occurred and they recorded 728 putouts during this campaign. Garcia has surrendered 295 base hits while recording 364 strikeouts over 352 frames for an earned run total of 141 with an impressive WHIP of 1.156 and FIP rating of 3.8. Garcia boasts an outstanding 3.25 K/BB ratio in MLB career versus 1,439 opposing batters and has maintained an ERA of 3.61, yielding 7.5 hits per 9 innings pitched.
San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros Against the Spread
Over is 4-0 in Giants last 4 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter. Over is 5-0 in Giants last 5 interleague road games. Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 games with the total set at 6.5 or lower. Giants are 1-6 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series. Over is 5-1 in Giants last 6 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 4-0 in Astros last 4 overall. Over is 4-0 in Astros last 4 Monday games. Under is 3-0-1 in Astros last 4 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter. Under is 3-0-1 in Astros last 4 interleague home games. Under is 4-0 in Astros last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.
San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros Free Pick
When Philadelphia leaves town, Houston will welcome back an opponent they have beaten four of five games against at home – in one instance by one run on August 11, 2020, though all four victories were by at least two runs each time. Houston will get their offense going against this Giants team that has surrendered at least four runs in nine of their past 10 contests and seven runs or more in five. That may give Houston enough room to open up, as they likely win this matchup by three as per the baseball online experts.
Free Pick: Houston Astros -1.5 (+110)
