Athletics vs. Astros Odds & Betting Predictions - May 28, 2025

Astros get Hunter Brown on the bump – 2.04 ERA, 0.91 WHIP across 10 starts. Bounce-back spot after rare bad outing. Astros 7-1 last 8 vs A’s at Daikin after a win. Houston 9-2 on run line vs AL West teams under .500. Oakland just 1 win in last 10. Bad spot. JP Sears? Brutal May – 0-2, 5.75 ERA, 1.28 WHIP. Last 2 starts: 10 ER, 5 HR allowed. Astros top 10 in home scoring – should feast. A’s bullpen no help – team ERA ranks 28th, WHIP 28th or worse. Houston likely builds early lead and runs away late. A’s failed to cover in last 5 night games vs AL teams. Astros pitching staff ranks 8th in ERA, 2nd in WHIP – bullpen can lock it down. Sears gave up 4 HRs last start. Astros should cash early and cover late. Not just a win – expect a clean -1.5 cover.

I adore Hunter Brown and am expecting his dominant start to continue -- this is just a bad matchup. The A's active roster has just an 18.0% strikeout rate against righties this year. That pushes my projection on Brown down to 5.75 strikeouts.