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The Houston Astros (12-10) take on the Tampa Bay Rays (19-3) Monday night! Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out an Astros-Rays prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Astros are coming off a very impressive sweep on the road against the Atlanta Braves. […]

The Houston Astros entered their three-game road series against the Atlanta Braves with plenty of momentum. The Astros were just coming off of a home series win over the Toronto Blue Jays, as they moved to just a game under the .500 mark. The Astros ended up putting together one of the more convincing series […]

The Houston Astros take on the Atlanta Braves. Our MLB odds series has our  Astros Braves prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Astros Braves. The rematch of the 2021 World Series this weekend in Georgia began with a comeback on Friday night. The Astros were down 4-1 but rallied for a 6-4 win […]

The Houston Astros take on the Atlanta Braves. Our MLB odds series has our  Astros Braves prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Astros Braves. The rematch of the 2021 World Series features one team which is trying to get back to its recent championship standard, and another team which has already claimed that […]

The Toronto Blue Jays (11-7) visit the Houston Astros (8-10) on Wednesday night! First pitch commences at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Astros prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Blue Jays-Astros MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  MLB Odds: Blue Jays-Astros Odds Toronto Blue Jays: -1.5 […]

The Toronto Blue Jays (10-7) visit the Houston Astros (8-9) on Tuesday night! First pitch commences at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Astros prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Blue Jays-Astros MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  MLB Odds: Blue Jays-Astros Odds Toronto Blue Jays: -1.5 (+146) […]

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Houston Astros Monday night! This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Blue Jays-Astros prediction and pick. The Blue Jays are coming off a series win against the Tampa Bay rays. Toronto handed Tampa Bay not just their first loss, but their second as […]

Lance McCullers has yet to see any action in the 2023 MLB regular season but he appears to be on the right track. The 29-year-old pitcher remains without a timetable for return, but the good news is that he is said to be “ahead of schedule,” per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. “Meanwhile, McCullers threw long […]

The Texas Rangers take on the Houston Astros in Sunday Night Baseball! Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Rangers-Astros prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch this game. In game one, the Rangers scored first on a Nathaniel Lowe double. Adolis Garcia then homered in the […]

The Texas Rangers will continue their series against the Houston Astros. It’s a Texas throwdown, as we share our MLB odds series, make a Rangers-Astros prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rangers defeated the Astros 6-2 on Friday. Significantly, the Rangers struck early when Nathaniel Lowe clipped a double to right-center […]

The Texas Rangers will head out to Minute Maid Park for an epic AL West showdown with the defending champion Houston Astros. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Rangers-Astros prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering Friday evening with a 7-5 record overall, the Rangers hands down endured one of their worst games […]

The Houston Astros travel to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an interleague matchup Tuesday night! Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out an Astros-Pirates prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Astros are missing Jose Altuve and Justin Verlander early on as they have started […]

The Houston Astros sign stealing scandal is one of the more noteworthy and dubious schemes in MLB history. More information has been revealed about the Astros‘ plot, from someone who saw Houston’s actions first-hand. Evan Gattis was a member of the Astros in 2017, when they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. […]

Former Houston Astros player Evan Gattis recently revealed a number of eye-opening revelations in reference to the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal on Twitter. Gattis made one specific admission that is destined to upset fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers have already been hesitant to let what happened in 2017 go, as the Astros […]

The Houston Astros take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday! Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out an Astros-Pirates prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Houston Astros lost Jose Altuve during the World Baseball Classic and Justin Verlander to free agency. However, they […]

The Houston Astros have not had much to go their way over the early stages of the 2023 season. The Astros dropped a second consecutive game to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. As was the case in their series-opening defeat to Minnesota, Houston’s high-octane lineup tallied double-digits in strikeouts. The reigning World Series champions struck […]

Things have not started off well for the Houston Astros (3-6), but star slugger Yordan Alvarez is right on schedule for an MVP-caliber season. He launched his third home run of the year- a grand slam at that- and in doing so made history that only one other man could also boast. “Yordan Alvarez hit […]

The Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins got an extra day of rest with Thursday’s postponement, but now they begin their series. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Twins prediction, pick, and how to watch. The defending World Series champions come in 3-4 on the season, after dropping two of three […]

The Detroit Tigers (2-3) visit the Houston Astros (2-4) on Wednesday afternoon! First pitch is slated for 2:11 p.m. ET. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Astros prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Tigers-Astros MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  MLB Odds: Tigers-Astros Odds Detroit Tigers: +1.5 (+102) Houston Astros: -1.5 […]

Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez joined rare company Monday night with his second home run of the season. Alvarez hit a three-run game-tying home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, his 100th career home run. It was Alvarezes 372nd major league game, making him the fifth fastest to reach the century mark for […]

The Detroit Tigers (0-3) visit the Houston Astros (2-2) on Monday night! First pitch is slated for 8:11 p.m. ET. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Astros prediction, pick, and how to watch. After finishing with one of the worst records in the MLB last season Detroit got off to a rough […]

The Chicago White Sox will continue their series with the defending World Series champion Houston Astros in a Friday night MLB matchup at Minute Maid Park. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a White Sox-Astros prediction and pick, laid out below. Chicago defeated Houston in a […]

The Houston Astros’ World Series title defense did not start the way they wanted, as they battled a historic pitching performance form Chicago White Sox ace Dylan Cease, 3-2. It was a loss so rare that it ended an Opening Day streak not seen in over a century. “Astros snap a 10-game winning streak on […]

Jose Abreu is making his debut with the Houston Astros Thursday night as the defending World Series champions open the 2023 season with a home game against the Chicago White Sox. Jose Abreu laughed loudly today hearing #Whitesox GM Rick Hahn’s line that seeing Abreu in an #Astros uniform is like ‘Seeing Jordan in a […]

In 2017, the Houston Astros found themselves on top of the Major League Baseball world, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series to win the franchise’s first title (at that time). With a roster young and full of talent, it was logical to think the Astros had all of the makings of a […]

With four World Series appearances and two championships in the last six seasons, the Houston Astros are on the fringe of being a bona fide dynasty. Becoming the first MLB team to win back-to-back titles in almost 25 years would be a big boost to their case. That quest has already begun following their Opening […]

It appears Mark Wahlberg has a new favorite team. The lifelong Boston Red Sox fan has a friendship with Houston Astros star Alex Bregman, which blossomed from Bregman’s recent postseason performances against the New York Yankees. Wahlberg, who gave the famous “Play Ball”  in Houston before the Astros’ Opening Day game, was asked about his […]

The Houston Astros did not go all out to complete $100 million-plus signings during the offseason, but they did pull off a few notable moves. For one, the Astros reached an agreement with Jose Abreu on a three-year, $58.5 million deal in November. Abreu hit free agency in November after featuring in nine seasons with […]

When Astros general manager Dana Brown reached an agreement on a five-year, $64 million extension with Cristian Javier in February, it seemed as if more such deals would end up being completed before Houston’s 2023 regular season opener. However, this will not turn out to be the case for the reigning World Series champions. During […]

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who missed his first opening day with a broken right thumb, is scheduled to be placed in a smaller cast Friday, USA Today Sports Major League Baseball columnist Bob Nightengale wrote in a pair of Thursday tweets. He is now expected to return in early June. According to Nightengale, […]

The Chicago White Sox will travel to take on the defending World Series champion Houston Astros in a Thursday night Opening Day matchup at Minute Maid Park. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a White Sox-Astros prediction and pick, laid out below. Chicago struggled last season, […]

Opening Day is here for the 2023 MLB season, and many fans will look into regular season win totals as the season starts. We are coming off of a season that ended with a Houston Astros World Series title, and many of the contenders from last year are expected to contend again. However, there was […]

The 2023 MLB season is here! All 30 teams are filled with hope and excitement as Opening Day arrives. A lot has changed since the beginning of Spring Training and the World Baseball Classic, however, as serious injuries have unfortunately impacted a number of ball clubs. That means the MLB Power Rankings will look quite […]

Chicago White Sox’s GM Rick Hahn compared seeing former White Sox star Jose Abreu on the Houston Astros to seeing Michael Jordan play for the Washington Wizards, per Bob Nightengale. “It’s like seeing Jordan in a Wizards uniform,” Hahn said. Jordan, who of course spent the majority of his career in Chicago with the Bulls, […]

When the Chicago White Sox begin the season, Dylan Cease will be on the bump as their Opening Day starter. Cease will be facing a familiar face in Jose Abreu. After spending so many years on the White Sox together, Cease got real on what it’ll be like facing Abreu now that he plays for […]

Opening day sits just two days away, and every team has hopes of being the best. We continue our MLB odds series with a special best regular season record prediction and pick. Last year it was the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers that took the crown for the best regular season, but they fell short in […]

Regardless of scandal or major departures, the Houston Astros’ title window always seems to be wide open. They do not merely plug in players to replace stars like Carlos Correa or Gerrit Cole. They find and develop new ones like Framber Valdez, Jeremy Pena and Cristian Javier. The result was a World Series Championship last […]

After their World Series win, the Houston Astros are ready to get back to work. As they themselves know, defending a championship is much harder than winning it in the first place. Ideally, they want everyone to be healthy to open the year, especially with Jose Altuve nursing a thumb injury. Unfortunately, one of the […]

America’s national pastime is less than a week away from the first pitch of the 2023 season! With all 30 MLB teams filled with hope heading into the year, which squads have the best chances of winning the coveted World Series trophy? Let’s take a look at our MLB Odds series where our 2023 World Series […]