On Friday night, the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics meet in the first game of a three-game set at the Oakland Coliseum. The Astros will start righty Hunter Brown while the Athletics counter with James Kaprielian. The first pitch is scheduled for 9:40 PM ET. Houston opens as a big road favorite. Brown Starts in Game 1Houston will turn to right-hander Hunter Brown in the first game of this series with Oakland. He went six innings against these same Athletics on Saturday, allowing two runs (o... Read more

A pair of teams from the AL West do battle as they open up a weekend series in a crowd with literally hundreds of fans in attendance out in northern California. The Houston Astros are on the road as they make the trip to face the Oakland A’s in the first game of a three-game series Friday night. Houston dropped the rubber game of a three-game set on the road with the Brewers as they were blanked 4-0 Wednesday. Oakland finished up a four-game series with Seattle Thursday night hoping to avoid a s... Read more

One team will end a losing skid when the 28-21 Houston Astros (two-game losing streak) and the 10-42 Oakland Athletics (eight-game losing streak) meet Friday at 9:40 PM ET. The Astros have been set as -269 favorites by bookmakers for the contest at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Houston’s Hunter Brown and Oakland’s James Kaprielian have been named the starters for this contest. Astros vs. Athletics Odds Astros odds to win: -269 Athletics odds to win: +222 Spread: Astros -1.5 Total: 8.5 runs As... Read more

At Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Friday, the Oakland Athletics (eight straight defeats) face the Houston Astros (two losses in a row) at 9:40 PM ET. The Athletics play as a big home underdog (+219) against the Astros (-269). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Houston Astros looking to Hunter Brown (4-1), and James Kaprielian (0-4) answering the bell for the Oakland Athletics. The Astros lost their most recent game against the Brewers by a 4-0 score Friday. Alex Bregma... Read more

MLB action continues on Friday at 9:40PM ET as the favored Houston Astros lock horns with the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum. James Kaprielian (0-4, 8.68 ERA) will start for the Athletics, up against Hunter Brown (4-1, 3.20 ERA) for the Astros. Dimers' top betting picks for Astros vs. Athletics, plus game predictions and best odds, are featured in this article.   Who Will Win: Astros vs. Athletics Using state-of-the-art machine learning and data, Dimers.com has simulated Friday's Astros-A... Read more