Astros vs Rays 10/16/20 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays
MLB: 6:07 PM EST
Oct. 16, 2020
TV: TBS
Latest Odds : TB -128 O/U 8
On Friday, the Houston Astros play the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of their American League Championship best-of-seven series at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Houston cut Tampa Bay’s lead in the series to 3-2 following a 4-3 victory on Thursday in Game 5. Carlos Correa continued his torrid hitting in the postseason with a walkoff solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to stave off elimination for a second consecutive game.
During the postseason, Carlos Correa is batting .353 to lead Houston and the shortstop has team highs in home runs with six, RBIs with 14 and on-base percentage at .476. Michael Brantley is leading in hits with 15. On Friday, Houston will send Framber Valdez to the mound. The lefthander was 5-3 during the regular season with an ERA of 3.57. Valdez lost Game 1 of the series against Tampa Bay on Sunday 2-1 pitching six innings and allowing two runs on four hits.
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Tampa Bay was ahead in the series 3-0 but has lost Games 4 and 5 and must regroup quickly otherwise the Astros could tie the series on Friday and force a deciding Game 7 on Saturday. The Rays could not string together any hits off Houston managing just seven hits while striking out 11 times. Ji-Man Choi and Randy Arozarena each hit solo home runs in the loss for Tampa Bay. The Rays stranded nine runs in the loss including one on second base in the top of the ninth inning.
During the postseason, left fielder Randy Arozarena is batting .387 to lead Tampa Bay and has team highs in home runs with four, hits with 16 and on-base percentage at .409. Right fielder Manuel Margot is the leader in RBIs with nine. On Friday, Tampa Bay will send Blake Snell to the mound. The lefthander during the regular season was 4-2 with an ERA of 3.24. Snell was the winning pitcher in the opening game of the series pitching five innings allowing one run on six hits.
Recent Betting Trends:
Houston is 3-4 in its last 7
The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Astros last 6
Tampa Bay is 12-4 in its last 16
The UNDER has cashed in each of the Rays last 7
Free Betting Pick: Houston Astros +108
Houston has cut its 3-0 deficit to 3-2 and has the momentum entering Game 6 on Friday. The Astros have won two straight. Tampa Bay is in a bit of a tailspin as the Rays have not hit well the last two games scoring just three runs and Game 4 and three in Game 5. Tampa Bay stranded nine runners on base in the loss Thursday including the possible go-ahead run in the ninth. Framber Valdez will handcuff the Tampa Bay hitters and Houston will score enough to win and send the series to a deciding Game 7. FInal Score Prediction, Houston Astros win 3-2