Its Friday, August 22 and the Astros (70-58) are in Baltimore to take on the Orioles (59-68).
Lance McCullers is slated to take the mound for Houston against Cade Povich for Baltimore.
The Astros jumped on the Orioles early last night scoring seven runs in the first three innings and rolled to a 7-2 win. Carlos Correa’s renaissance continues since returning to Houston. The veteran collected a couple hits and drove in two more last night. Correa is now hitting .338 for the Astros with two home runs and ten runs batted in. Jason Alexander won his fourth game of the season allowing just two runs over 5.1 innings. He has been a revelation since being promoted to the rotation with Houston winning his last five and seven of his last eight starts. The career minor leaguer’s story is all the more impressive when you consider that prior to this season Alexander had not pitched in the bigs since 2022.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Astros at Orioles
- Date: Friday, August 22, 2025
- Time: 11:05PM EST
- Site: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- City: Baltimore, MD
- Network/Streaming: SCHN, MASN
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Odds for the Astros at the Orioles
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Astros (-106), Orioles (-113)
- Spread: Orioles 1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Astros at Orioles
- Pitching matchup for August 22, 2025: Lance McCullers vs. Cade Povich
- Astros: Lance McCullers (2-4, 6.90 ERA)
Last outing: July 19 at Seattle – 13.50 ERA, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 1 Strikeouts - Orioles: Cade Povich (2-6, 4.98 ERA)
Last outing: August 16 at Houston – 5.40 ERA, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 10 Strikeouts
- Astros: Lance McCullers (2-4, 6.90 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Astros at Orioles
- The Under is 4-1 in the Orioles’ last 5 home games
- The Orioles have covered in their last 3 games against the Astros
- The Orioles have won 4 of their last 5 games against AL West teams
- Lance McCullers Jr. is making his first start since being sidelined for the past month (finger)
- Jose Altuve is hitless in his last three games (0-12)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Astros and the Orioles
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Astros and the Orioles:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Houston Astros at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0.
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