Houston Astros Bookie Guide, Sports Betting Outlook: Bullpen Ranked Best of Week
Gambling911.com has your Houston Astros bookie guide and the current sports betting outlook.
As we enter the month of June, bookies were enjoying some favorable results with these Houston Astros. But despite ranking last in the AL West, they were only five games down from the .500 mark and had won seven of their last ten games. They were also in the midst of a four-game winning streak as of June 1.
Better still, the Astros bullpen was ranked MLB "Bullpen of the Week presented by The Hartford” heading into the month of June.
The bullpen scored 133 points while allowing just four earned runs and 20 hits in 28 1/3 innings. It also combined for 39 strikeouts with just 12 walks, and contributed to Houston's Major League-record 52 punchouts in a three-game sweep of the Orioles.
They close out a series against an Arizona team they have gone 8-2 against in the last ten meetings then take on the Oakland Athletics.
The Astros Probable Starting Pitchers:
Dallas Keuchel (3-6, 5.58) Thursday June 2 - Keuchel (3-6) allowed two runs on three hits, walked none and struck out five over seven innings in a 4-2 victory over the Angels on Saturday. (Sat May 28). It was his first victory since April 15.
Doug Fister (4-3, 3.86) Friday June 3 – Fister has not allowed more than 3 runs in his last eight starts and nine of his last ten. He has registered quality starts in seven of the past eight games. Despite this fact, four of the last five games he has started have resulted in eight or more runs.
Collin McHugh (5-4, 4.82) Saturday June 4 - McHugh (5-4) earned the win by tossing a complete game Monday against the Diamondbacks, allowing three runs on five hits. He walked one and struck out eight. (Mon May 30)
Lance McCullers (2-1, 4.79) - McCullers continues to struggle with his control, and he's issued at least three walks in each of his four starts this year.
Ways for Astros bookies to reduce their losses in 2016:
*Provide your players with live in-play betting through use of a proven offshore Pay Per Head provider such as Gambling911.com endorsed PricePerPlayer.com.
*Let your players bet futures for the Astros to win the 2016 World Series. The odds of this happening are slim. But a few diehards will put money on it happening just as long as you are willing to take their bet.
*Trust the Pay Per Head linesmakers. You may find a line for a particular starting pitcher a little too attractive to sports bettors but there may be a reason behind this (Pitcher A past performance versus a particular team or left-handers).
*Encourage other forms of gambling such as player prop bets, parlays and totals wagering.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
