{"id":667,"date":"2024-07-23T21:12:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T01:12:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-07-23T21:12:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T01:12:18","slug":"houston-astros-and-oakland-athletics-square-off-on-july-23-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/23\/houston-astros-and-oakland-athletics-square-off-on-july-23-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics Square Off on July 23, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendars for an exciting MLB matchup on July 23, 2024, as the Houston Astros take on the Oakland Athletics at 09:40 pm at the Oakland Coliseum. The forecast predicts broken clouds, setting the stage for what promises to be an electrifying game.<\/p>\n<p>Houston&#8217;s Jake Bloss, with a 4.696 ERA, will take the mound as the starting pitcher. Facing him from the Athletics will be Osvaldo Bido, who holds a commendable 3.436 ERA. This season, the Astros find themselves 7th in the AL West Division with a 52-48 record, boasting 18 divisional wins against 16 losses. Despite losing their last two games, they carry a momentum of six wins out of their last ten games. While away from home, their record stands at 24-27. The team has amassed 468 runs but has allowed 420.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the Oakland Athletics are 14th in their division, holding a 40-62 record which includes 12 wins and 18 losses within the division. Recently, they snapped their streak with a win, their sixth in the last ten outings. Playing at home, they have a slightly better record of 25-26, and their overall run tally stands at 420, with 486 runs conceded.<\/p>\n<p>As for the betting odds, the game sets up as a close contest. The point spread is set at 1.5 in favor of the Astros, with an over\/under mark at 8.5, suggesting potential for a moderately high-scoring game. For those betting on the moneyline, the Astros are favored with -133, while the Athletics are underdogs at +113. These odds offer intriguing possibilities for bettors looking for direct wins or playing spreads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendars for an exciting MLB matchup on July 23, 2024, as the Houston Astros take on the Oakland Athletics at 09:40 pm at the Oakland Colis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betoklahomasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}