Houston Astros +0.50 en 5 premiers innings (AH)
Pittsburgh is 22-38, including 13-16 straight up on home soil. Meanwhile Houston is 32-27, including 10-15 straight up on the road. Keep in mind that teams combined for a 47-66 over/under record in this campaign till now. The Pirates won consecutive series, both of them on the road. Meanwhile the Astros won 7 of their last 10, coming off a four-game series split against Tampa Bay on home soil. On the hill we got P. Skenes for the Pirates, who continues his success after a very good rookie season last year. Keep in mind that he allowed two earned runs or less in five starts in a row, coming off a win in Arizona, where he did not allow a single run during that span. Keep in mind that the next game after a shutout game is a really tough one and it should be no different for young Skenes today. Meanwhile Houston counters with Lance McCullers, who has been a bit mediocre for the season thus far. Nearly a month he allowed 7 earned runs on home soil. Keep in mind that he allowed just five earned runs in three starts afterwards. All in all Pittsburgh seems to get too much love, especially to start today. I recommend a bet on first 5 innings AH Houston (0.5) to win.