At Minute Maid Park on Sunday, the Houston Astros (57-53) take on the Tampa Bay Rays (56-54), with first pitch at 2:10 PM ET.

The Astros are a home favorite (-159) against the Rays (+134). The Astros will give the ball to Spencer Arrighetti (4-9) versus the Rays and Hunter Bigge.

The Rays defeated the Astros 6-1 yesterday, with Zack Littell getting the win (5.2 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 3 K) and Josh Lowe leading the way offensively (going 4-for-3 with a double, two home runs and three RBI). Ronel Blanco (5.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 7 K) took the loss for the Astros.

Here is what you need to prepare for Sunday’s Astros vs. Rays game, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Astros (-159, bet $159 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Rays (+134, bet $100 to win $134)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Astros vs. Rays: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Sunday, August 4, 2024
  • Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
  • Stadium: Minute Maid Park
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Astros stats and trends

Astros betting records

  • This season, the Astros have been favored 80 times and won 43, or 53.8%, of those games.
  • Houston has a record of 24-8, a 75% win rate, when favored by -159 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The Astros have a 61.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Houston’s games have gone over the total in 44 of its 110 chances.
  • The Astros are 52-57-0 ATS in their 109 games with a spread this season.

Spencer Arrighetti (Astros probable starter)

  • Arrighetti (4-9 with a 5.58 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 92 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Astros, his 20th of the season.
  • His last time out came on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the righty tossed six innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing four hits.
  • In 19 games this season, the 24-year-old has an ERA of 5.58, with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .263 against him.
  • Arrighetti has registered four quality starts this season.
  • Arrighetti is seeking his fifth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.8 innings per appearance on the mound.
  • In two of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
  • He will face a Rays offense that ranks 28th in the league with 440 runs while batting .235 as a squad. It has a collective .377 slugging percentage (24th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 106 home runs (26th in MLB).

Astros batting stats

  • The Astros rank 15th in Major League Baseball with 124 home runs.
  • Hitters for Houston rank ninth in the majors with a combined .416 team slugging percentage.
  • The Astros have a team batting average of .260 this season, which ranks third among MLB teams.
  • Houston ranks 13th in the majors with 506 total runs scored this season.
  • The Astros have an OBP of .319 this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
  • Houston has shown patience at the plate this season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.1) among MLB offenses.

Rays stats and trends

Rays betting records

  • The Rays have been chosen as underdogs in 49 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (49%) in those games.
  • Tampa Bay has a mark of 4-6 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +134 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Rays have an implied victory probability of 42.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 53 of its 110 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
  • The Rays are 59-50-0 against the spread in their 109 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Hunter Bigge (Rays probable starter)

  • Bigge makes his first start of the season for the Rays.
  • The right-hander will make his MLB debut at 26 years old.
  • In six games this season, he has a 1.69 ERA and 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .200 against him.
  • The Astros have MLB’s 13th-ranked scoring offense (506 total runs) and have put up a .260 batting average as a team while hitting 124 home runs (15th in the league) this season.

Rays batting stats

  • The Rays have hit 106 home runs this season, the fifth-lowest total in MLB action.
  • So far this season, Tampa Bay’s .377 slugging percentage is 24th in the majors.
  • The Rays rank 22nd in the majors with a .235 batting average.
  • Tampa Bay is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.0 runs per game (440 total).
  • The Rays’ .313 on-base percentage is 13th in MLB.
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