The Rays and Astros continue their weekend series tonight after they just faced each other less than 2 weeks ago. Houston was able to sweep that series as they continue to be the best team in the American League. Tampa has the unfortunate task of trying to build momentum going into the postseason against such a tough team. With this being a potential playoff matchup, let's break down how Saturday's game should play out. Along with this same game parlay, be sure to check out our MLB picks for all of today's games.
Over 4.5 total runs (-370)
Jose Altuve 2+ total bases (+115)
Kyle Tucker 2+ total bases (+150)
Parlay odds: +522
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
Over 4.5 total runs (-370)
Had this game been started by Cristian Javier for the Astros as originally scheduled, there would be great value on Houston. However, the swap to Jose Urquidy makes the total the play. That may sound surprising with Rays lefty ace Shane McClanahan on the mound, but the Astros have proven that is no problem for them. Firstly, he has not been nearly as great the second half of the season and completely plummeted out of AL Cy Young contention. It also helps that the Astros have been smashing lefties this season.'