The Athletics roll into Daikin Park at 49-79 to face a .500-treading Houston squad sitting at 64-64, and Vegas isn't buying an upset with the Astros sitting around -177 on the moneyline and a 1.5-run spread. Total's set at 8, so expect the heart of Houston's order to try to get into a shaky A's starter early rather than a pitcher's duel.

Watch the bullpen usage late — if Houston's starter can't work into the seventh, their manager has been quick to the pen this stretch. Bold prediction: Astros cruise behind a couple of homers from the middle of the lineup and cover comfortably, maybe even a laugher by the seventh inning stretch.