ASA's 10* MLB Run Line
(MLB) Cleveland vs. Houston, 07/21/2021 8:10 PM, Score: 5 - 4
Point Spread: -1.50 | -116.00 Houston (Home)
Result: Loss
#970 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Houston Astros -1.5 -120 on Run Line over Cleveland Indians, Wednesday at 8:10 PM ET - The Astros got their bats going again in a big way in yesterday's 9-3 win. Houston is now 31-19 at home and 42-23 in night games this season. Cleveland, on the other hand, is barely above .500 on the season. Also, the Indians have lost 14 of 20 games. Cleveland sends a struggling Eli Morgan to the mound for this one. Morgan has a 7.86 ERA and has been hit at a .315 clip in his 6 starts in what is his rookie season. He has also allowed a homer in each of his starts including 2 homers in 3 of the 6 outings. Of course the Indians overall struggles and Morgan's struggles are a big reason Houston is a big money line favorite in this match-up. The value can be had on the run line here with -1.5 on the Astros available at about a -120 range as of early morning Wednesday. Houston holds big edges here in terms of team factors as well as starting pitching. The Astros Lance McCullers is 7-2 with a 2.80 ERA this season and has been a model of consistency with 2 or fewer earned runs allowed in all but 3 of his 15 starts on the year and in 2 of those 3 outliers he only allowed 3 earned runs in each. McCullers has 26 strikeouts in 17 and 1 / 3 innings over his last 3 starts. While Cleveland has only 6 wins the last 20 games, the Astros have only 5 losses last 15 games! Two teams going opposite directions in recent weeks and Houston is going for its 7th straight win over Cleveland in 2021. 32 of the Indians 45 losses have been by 2+ runs this season. 46 of the Astros 58 wins have been by 2+ runs this season. This games has blowout potential written all over it and our math model reflects a comfortable win for the home team here. Morgan again gets hit hard while McCullers season-long domination continues. We’ll back the Houston Astros on the run line Wednesday evening.