July 09, 2025 10:00 AM EST

Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros 7/9/2025

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The Houston Astros are 32-14 at home this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Cleveland Guardians who are 20-25 on the road this season. The Astros have a better than 60% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Astros starter Brandon Walter is forecasted to have a better game than Guardians starter Slade Cecconi. Brandon Walter has a 55% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Slade Cecconi has a 37% chance of a QS. If Brandon Walter has a quality start the Astros has a 81% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 6.8 and he has a 57% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Astros win 68%. In Slade Cecconi quality starts the Guardians win 57%. He has a 30% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 57% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Houston Astros is Jose Altuve who averaged 2.23 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 37% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Astros have a 79% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Cleveland Guardians is Jose Ramirez who averaged 2.28 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 38% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Guardians have a 48% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Houston Astros

Cleveland GuardiansRECORDHouston AstrosRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road20-25, 44% -351Record at Home32-14, 70% 1059Houston Astros
VS Houston Astros1-2, 33% -137VS Cleveland Guardians2-1, 67% 50Houston Astros
vs Team .500 or Better18-37, 33% -1767vs Team Under .50027-16, 63% 412Houston Astros
Record As Road Underdog14-19, 42% -246Record As Home Favorite27-13, 68% 587Houston Astros
When Slade Cecconi Starts4-4, 50% -14When Brandon Walter Starts2-3, 40% -143Cleveland Guardians

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Houston Astros

Cleveland GuardiansRECORDHouston AstrosRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road4-8, 33% -386Record at Home10-2, 83% 560Houston Astros
VS Houston Astros0-0 No GamesVS Cleveland Guardians0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team .500 or Better2-13, 13% -1122vs Team Under .5009-4, 69% 174Houston Astros
Record As Road Underdog2-7, 22% -445Record As Home Favorite9-2, 82% 427Houston Astros
When Slade Cecconi Starts2-3, 40% -82When Brandon Walter Starts2-2, 50% -43Houston Astros

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Cleveland GuardiansRECORDHouston AstrosRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD17-25, 40% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME18-26, 41% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS2-9, 18% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS4-8, 33% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON31-49, 39% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON39-41, 49% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Slade Cecconi STARTS2-6, 25% OverOVER-UNDER IN Brandon Walter STARTS3-2, 60% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 26-19, 58% +870 Houston Astros Home Games: 27-19, 59% +423 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 10-2, 83% +951 Houston Astros Home Games: 5-7, 42% -193

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 28-17, 62% +443 Houston Astros Home Games: 27-19, 59% +69 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 9-3, 75% +364 Houston Astros Home Games: 8-4, 67% +140

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 17-17, 50% -170 Houston Astros Home Games: 20-18, 53% + 20 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 4-4, 50% -40 Houston Astros Home Games: 3-4, 43% -140

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