The Houston Astros were sailing along, but have hit a wall. The Astros have lost five straight games, and the offense has been awful. In those five, Houston has scored eight total runs or 1.6 per game, settling for one run scored in each of their last three, all UNDERS. The Astros pitching has had to carry this team, and Washington has been shut out in two of their last four games, so this is a prime matchup. Mike Soroka gets the ball for Washington and his last 3 strats have been encouraging. Soroka has allowed just four earned runs in his last three starts. These teams are trending lower, and I like the UNDER in this one.
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July 30, 2025 2:10pm ET
@
Washington Nationals
#973
Gore
Houston Astros
#974
Gusto
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-217)
Runline
-1.5 (+184)
-105
Moneyline
-109
OVER 8 (-115)
Total
UNDER 8 (-105)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 51% of the public money was on Washington Nationals to win on the moneyline. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Houston would win by a score of 5.1 to 3.9 with Houston winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
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Washington Nationals
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1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
Houston Astros 
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3
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
9
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July 29, 2025 8:10pm ET
@
Washington Nationals
#931
Soroka
Houston Astros
#932
Alexander
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-197)
Runline
-1.5 (+168)
+105
Moneyline
-120
OVER 8.5 (-105)
Total
UNDER 8.5 (-115)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 53% of the public money was on Houston Astros to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Houston would win by a score of 5.4 to 4.0 with Houston winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Washington at Houston
July 29, 2025
8:10 PM Eastern
Final Score
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9
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Washington Nationals
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
4
Houston Astros
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0
0
1
1
3
1
0
7
July 28, 2025 8:10pm ET
@
Washington Nationals
#979
Lord
Houston Astros
#980
Valdez
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (+100)
Runline
-1.5 (-120)
+213
Moneyline
-251
OVER 7 (-120)
Total
UNDER 7 (+100)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 67% of the public money was on Houston Astros to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Houston would win by a score of 4.9 to 4.3 with Houston winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
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9
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Washington Nationals
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1
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Houston Astros
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
March 18, 2025 6:05pm ET
@
Washington Nationals
#925
Houston Astros
#926
Lines & Odds
-1.5 (+125)
Runline
-1.5 (+140)
+134
Moneyline
-171
OVER 7.5 (-115)
Total
UNDER 7.5 (-125)
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Washington would win by a score of 0.0 to 0.0 and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
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9
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Washington Nationals
0
0
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2
0
0
0
0
4
Houston Astros
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
March 12, 2025 1:05pm ET
@
Houston Astros
#951
Washington Nationals
#952
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-137)
Runline
-1.5 (+117)
+163
Moneyline
-190
OVER 7.5 (-115)
Total
UNDER 7.5 (-105)
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Houston would win by a score of 0.0 to 0.0, Houston winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
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Houston Astros
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Washington Nationals
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
5
0
9
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