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Baltimore at Houston

August 17, 2025
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Baltimore's offense is 20th in runs scored, 25th in on-base percentage, 15th in slugging, and 17th in steals. Dean Kremer has pitched well in his last two starts, but the Orioles dropped both, failing to generate any offense, losing 1-0 and 5-0. The Orioles are on a 24-13-1 run UNDER the total after shutting out the Astros yesterday, 7-0. Houston's offense dropped to 19th in runs scored, 14th in slugging, and 24th in steals. Cristian Javier (3.60 ERA) will start, and the bullpen is fourth in the majors in ERA (3.58), while the defense is seventh in fielding percentage. Play Baltimore/Houston UNDER the total. 

1 unit on Game Total UNDER 8.5 -114 (risk 1 to return 1.88)
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