Updated Projections - 42 of 162

Make it a double

Composition of Projections:

2023 Actuals: 25.9%

Preseason Projections: 74.1%

Season Projections

Yordan now projected to 111 RBI.

Really good seasons to date from Abreu and Maton.

Astros 162

Click on the image for Episode 42.

Bullpen Usage

Back to back and 3 of 4 for Maton. Guessing he’s down today.

Today’s Pitching Matchup

France has no history against the Cubs and the current Astros have some good history against Drew Smyly.

K Prop

This is a stay-away for me with France having no history against the Cubs, but 5.5 seems high for a guy with an 18.2% K rate.

Sure, the Cubs have struck out a lot in the first two games, but that was Framber and Javier and I can’t imagine France going more than two times through the lineup.

Odds

Astros are -162 or +126 -1.5 runs. The ML is a high price to pay and I like the way this Astros team has played the last 3 games. Give me the -1.5.

Projected Standings

The A’s get a win.

May not mean anything note of the day

After 42 games last season, the Astros were 27-15.

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