Jordan Hicks Projections, Prop Bets & Odds

Strikeouts Prop Odds:

Strikeouts 3.5 over: -105

Strikeouts 3.5 under: -125

Trends Favoring The Over Strikeouts Prop

Patrick Bailey, the Giants's expected catcher today, grades out as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The #10 stadium in the game for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest elevations among all stadiums, which often leads to less offense.

With 8 hitters who bat from the same side in the opposing team's projected batting order, Jordan Hicks figures to benefit from holding the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today's outing.

In his last outing, Jordan Hicks was firing on all cylinders and posted 7 strikeouts.

Trends Favoring The Under Strikeouts Shots Prop

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Jordan Hicks to be on a bit of a short leash in this game, projecting a maximum of 82 pitches.

The Houston Astros (20.4 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 3rd-least strikeout-prone group of hitters on the slate.

The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this game 13° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for offense.

Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jordan Hicks in today's matchup.

Jordan Hicks's 2126-rpm fastball spin rate since the start of last season is in the 20th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

Jordan Hicks is projected to have 4 Strikeouts in today's game.

Earned Runs Prop Odds:

Earned Runs 2.5 over: 115

Earned Runs 2.5 under: -155

Trends Favoring The Over Earned Runs Prop

The shallowest left field fences in MLB are found in Minute Maid Park.

The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this game 13° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for offense.

Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jordan Hicks in today's matchup.

Jordan Hicks's 2126-rpm fastball spin rate since the start of last season is in the 20th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

Jordan Hicks's high utilization rate of his fastball (55.9% since the start of last season) is likely weakening his results, consider they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Trends Favoring The Under Earned Runs Shots Prop

The Houston Astros have been the 2nd-luckiest offense in the league since the start of last season, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress the rest of the season

Patrick Bailey, the Giants's expected catcher today, grades out as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The league's 3rd-highest average fence height can be found at Minute Maid Park.

With 8 hitters who bat from the same side in the opposing team's projected batting order, Jordan Hicks figures to benefit from holding the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today's outing.

Jordan Hicks has been one of the unluckiest mound aces in baseball on balls in play since the start of last season with a .317 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

Jordan Hicks is projected to have 2.2 Earned Runs in today's game.