The Houston Astros have the third-best record in baseball and will face the worst team in baseball, the Colorado Rockies at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Astros have won five of their previous seven games and beat the Rockies 6-5 last night.
Astros starting pitcher Hunter Brown has had a breakout season and is one of the best pitchers in baseball. Brown has an 8-3 record with a 1.74 ERA, 118 strikeouts, and 0.89 WHIP. Here is my favorite prop bet for Brown against the Rockies tonight.
Hunter Brown over 6.5 Strikeouts Thrown (-140)
Brown is first in ERA, third in WHIP, sixth in record, and seventh in strikeouts. He has recorded more than 6.5 strikeouts in 11 of 16 starts this season and has totaled nine-plus Ks in three of his last four starts. You can get Brown at -140 on DraftKings Sportsbook to hit this mark in strikeouts.
This is a favorable matchup for Brown against the Rockies, who have lost nine of their previous eleven games. Brown has faced the Rockies twice in his career and has finished with seven strikeouts in both outings. This season, Brown is averaging 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
Currently, Brown is +600 on DraftKings Sportsbook to win the American League Cy Young Award. Brown also has the third-highest WAR (3.9) among pitchers. Colorado is batting .228 as a team and has struggled tremendously offensively this season, scoring the third-fewest runs.
