#924 ASA PLAY ON Houston Astros -1.5 on the Run Line (-120) over Oakland Athletics, Wednesday at 8:10 PM ET - Astros are a 5 to 2 favorite on the money line but we get value by utilizing the run line.  The Astros have won 5 of 6 games.  Before yesterday's 2-1 win in extra innings, 14 of the first 16 wins this season for Houston have been by 2 or more runs!  The Athletics have lost 8 of 10 games and Oakland, prior to yesterday's loss by a single run, had 14 of last 17 losses come by 2 or more runs.  Oakland starting Aaaron Brooks here and he is 9-13 with a 6.55 ERA in his MLB career.  Brooks was struggling in the minors so far this season but the A's giving him a shot here in his first MLB start since 2019 and first MLB appearance since 2022.    Houston starting Framber Valdez and he has allowed 2 or less earned runs in 3 of his last 4 starts.  He also has walked only 3 batters last four starts and is rounding into form after missing a lot of time in April.  While Houston is on a 5-1 run, the A's are on a 2-8 run and we like the value here as Houston is not use to looking up to Oakland in the standings and they continue to bounce back from slow start while the A's slump continues.  Big edges in this one and a home blowout is our call.  We think we're getting some nice value in laying -1.5 runs in this one and getting a price in the -120 range with the Astros.  Great spot to grab the solid value with the stronger team at a fair price and 1.5 runs!  Lay it!