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Cleveland Guardians at Houston Astros Preview & Picks – Astros To Avenge Monday MLB Defeat

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08 Jul 2025
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Leigh Copson 08 Jul 2025
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  • Cleveland Guardians at Houston Astros picks for Tuesday, July 8
  • Game is taking place at Minute Maid Park
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Cleveland Guardians at Houston Astros Preview & Picks
  • Cleveland Guardians at Houston Astros Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Cleveland Guardians Form
  • Houston Astros Form

Cleveland Guardians at Houston Astros Preview & Picks

Houston are tipped to cover as they avenge last night's loss to Cleveland.

The Astros are still a team in good form despite the loss, and starter Hunter Brown has been in excellent form for them so far this season.

  • Houston Astros are 11-3 in their previous 14 games
  • Cleveland Guardians are 1-10 in their last 11 games
  • Houston starter Hunter Brown is 9-3 with a 1.83 ERA
  • The Under has cashed in 7 of the last 11 meetings

Head To Head

  • Houston Astros lead the all-time series 51-47
  • Cleveland Guardians won 7-5 when the two teams last met on July 7

Cleveland Guardians Form

Cleveland travelled to Houston on a terrible run of form, having lost each of their previous 10 games.

Prior to Monday's victory, the Guardians had not tasted victory since the 5-4 home win over Toronto back on June 25.

That win was followed by a 6-0 shutout defeat to the Blue Jays, before they were then swept in a three game series by St Louis, 5-0, 9-6 and 7-0.

Cleveland briefly went out on the road after that and lost all three meetings with the Cubs in Chicago, losing 5-2, 5-4 and 1-0.

The Guardians then returned home to face Detroit and lost all three encounters with the Tigers, 2-1, 1-0 and 7-2, before finally stopping the rot with Monday's 7-5 win over the Astros.

Houston Astros Form

Houston entered this series on a fantastic run of form, having won 11 of their previous 13 matchups.

The Astros began this sequence with an 8-7 win at the Los Angeles Angels, which was backed up by 1-0, 2-0 and 2-1 home wins over Philadelphia.

They then won two of their three meetings with the Chicago Cubs, sandwiching a 12-3 defeat with 7-4 and 2-0 victories.

Houston went out on the road after that for a highly successful trip that saw them beat Colorado 6-5 and 5-3 before losing the final meeting 7-6.

The Astros then rallied from that loss by sweeping the Dodgers in Los Angeles, winning 18-1, 6-4 and 5-1, but they failed to making it four-in-a-row on Monday as they were beaten 7-5 by Cleveland.

Verdict

Monday's loss was a disappointing one for Houston, but we expect to see a response here.

They have been beating up lefties this season, and starter Hunter Brown has been giving up very little.

Best Bet1: Houston -1.5 Run Line @105.00 at Stake.us - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Under 7.0 Total Runs @100.00 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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