Astros -1.5 (EVEN), to win 1.5 units
Verlander’s had a remarkable season of pitching– he’s first in ERA and WHIP and has over 180 strikeouts on the year. The Seattle Mariners are coming off a shocking 2-game road sweep of the Mets, very impressive, but the Astros are tried and tested and they’ve been here plenty before. Aside from a slumping month of May, where Verlander saw the Mariners twice and allowed 8 runs in 12.2 innings, Verlander has dominated Seattle. In the other 4 games, he only permitted 3 total runs in over 29 innings. This is a great spot, off considerable rest, for the #1 seed in the AL to dominate at home.
