MLB · Sat, May 9, 2026
Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds
Final score: Houston Astros 1 – 3 Cincinnati Reds. 46 positive-EV NotaSportsGuru picks tracked for this game across match lines and player props, with the lines we played and the outcomes that followed.
Match line picks
The model’s positive-EV picks on totals, spreads and moneylines for this game.
| Market | Pick | Line | Odds | EV | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Total | over | 5.5 | 2.02 | +24.0% | LOSS |
| Moneyline | away | 0 | 2.41 | +12.5% | LOSS |
| Game Total | over | 7.5 | 2.00 | +8.4% | LOSS |
| Game Total | over | 8 | 1.85 | +2.1% | LOSS |
Player prop picks
Every player prop the model rated positive expected value for this game, with the recommended side, the line and the actual stat.
| Player | Team | Stat | Pick | Line | Odds | EV | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Cole | Houston Astros | RBIs | over | 0.5 | 3.80 | +106.4% | 0 | LOSS |
| Christian Vazquez | Houston Astros | RBIs | over | 0.5 | 4.75 | +105.2% | 0 | LOSS |
| Yordan Alvarez | Houston Astros | RBIs | over | 0.5 | 3.90 | +98.4% | 0 | LOSS |
| Christian Walker | Houston Astros | RBIs | over | 0.5 | 4.00 | +94.9% | 0 | LOSS |
| JJ Bleday | Cincinnati Reds | RBIs | over | 0.5 | 4.00 | +80.5% | 0 | LOSS |
| Elly De La Cruz | Cincinnati Reds | RBIs | over | 0.5 | 3.50 | +74.3% | 1 | WIN |
| Sal Stewart | Cincinnati Reds | RBIs | over | 0.5 | 3.20 | +66.1% | 0 | LOSS |
| Zach Dezenzo | Houston Astros | RBIs | over | 0.5 | 3.35 | +58.4% | 0 | LOSS |
| Elly De La Cruz | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | under | 1.5 | 2.15 | +56.5% | 2 | LOSS |
| Christian Walker | Houston Astros | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.30 | +47.2% | 0 | LOSS |
| Brice Matthews | Houston Astros | Hits | under | 1.5 | 1.65 | +43.2% | 0 | WIN |
| Isaac Paredes | Houston Astros | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.40 | +42.9% | 0 | LOSS |
| Nathaniel Lowe | Cincinnati Reds | RBIs | over | 0.5 | 3.30 | +42.8% | 0 | LOSS |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | under | 0.5 | 2.19 | +40.8% | 0 | WIN |
| Zach Dezenzo | Houston Astros | Hits | under | 1.5 | 1.65 | +39.3% | 0 | WIN |
| Zach Cole | Houston Astros | Hits | under | 1.5 | 1.68 | +38.9% | 1 | WIN |
| Yordan Alvarez | Houston Astros | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.05 | +38.6% | 1 | WIN |
| Cam Smith | Houston Astros | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.60 | +38.5% | 0 | LOSS |
| Christian Vazquez | Houston Astros | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.35 | +35.8% | 0 | LOSS |
| Chase Burns | Cincinnati Reds | Strikeouts | under | 6.5 | 2.18 | +32.2% | 2 | WIN |
| Matt McLain | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.55 | +31.3% | 1 | WIN |
| Jose Trevino | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | under | 0.5 | 2.09 | +30.1% | 0 | WIN |
| Jose Altuve | Houston Astros | Hits | under | 1.5 | 1.68 | +29.3% | 1 | WIN |
| TJ Friedl | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.55 | +28.9% | 0 | LOSS |
| Will Benson | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | under | 0.5 | 2.06 | +28.3% | 0 | WIN |
| Jose Altuve | Houston Astros | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.15 | +28.2% | 1 | WIN |
| Spencer Arrighetti | Houston Astros | Strikeouts | under | 6.5 | 1.91 | +23.5% | 5 | WIN |
| JJ Bleday | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.15 | +22.4% | 0 | LOSS |
| Spencer Steer | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.15 | +20.5% | 1 | WIN |
| Yordan Alvarez | Houston Astros | Hits | under | 1.5 | 1.74 | +19.9% | 1 | WIN |
| Braden Shewmake | Houston Astros | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.35 | +19.0% | 1 | WIN |
| Elly De La Cruz | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | over | 0.5 | 1.83 | +17.1% | 2 | WIN |
| Zach Dezenzo | Houston Astros | RBIs | under | 2.5 | 1.16 | +12.8% | 0 | WIN |
| Will Benson | Cincinnati Reds | RBIs | under | 0.5 | 1.37 | +9.8% | 0 | WIN |
| Spencer Arrighetti | Houston Astros | Strikeouts | over | 5.5 | 2.11 | +8.3% | 5 | LOSS |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | Cincinnati Reds | RBIs | under | 0.5 | 1.28 | +7.8% | 0 | WIN |
| Brice Matthews | Houston Astros | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.30 | +7.7% | 0 | LOSS |
| Sal Stewart | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | over | 0.5 | 1.80 | +6.3% | 1 | WIN |
| Nathaniel Lowe | Cincinnati Reds | Hits | over | 0.5 | 2.00 | +5.5% | 0 | LOSS |
| Jose Trevino | Cincinnati Reds | RBIs | under | 0.5 | 1.32 | +4.7% | 0 | WIN |
| TJ Friedl | Cincinnati Reds | RBIs | under | 0.5 | 1.32 | +1.9% | 0 | WIN |
| Zach Cole | Houston Astros | Hits | over | 0.5 | 1.93 | +1.8% | 1 | WIN |
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