The Houston Astros will head west to square off against their AL West foe Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. ATTSN Southwest will showcase the matchup and the game is slated to get going at 10:07 p.m. ET.
Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels Odds
The Angels are 71-87 straight up (SU) and 77-80 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 17.3 units for moneyline bettors and 5.5 units ATS. The Astros are 104-54 SU and have gone 85-72 against the spread. In total, the team’s gained 4.8 units for moneyline gamblers and 0.3 units ATS.
Los Angeles games have an over/under record of 76-70-11 in 2019. Houston has been a decent under bet with a total record of 71-81-5.
The southpaw Wade Miley is projected to start for the visiting Astros. Miley is 14-6 with a 3.91 ERA and 138 strikeouts. He’s 3-1 with nine strikeouts and a 4.15 ERA against Los Angeles this year (four starts).
The Angels will put the ball in the right hand of Jaime Barria (4-10, 6.43 ERA, 1.44 WHIP), who’s got 71 strikeouts and 25 walks this season. Barria is 0-2 with five strikeouts and a 9.00 ERA across two starts against Houston this year.
Los Angeles’ pitching staff has allowed 5.4 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The club’s starters have an ERA of 5.60, a WHIP of 1.39 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.5. The bullpen has a 4.69 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 72 games against divisional opponents, Angels starters have an ERA of 5.65 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.91.
The Los Angeles hitters have produced 4.8 runs per contest, including 4.9 per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .256/.323/.401 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The Angels’ offense has been led by David Fletcher and Mike Trout. Fletcher is hitting .294/.354/.391 with six home runs, 49 RBIs and 83 runs scored, and Trout’s line sits at .291/.438/.645 with 45 homers, 104 RBIs and 110 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Houston’s pitchers have allowed 4.0 runs per game and its starters own a 3.63 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 10.53 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.80, along with a K-per-9 of 9.92.
Astros hitters have slashed .275/.356/.496 on their way to 5.7 runs scored per game this year, including 6.2 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Outfielder Michael Brantley and first baseman Yuli Gurriel continue to lead Houston’s offense. Brantley is slashing .313/.374/.501 with 21 home runs, 86 RBIs and 87 runs scored, while Gurriel (.300/.345/.542) is up to 30 homers, 102 RBIs and 84 runs scored.
The Astros have lost 5.5 units and are 61-51 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 55 of those games, as opposed to 54 that’ve hit the under against righties. On the other hand, the Angels have lost 8.1 units and are 25-27 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 24 of those games, compared to 26 which went under the total.
Astros at Angels MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Angels, ATS Winner – Astros, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- The under has cashed in three of Los Angeles’ last seven games.
- The Astros have a team OPS of .851 this season and an OPS of .833 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Angels’ OPS stands at .754 overall and .754 against righties.
- The Astros have won nine of their last 10 games SU.
- Los Angeles has posted 19.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.0 over its last five.
- The Astros have hit 24 home runs in their last 10 games. The Angels have hit six over their last 10.
