David Fletcher and the Los Angeles Angels will head east to face off against their divisional rival Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. ET and ATTSN Southwest will be televising the matchup.
Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros Odds
Los Angeles (+270) is hosting this game as the underdog to Houston (-340) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this night game at nine runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total stand at +100 for the under and -120 for the over. This game currently has a runline of Angels +1.5 (+135) and Astros -1.5 (-155).
The Angels are 69-84 SU and have gone 75-77 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 18.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.0 units ATS. The Astros, on the other hand, are 100-53 SU and 82-71 ATS. The team’s gained 4.7 units for moneyline bettors while earning 1.4 units ATS.
Astros games have an over/under record of 68-80-5 in 2019. The Angels have an over/under record of 72-69-11.
Jaime Barria will get the start for Los Angeles. The right-handed Barria is 4-9 with a 5.95 ERA and 70 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with four strikeouts and a 3.38 ERA against Houston this year.
The Astros are sending righty Zack Greinke (16-5, 2.95 ERA) to the mound. Greinke has 174 punchouts and 29 walks as well as a 1.00 WHIP. Greinke is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in one start against Los Angeles this year.
Los Angeles’ pitching staff allowed 5.4 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.55 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 8.51 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.72, along with a K/9 of 9.12.
The Angels offense has slashed .249/.329/.426 on its way to 4.8 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.9 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Los Angeles’ hitters have been paced by David Fletcher and Mike Trout. Fletcher is hitting .290/.350/.385 with five home runs, 46 RBIs and 79 runs scored, while Trout (.291/.438/.645) is up to 45 homers, 104 RBIs and 110 runs scored.
In the home-team dugout, Houston’s pitching staff has allowed 4.0 runs per game overall this year. The club’s starters have an ERA of 3.63, a WHIP of 1.09 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 10.5. The bullpen has a 3.83 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 9.8 K/9. In 67 games against AL West opponents, Astros starters have an ERA of 3.74 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.51.
Houston’s offense is putting up 5.7 runs per contest, including 6.2 per game against divisional foes and 5.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .263/.368/.509 over its last five matchups and is 5-0 SU during that span.
Left fielder Michael Brantley and first baseman Yuli Gurriel have led the Astros’ offense this year. Brantley is hitting .318/.379/.510 with 21 home runs, 86 RBIs and 86 runs scored, while Gurriel’s line is .304/.349/.553 with 30 homers, 102 RBIs and 82 runs scored.
The Angels have lost 8.3 units and are 51-50 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 49 of those games, as opposed to 43 that’ve hit the under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Astros have lost 8.5 units and are 58-51 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 53 of those games, compared to 53 that’ve gone under.
Angels vs. Astros Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Astros, ATS Winner – Angels, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in six of Houston’s last seven games.
- Los Angeles has recorded 15.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 17.4 over its last five.
- The Angels have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games. The Astros have hit 28 over their last 10.
- The Angels have a total OPS of .755 this season and an OPS of .758 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Astros’ OPS stands at .851 overall and .832 versus righties.
