Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/12/21

The Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros meet Sunday in MLB action at Minute Maid Park. The Angels look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Astros look for a win after splitting their last eight games.

The Los Angeles Angels have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last seven games. The Angels have won seven of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. David Fletcher leads the Angels with 155 hits and 43 RBI while Jared Walsh and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 246 hits and 176 RBI. Jaime Barria gets the ball, and he is 2-3 with a 5.16 ERA and 24 strikeouts this season. Barria is 1-4 with a 4.66 ERA and 35 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.

The Houston Astros have scored 17 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Astros have won 10 of their last 11 games when scoring four or more runs. Jose Altuve leads the Astros with 143 hits and 72 RBI while Michael Brantley and Yuli Gurriel have combined for 285 hits and 117 RBI. Lance McCullers Jr. gets the ball, and he is 11-4 with a 3.19 ERA and 161 strikeouts this season. McCullers is 4-4 with a 3.01 ERA and 88 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.

The Angels are 1-4 in their last 5 Sunday games and 0-4 in their last 4 during game 3 of a series. The Astros are 0-6 in their last 6 Sunday games and 0-4 in their last 4 during game 3 of a series. The over is 5-1 in Angels last 6 road games. The over is 4-0 in Astros last 4 overall. The Angels are 20-43 in the last 63 meetings in Houston.

Barria has been hit or miss all season long and he has a 7.97 ERA on the road. McCullers is having possibly the best season of his career, and he’s given up just 36 hits and 14 runs in his last 40.2 innings. These prices with the Astros are insane, but they do have a clear pitching edge here. Give me the Astros and the RL for max betting value.