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Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/22/21

Houston Astros (90-61) vs. Los Angeles Angels (72-79)
September 22, 2021 9:38 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Angels +155 / Houston Astros -217; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels meet Wednesday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. The Astros look for a win after winning six of their last seven games. The Angels need a win to snap a five-game losing streak.

The Houston Astros have scored 27 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven straight games. The Astros have won 10 of their last 12 games when scoring four or more runs. Yuli Gurriel leads the Astros with 159 hits and 76 RBI while Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa have combined for 305 hits and 165 RBI. Luis Garcia gets the ball, and he is 11-7 with a 3.37 ERA and 160 strikeouts this season. Garcia is 1-2 with a 4.74 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.

The Los Angeles Angels have scored seven runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last nine games. The Angels have lost seven of their last eight games when scoring three or less runs. David Fletcher leads the Angels with 160 hits and 45 RBI while Shohei Ohtani and Jared Walsh have combined for 260 hits and 180 RBI. Janson Junk gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA and four strikeouts this season. This will be Junk’s first career game against the Astros.

The Astros are 55-27 in their last 82 games as a favorite and 5-1 in their last 6 games as a road favorite. The Angels are 11-23 in their last 34 Wednesday games and 1-6 in their last 7 during game 3 of a series. The over is 5-1-2 in Astros last 8 overall. The under is 6-2-1 in Angels last 9 home games. The Astros are 41-19 in the last 60 meetings.

Garcia has had his issues on the road this season, but I’m not sure it matters much. The Astros offense is on fire right now and the Angels find ways to lose time and time again. The Angels just can’t get out of their own way and it’s why they’ll be at home in October. I also don’t trust Junk, who has just eight career innings under his belt. Give me the Astros and the RL for max betting value.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Houston Astros -1.5

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