The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels meet Tuesday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. Here’s an Angels vs Astros Prediction. This article will include an Angels vs Astros Pick.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros are 31-37 on the year and play the Tigers and Royals next. The Houston Astros are batting. 245 on the season, have a .320 OBP, and have a .412 slugging percentage. The Houston Astros’ pitching staff has a 4.89 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros with 75 hits and 48 RBI, while Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker have combined for 117 hits and 81 RBI.
Kai-Wei Teng gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 3-4 with a 3.06 ERA and 44 strikeouts this season. This will be Teng’s second career game against the Los Angeles Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 25-42 on the year and play the Rays and Diamondbacks next. The Los Angeles Angels are batting. 233 on the season, have a .315 OBP, and have a .387 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Angels’ pitching staff has a 4.79 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. Jo Adell leads the Los Angeles Angels with 62 hits and 37 RBI, while Zach Neto and Mike Trout have combined for 110 hits and 63 RBI.
Walbert Urena gets the ball for the Los Angeles Angels, and he is 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA and 48 strikeouts this season. Urena is 0-1 with a 0.00 ERA and 2 strikeouts in his career against the Houston Astros.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Astros have lost each of their last 12 games following an extra-innings win.
- The Angels have won 10 of their last 12 games as underdogs against AL West opponents following a home loss.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 games as favorites after going to extra innings.
- The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as underdogs following an extra-innings loss.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six games as road favorites.
- The Angels have won the first inning in three of their last four night games against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have led after 3 innings in seven of their last eight home night games.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- The Astros have won eight of their last nine night games against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have lost six of their last seven night games after playing the previous day.
- The Astros have covered the run line in five of their last six games following a road win.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in three of their last four games after going to extra innings.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in six of their last eight night games against the Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
Total Runs Facts
- Eleven of the Astros’ last 12 games after going to extra innings have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the last four games between the Astros and Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the Astros’ last nine road games against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the last eight night games between the Astros and Angels.
Houston Astros Player Prop Facts
- Yordan Alvarez ranks 2nd in the league in Home Runs (22) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Angels rank 30th in the league for strikeouts against this season (635).
- The Angels rank 29th in the league for walks allowed this season (319).
- The Astros rank 30th in the league for walks allowed this season (321).
- The Astros rank 29th in the league for ERA this season (4.89).
Angels vs Astros Prediction
This is an underrated pitching matchup as both Teng and Urena have been solid this season through a combined 97.1 innings. The problem is I don’t trust the Angels as a team and continue to blindly fade them. The Astros have played their best ball over the last few weeks and have put themselves back in the thick of the AL West race. I have no use for the Angels, a team that’s currently in the bottom five in terms of money earned this season. Give me the Astros and a reasonable price.