Data Skrive:
The Houston Astros (82-69) are -280 favorites for their Thursday matchup with the Los Angeles Angels (61-90). Yusei Kikuchi gets the ball for the Astros and will look to earn his 10th win of the campaign. Kikuchi takes the mound for Houston while Jose Suarez is Los Angeles’ starter for the contest.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $27.14
Astros to win vs Angels -280
Astros vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-280)
- Underdog: Angels (+228)
- Over/under: 8.5
Astros vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Astros have been favorites in 111 games this season and have come away with the win 63 times (56.8%) in those contests.
- Houston has been listed as a favorite of -280 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
- The Astros have an implied victory probability of 73.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Angels have put together a 53-70 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 43.1% of those games).
- Los Angeles has played as a moneyline underdog of +228 or longer in just two games this season, which it lost both.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Angels’ implied win probability is 30.5%.
Astros vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez is batting .307 with 34 home runs and 85 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Houston hitters this season.
- Alvarez ranks 10th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 29th in RBI.
- Jose Altuve is batting .301 with an OBP of .356 and a slugging percentage of .445 this season.
- Zachary Neto paces the Angels with 71 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Neto ranks 55th in homers and 53rd in RBI.
- Taylor Ward’s 24 home runs pace his team.
Astros vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Astros strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.71 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.243 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Angels pitching staff is 28th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Los Angeles has the 26th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.52).
- The Angels average MLB’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.329).