Data Skrive:
The Houston Astros (77-68) are -210 favorites to break their three-game losing streak when they face the Los Angeles Angels (60-86), losers of two in a row. The game begins Friday at 9:38 p.m. ET on BSW, live from Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Yusei Kikuchi will get the ball for Houston while Los Angeles will counter with Samuel Aldegheri.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $29.52
Astros to win vs Angels -210
Astros vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-210)
- Underdog: Angels (+175)
- Over/under: 8.5
Astros vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Astros have come away with 59 wins in the 107 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Houston has been victorious 10 times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -210 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 67.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Angels have been the moneyline underdog 120 total times this season. They’ve gone 53-67 in those games.
- Los Angeles has a record of 3-7 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +175 or longer (30%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Angels have an implied win probability of 36.4%.
Astros vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez is batting .313 this season with 32 home runs, both tops among Houston hitters.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Alvarez’s home run total ranks him 10th and his RBI tally places him 33rd.
- Jose Altuve has 174 hits and an OBP of .357 to go with a slugging percentage of .450 this season.
- Zachary Neto leads the Angels with 70 runs batted in while racking up a team-high batting average of .256.
- Neto is 49th in homers and 49th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Taylor Ward’s 23 home runs pace his team.
Astros vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Astros have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the sixth-best ERA (3.73) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.250 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 7.9 K/9, the fourth-worst in the majors.
- Los Angeles’ 4.52 team ERA ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Angels combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.322).