Astros vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 14, 2024

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Astros vs. Angels Betting Odds, Probable Starters 9/14/2024

Data Skrive:

The Houston Astros (78-68) are favorites (-170) on the moneyline when they take on the Los Angeles Angels (60-86) Saturday at 9:38 p.m. ET, live on BSW. Houston’s Justin Verlander gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Tyler Anderson.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Betting Odds

Astros to win vs Angels -170

Bet $20, Payout $31.76

Astros vs. Angels Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Astros (-170)
  • Underdog: Angels (+143)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Astros vs. Angels Betting Insights

  • The Astros have been victorious in 60, or 55.6%, of the 108 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
  • This season Houston has been victorious 23 times in 33 chances when named as a favorite of at least -170 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 63% chance of walking away with the win.
  • The Angels have been the moneyline underdog 120 total times this season. They’ve finished 53-67 in those games.
  • When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +143 or longer, Los Angeles has a record of 15-29 (34.1%).
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Angels a 41.2% chance to win.

Astros vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

  • Yordan Alvarez is batting .311 this season with 32 home runs, both rank first among Houston hitters.
  • Alvarez is 10th in homers and 34th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
  • Jose Altuve is batting .302 with an OBP of .357 and a slugging percentage of .450 this season.
  • Zachary Neto leads the Angels with 70 runs batted in while accumulating a team-high batting average of .256.
  • Neto is 49th in homers and 50th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
  • Taylor Ward’s 23 home runs are a team-high mark.

Astros vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

  • The Astros average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
  • The Astros have the fifth-best ERA (3.73) in the majors this season.
  • The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.248 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
  • The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Angels pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
  • Los Angeles has a 4.53 team ERA that ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Angels combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.323).