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Nolan Schanuel will look to extend his 10-game hitting streak when the Los Angeles Angels (62-91) take on the Houston Astros (83-70). The Astros are listed as -254 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 8:10 p.m. ET Friday, live on BSW from Minute Maid Park. Justin Verlander takes the mound for Houston while Tyler Anderson is Los Angeles’ starter for the contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $27.87
Astros to win vs Angels -254
Astros vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-254)
- Underdog: Angels (+207)
- Over/under: 8
Astros vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Astros have been favorites in 112 games this season and have come away with the win 64 times (57.1%) in those contests.
- Houston has a record of 5-1 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -254 or more on the moneyline.
- The Astros have an implied victory probability of 71.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Angels have been the moneyline underdog 124 total times this season. They’ve finished 53-71 in those games.
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +207 or longer, Los Angeles has a record of 1-4 (20%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Angels’ implied win probability is 32.6%.
Astros vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.303), home runs (34) and runs batted in (85) this season.
- Including all hitters in baseball, Alvarez is 10th in homers and 30th in RBI.
- Jose Altuve is batting .299 with an OBP of .354 and a slugging percentage of .442 this season.
- Zachary Neto has racked up a team-best 71 runs batted in.
- Neto is 55th in home runs and 55th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Taylor Ward has hit 25 home runs with 71 runs batted in. Both pace his team.
Astros vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Astros average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- The Astros have the sixth-best ERA (3.70) in the majors this season.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.241 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
- The Angels pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Los Angeles’ 4.47 team ERA ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Angels combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.326).