Jeremy Pena leads the Houston Astros (52-55) into a contest against the Los Angeles Angels (42-64) a game after he homered twice in a 12-3 loss to the White Sox. The Astros are favorites (-121) against the Angels (-101) in this outing, which begins at 9:38 p.m. ET on Monday. Houston’s Tatsuya Imai and Los Angeles’ Walbert Urena will start this matchup.
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Astros to win vs Angels -121
Astros vs. Angels betting lines
- Favorite: Astros (-121)
- Underdog: Angels (-101)
- Over/under: 8.5
Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Astros betting info
- The Astros have been the moneyline favorite 39 total times this season. They’ve gone 18-21 in those games.
- When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter, Houston has gone 12-18 (40%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Astros a 54.8% chance to win.
- Houston has had an over/under set by bookmakers 107 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 55 of those games (55-46-6).
- The Astros have put together a 54-53-0 record against the spread this season.
Astros hitting info
- Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 34 home runs and 77 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .323.
- Alvarez ranks first in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
- Isaac Paredes is hitting .260 with 18 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 40 walks.
- Among all MLB batters, Paredes ranks 77th in home runs and 43rd in RBI.
- Christian Walker has 20 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 34 walks while batting .232.
- Pena is batting .319 with nine doubles, 11 home runs and 17 walks.
- Pena brings an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is hitting .436 with five home runs, two walks and nine RBIs.
Astros pitching rankings
- The Astros pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Houston has a 4.74 team ERA that ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Astros average baseball’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.390).
- Astros pitchers combine to give up 147 total home runs at a rate of 1.4 per game (fourth-most in MLB).
- Houston its 12-3 loss the last time out, the team struck out six White Sox batters while allowing 12 hits.
Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Angels betting info
- This season, the Angels have won 31 out of the 84 games, or 36.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
- Los Angeles is 25-45 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -101 or more on the moneyline.
- The Angels have a 50.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- So far this season, Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 48 of its 106 games with a total.
- The Angels are 54-52-0 against the spread this season.
Angels hitting info
- Mike Trout has been key for Los Angeles with 77 hits, an OBP of .398 plus a slugging percentage of .468.
- Trout’s home run total ranks 37th in the big leagues, and he is 123rd in RBI.
- Zach Neto leads Los Angeles in home runs with 19 while driving in 46 runs and slugging .441.
- Neto is 33rd in home runs and 89th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
- Jo Adell leads Los Angeles in runs batted in (59) this season. He has a .243 batting average and a .403 slugging percentage.
- Adell has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with two home runs, two walks and four RBIs.
- Nolan Schanuel leads Los Angeles with a batting average of .280. He’s also hit six home runs with 36 RBI.
Angels pitching rankings
- The Angels strike out 9.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
- Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.58 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- Angels pitchers have a 1.371 WHIP this season, 23rd in the majors.
- The Angels have allowed the 11th-fewest home runs this season with 114, or 1.1 per game.
- Last time out, Los Angeles defeated the Giants, 4-3, with 10 strikeouts and six hits allowed.
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