The Houston Astros (73-60) and the Los Angeles Angels (62-71) square off on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Astros are moneyline favorites (-180) against the underdog Angels (+150). Houston’s Cristian Javier and Los Angeles’ Tyler Anderson pitch first for their squads in this matchup.
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Astros to win vs Angels -180
Astros vs. Angels betting lines
- Favorite: Astros (-180)
- Underdog: Angels (+150)
- Over/under: 9
Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Astros betting info
- The Astros have put together a 47-42 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 52.8% of those games).
- Houston has gone 7-7 (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -180 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Astros a 64.3% chance to win.
- Houston has played in 133 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 61 times (61-66-6).
- The Astros have a 67-66-0 record ATS this season (covering 50.4% of the time).
Astros hitting info
- Jose Altuve has launched a team-high 22 home runs.
- Altuve’s home runs rank 41st in MLB and he ranks 64th in RBI in MLB.
- Jeremy Pena is hitting .307 to pace his team.
- Pena ranks 120th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 128th in RBI.
- Pena has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .318 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
- Yainer Diaz has 16 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 19 walks while hitting .257.
- Diaz brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
- Christian Walker has put up 72 runs batted in to lead his team.
Astros pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.5 K/9 to pace the majors.
- Houston has a 3.87 team ERA that ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Astros pitchers combine for the No. 6 WHIP in the majors (1.222).
- The Astros give up the 19th-fewest home runs in baseball (159 total, 1.2 per game).
- In its 4-0 win last time out, Houston struck out nine Rockies batters while allowing four hits.
Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Angels betting info
- This season, the Angels have won 45 out of the 100 games, or 45%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
- This season, Los Angeles has won 13 of its 29 games, or 44.8%, when it’s the underdog by at least +150 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 40% chance of a victory for the Angels.
- So far this season, Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 72 of its 133 games with a total.
- The Angels are 72-61-0 ATS in their 133 games with a spread this season.
Angels hitting info
- Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles in home runs with 30 and runs batted in with 94.
- Ward ranks ninth in homers and seventh in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
- Zach Neto’s batting average of .270 leads all Los Angeles hitters this season.
- Among all MLB batters, Neto is 36th in home runs and 91st in RBI.
- Neto takes a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .389 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and three RBIs.
- Jo Adell is slugging .486 this season, with a team-high 30 home runs. He’s also collected 82 RBI.
- Adell enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a double, two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
- Mike Trout has 85 hits and an OBP of .362 to go with a slugging percentage of .429 this season.
Angels pitching rankings
- The Angels average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.0) in the majors this season.
- Los Angeles has the 28th-ranked ERA (4.81) in the majors this season.
- The Angels have a combined WHIP of 1.439 as a pitching staff, which is third-worst in baseball this season.
- With 186 homers allowed, the Angels rank 28th in the league at preventing long balls.
- Last time out, Los Angeles fell to the Rangers 20-3. Its pitchers compiled six strikeouts and 22 hits allowed.
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