The Los Angeles Angels (62-72) will look to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the Houston Astros (75-60) on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Angels (+135) are not expected to end the streak against the Astros (-162). Spencer Arrighetti takes the mound first for Houston, and Kyle Hendricks is Los Angeles’ choice to start.
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Odds to Win
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Astros to win vs Angels -162
Astros vs. Angels betting lines
- Favorite: Astros (-162)
- Underdog: Angels (+135)
- Over/under: 9
Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Astros betting info
- The Astros have gone 49-42 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 53.8% of those games).
- Houston has a 14-12 record (winning 53.8% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -162 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Astros a 61.8% chance to win.
- In the 135 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Houston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 61 times (61-68-6).
- The Astros have gone 68-67-0 against the spread this season.
Astros hitting info
- Jose Altuve has a team-best 23 home runs.
- Among batters in MLB, Altuve ranks 37th in homers and 65th in RBI.
- Altuve takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .261 with a double, a home run and an RBI.
- Jeremy Pena has a club-leading .308 batting average.
- Pena ranks 121st in home runs and 133rd in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
- Pena heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .364 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
- Christian Walker has put up a team-high 74 runs batted in.
- Walker brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with two home runs and two RBIs.
- Yainer Diaz is batting .254 with 16 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 19 walks.
Astros pitching rankings
- The 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff paces MLB.
- Houston has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.84).
- Astros pitchers combine for the No. 6 WHIP in the majors (1.220).
- The Astros allow the 19th-fewest home runs in baseball (161 total, 1.2 per game).
- In its 2-0 win last time out, Houston struck out 11 Angels batters while allowing two hits.
Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Angels betting info
- This season, the Angels have been the underdog 101 times and won 45, or 44.6%, of those games.
- Los Angeles has a record of 22-24 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +135 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 42.6% chance to win.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 72 of its 134 opportunities.
- The Angels are 72-62-0 against the spread in their 134 chances this season.
Angels hitting info
- Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles in home runs (30) and runs batted in (94) this season while batting .231.
- Ward is 10th in home runs and seventh in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
- Zach Neto leads Los Angeles in batting with a .268 average while slugging 23 homers and driving in 58 runs.
- Neto is 37th in home runs and 94th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
- Jo Adell’s 30 home runs lead all Los Angeles hitters, and he’s slugging .484.
- Adell enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .222 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
- Mike Trout is batting .230 with an OBP of .361 and a slugging percentage of .425 this season.
Angels pitching rankings
- The Angels strike out eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
- Los Angeles has pitched to a 4.79 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Angels have a combined WHIP of 1.441 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.
- Los Angeles suffered a 2-0 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out three Astros batters while allowing nine hits.
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