L.A. Angels vs. Houston Astros Prediction and Betting Pick. The 4-5 Houston Astros play host to the 4-5 L.A. Angels in an AL West match up in this 1st of a 3 game series at Minute Maid Park on April 17, 2015. First pitch is at 8:10 PM EST.
Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Angels -125 / Astros +105
O/U Total: 9 runs
Pitching Match Up
Los Angeles: Jared Weaver (0-2, 8.71 ERA)
Houston: Roberto Hernandez (0-1, 1.93 ERA)
In their last games: The Astros beat the Oakland A’s 6-1 scored 2 in the first and never looked back getting runs in 5 of the 8 innings. The win was only their third in their last 8 games. The 6 runs fell under the total of 7.5 the fifth time that it has done that over their last 7 7 games. The Angels blasted the Rangers pitching for 10 runs in the lopsided 10-2 win over Texas. The win gave them the series victory two games to one for their second on the season after being swept by the Royals in the previous series.
The Angels offense is ranked 18th in MLB scoring 3.78 runs per game on .231 hitting. The overall pitching has been worse allowing a 22nd ranked 4.33 runs per game.
The Astros have scored an embarrassing 2.56 runs per game to rank 28th in baseball in scoring and their batters have are hitting .204 on the year! Luckily the pitching has been solid ranking 6th in runs allowed with 2.75 per game.
Los Angeles at Houston Betting Trends
LA is 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
LA is 35-16 in their last 51 games as a road favorite.
LA has an Over record of 4-0-1 in their last 5 games.
HOU is 0-5 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
HOU is 2-7 in their last 9 games as a home underdog.
HOU has an Under record of 5-1 in their last 6 home games.
Player Injuries
ANGELS
Tyler Skaggs
Kole Calhoun
Garrett Richards
Josh Hamilton
Cory Rasmus
ASTROS
Josh Fields
Brett Oberholtzer
Consensus Betting
Los Angeles: 66%
Houston: 34%
Free MLB Pick
Angels’ starter Jared Weaver is not off to a good start getting crushed in his last in KC allowing 6 runs in just 4 1/3 innings which followed a mediocre 6 inning opener in Seattle where he allowed 4 runs on 8 hits. He has done well against Houston in the past with 4 quality starts in 5 career outings. Hernadez has a weird line from his opener. He did give up 5 runs but only 1 was earned in 4 2/3. Baserunners were a big problem with 5 hits and 4 walks in his short stint which is kind of the norm for him with his last starts lasting under 6 innings. He does have some good historical numbers against the Angels line-up with only Trout having much success against him. Neither team has been scoring much and with the generous total line offered we’re going to bite.
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