Astros vs Angels Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 15: MLB

Astros vs Angels Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 15: MLB

Odds
Time 4:10 p.m. EST
Astros money line -182
Astros run line -1.5 (-120)
Angels money line +163
Angels run line +1.5 (+100)
Over / under 10.0 (-110)

 

Key stats
  Astros Angels
Record 70-46 58-60
Road / home record 33-23 32-30
Last 10 record 6-4 4-6
Streak W4 L2
Over / under record 64-50-2 65-52-1
Runs / game 5.37 4.56
Runs allowed / game 3.97 4.97

 

Preview

The Houston Astros are in Anaheim Sunday afternoon for the final game of a three game series with the Angels.  The Astros took the first game 4-1 followed by last night's 8-2 romping.  They've now won 4 straight, winning each game by at least 3 runs.  The Angels have dropped their last 2, 4 of their last 5 and 6 of their last 8.

Astros batters are hot at the plate, averaging over 5 runs per game over their last 7 games.  It's the league leader in AVG and RBIs for a reason, they are good.

Angels batters have only managed 3 runs in the 2 games against the Astros and 11 runs in their last 5 games.

Pitching matchup

Astros

Lance McCullers Jr. (9-3, 3.22 ERA) takes the bump for the Astros.  He's pitched very well against the Angels this season.  In two games, he's gone 14.0 innings and held the Angels to 3 ER on 4 hits and 4 walks.  He's hit a bit of a rough patch lately - in 3 of his last 4 games he's given up 4 ER on an average of 5.1 innings.  He did pitch well against the Dodgers before his game against the Twins, going 6.2 with no earned runs.  Angels hitters have gone 17 for 70 (.243 AVG) against him with only 1 home run.

Angels

Reid Detmers (0-2, 10.61 ERA) makes his third start in the majors, and it's fair to say he's been awful in his first two.  His first game was against the As, and he went 4.1 innings, giving up 6 hits, 2 walks and 6 earned runs.  He followed that up at the Dodgers with 5 earned runs, 7 hits and 2 walks on 5.0 innings.

Prediction

Detmers has been nothing short of awful so far in the MLB, with a 1.82 WHIP and 11 ER across 9.1 innings.  Meanwhile, McCullers Jr. has pitched two gems against the Angels.  It's almost an unfair matchup, so unless the Astros' batters lay an egg, they should get up big early and have their bullpen see it through.  We're surprised this line isn't bigger and hasn't moved much overnight.  This game should be -250 or greater for the Astros - pound the run line.

PICK: Astros -1.5 (-120)

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