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Houston Astros (28-35) vs. LA Angels (24-38)
June 7, 2024 9:38 pm EDT
The Line: LA Angels +150 / Houston Astros -175; Over/Under: +8.5
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In this article we will formulate a LA Angels vs Houston Astros prediction for this MLB game on Friday, June 7th at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.

Angels Look for Four Straight Victories

The Los Angeles Angels are 24-38 this season and they have won three games in a row. Los Angeles is coming off of a series win against San Diego, where they won all three games by scores of 2-1, 4-2, and 3-2. Prior to that series, the Angels were swept by the Mariners in three games, lost two out of three against the Yankees, and were swept by the Guardians in three games. Los Angeles is just 4-8 in their last 12 games and they are tied for last in the AL West with Oakland.

The Los Angeles pitching staff has a 4.49 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .236 opponent batting average. The Angels offense has scored 252 runs with a .236 batting average and a .298 on base percentage. Taylor Ward is batting .253 with 11 home runs and 34 RBI’s for the Angels this season. Los Angeles is 21st in the MLB in runs scored this year and they have scored three runs or fewer in six of their last eight games.

Astros Try to Build Off Series Win

The Houston Astros are 28-35 this year and they have won three of their last five games. Houston is coming off of a series win against St. Louis, where they won two out of three games and scored 15 runs in the first two games. Prior to that series, the Astros lost two out of three against the Twins, lost three out of four against the Mariners, and won two out of three against the Athletics. Houston is just 4-6 in their last 10 games and they are third in the AL West behind Seattle and Texas.

The Houston pitching staff has a 4.27 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .241 opponent batting average. The Astros offense has scored 277 runs with a .257 batting average and a .320 on base percentage. Yordan Alvarez is batting .285 with 12 home runs and 28 RBI’s for the Astros this season. Houston is 12th in runs scored this season and they have scored at least five runs in three of their last five games.

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Houston is Framber Valdez, who is 4-3 with a 3.95 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP over 54.2 innings pitched this season. Valdez has allowed three earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts, but did allow eight earned runs and 10 hits against the Angels three starts ago. The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Griffin Canning, who is 2-5 with a 4.69 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP over 63.1 innings pitched this year. Canning has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts, including allowing two earned runs and five hits over five innings against the Astros three starts ago.

Why the Los Angeles Angels will win

The home team has won each of the Angels’ last six games.
The Astros have lost four of their last five games as favorites against American League opponents.
The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Astros’ last six games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
The Astros have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four night games against American League opponents.
The Angels have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games against the Astros.
The Astros have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last eight games as road favorites against American League opponents.

Why the Houston Astros will win

The Angels have lost each of their last 10 home games against American League opponents following a win.
The Astros have won each of their last 10 Friday games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Astros have covered the run line in each of their last seven road games against AL West opponents following a home loss.
The Angels have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine home games against AL West opponents following a win.
The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six games against American League opponents.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Astros’ last nine games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Each of the Angels’ last four games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Astros’ last six night games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Angels’ last three night games against AL West opponents.

LA Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction

The Angels are 14 games below .500 so far this year, but they are coming off of a sweep of the Padres and they have some momentum coming into this series. Los Angeles is just 10-21 at home, while Houston is 11-17 on the road. The Astros have shown some signs of bouncing back over the last few weeks, but they have had issues stringing wins together. Houston is starting Valdez, who is normally very good, but has had a few really poor outings this year. LA is going with Canning, who doesn’t have strong numbers this year, but has pitched well recently. The Angels tore up Valdez the last time they saw him and I think we are going to see another higher scoring game here. My LA Angels vs Houston Astros prediction is for this game to go over the total.