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The Los Angeles Angels (30-27) will lean on Shohei Ohtani, following a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Houston Astros (32-23) on Thursday at 8:10 PM ET on Fox Sports 1. The Angels are +125 underdogs for the contest, according to bookmakers.
Houston’s Ronel Blanco gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Reid Detmers.
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Astros and Angels Betting Trends
The Astros have won 22 of the 40 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (55%).
Houston has a 17-10 record (winning 63% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -146 or shorter.
This season, the Angels have won 13 out of the 24 games, or 54.2%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Los Angeles has a record of 4-4 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +125 on the moneyline.
The Astros have played in 55 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-27-1).
So far this season, the Angels and their opponents have hit the over in 28 of their 57 games with a total.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros have the No. 20 offense in baseball scoring 4.5 runs per game (246 total runs).
Houston is 20th in baseball with 58 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Astros are 19th in MLB with a .243 batting average.
Houston strikes out 8.1 times per game, the seventh-fewest mark in the majors.
The Astros pitching staff is No. 1 in MLB with a collective 10 strikeouts per nine innings.
Houston has the top team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.27).
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking eighth with 280 total runs this season.
Los Angeles’ 78 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
The Angels rank eighth in MLB with a .257 team batting average.
Los Angeles ranks 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 Ks per contest.
The Angels strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
Los Angeles has pitched to a 4.25 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Blanco makes his first start of the season for the Astros.
Yordan Alvarez is batting .278 this season with a team-high 14 home runs and 48 RBI.
Alex Bregman has 52 hits and an OBP of .337 to go with a slugging percentage of .387 this season.
Kyle Tucker has collected 51 base hits, an OBP of .345 and a slugging percentage of .429 this season.
Jeremy Pena has collected 52 hits this season and has an OBP of .307. He’s slugging .440 on the year.
Angels Key Players to Watch
Detmers (0-4) will take to the mound for the Angels and make his 10th start of the season.
Ohtani has a team-high 15 home runs and 38 runs batted in.
Mike Trout is hitting .278 with 11 doubles, 13 home runs and 24 walks.
Hunter Renfroe is batting .248 with 11 doubles, 10 home runs and 17 walks.
Gio Urshela has a club-high .307 batting average.
Astros and Angels Injuries
Astros: Michael Brantley: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15 Day IL (Elbow)
Angels: Anthony Rendon: 10 Day IL (Groin), Max Stassi: 10 Day IL (Hip ), Matt Moore: 15 Day IL (Oblique), José Suarez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Austin Warren: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Logan O’Hoppe: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), José Quijada: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jose Marte: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Davis Daniel: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Rengifo: day-to-day (Undisclosed)
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