Houston Astros VS Los Angeles Angels play tonight at Minute Maid Park.
Houston’s (32-22-SU and 28-26 RL) starter for tonight is south-paw Framber Valdez. He is 5-4 with a 2.38 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP in 11 appearances.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles (29-27 SU and 28-26 RL) will start left-hander Reid Detmers. He is 0-4 with a 4.93 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP in nine outings this season.
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Predictions and Betting Preview For Houston Astros VS Los Angeles Angels Regular Season
- Venue: Minute Maid Park, Houston.
- When: Thursday, May 25th, 2023
- Time: 17:10 GMT
- Teams to play: Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels.
- MLB Picks: MONEYLINE 1.536
Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The Houston Astros
- 1XBet Spread: -1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.536
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: -1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.57
- BetMGM Over/Under: Under 8.5
The Houston Astros are 2.5 games out of 1st position and 10 games over .500. Are they warming up for another title run or are the Texas Rangers the clear favourite for the AL West?
Houston delivers 4.52 runs per match (15th) and hits .244 (18th) with a .707 OPS (22nd). The Astros hit 56 homers (22nd) and stole 29 bases (26th). The team’s pitching staff has a 3.16 ERA (1st) and a 1.19 WHIP (3rd) with 24 quality starts.
Valdez will pitch for Houston tonight. He once held the Oakland Athletics to one earned run total in successive starts (15.0 IP). Valdez conceded two or fewer runs in almost all his outings this season. He is 8-4 with a 3.73 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 16 career appearances versus LA.
Betting On The Los Angeles Angels
- 1XBet Spread: +1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.744
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: +1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 2.45
- BetMGM Over/Under: Over 8.5
Los Angeles Angels concluded its three-game set with the Chicago Cubs on a 12-5 victory and a series win. Shohei Ohtani homered in successive innings and sent in 4 runs for the visitors. Mike Trout too, went yard with a 476-foot home run giving LA an early lead.
The Angels scored 4.79 runs per game (11th) and hit .256 (11th) with a .749 OPS (9th). The team has hit 73 homers (8th) and stolen 26 bases (28th) in 2023. The LA pitching staff has a 4.21 ERA (15th) and a 1.32 WHIP (17th) with 18 quality starts.
Detmers will pitch for Los Angeles in game one. He gave up a season-high ten hits in his last start, losing to Miami Marlins. He has conceded 3 or lower runs in 7 of his 9 outings and spots a 58:19 K: BB ratio this season.
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MatchPlug Prediction
Los Angeles has an 18-6 run line record as underdogs and a 13-6 run line record as road underdogs this season. Houston has a 19-21 run line record as favourites and a 10-14 run line record as home favourites.
Experts predict the Angels to cover the run line tonight. They are off a series win and have given a breakthrough offensive performance in their finale against the Cubs. Los Angeles’ split vs lefties push (.279 BA/.346 OBP/.441 SLG/.787 OPS), including their road splits (.256/.325/.392/.718).
Scoring against Valdez might be challenging, but Los Angeles has the Angels on their side to keep the score close at least.
Detmers holds the Astros to two runs or lower in 3 of his 4 career outings against them. He’s played well on the mound this season and against Houston with good but not impressive season splits vs left-handed pitchers (.239/.308/.420/.728).
