The Houston Astros (51-41) and Los Angeles Angels (45-47) meet Saturday for Game 2 of a 3-game series. First pitch from Angel Stadium is set for 9:07 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Astros vs. Angels odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Astros lead 6-2
Houston won 7-5 as +130 road underdogs in Game 1 of this series Friday. Friday’s game was back and forth throughout the majority of the game with each team having the lead once before the Angels tied it at 4 in the 5th inning. The Astros took a 7-4 lead in the top of the 6th, and that lead was too much for Los Angeles to come back from.
The Astros are now 9-4 in their last 13 overall and sit at 26-19 on the road this season. Los Angeles has dropped 6 straight games and sit at 1-10 in their last 11 overall. The Angels are 23-21 at home on the year.
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Astros at Angels projected starters
LHP Framber Valdez vs. LHP Reid Detmers
Valdez (7-6, 2.51 ERA) makes his 18th start. He has a 1.05 WHIP, 2.1 BB/9 and 9.4 K/9 through 111 IP.
- Last outing: No-decision, 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K in a 3-2 home win Saturday vs. Seattle Mariners
- Career vs. Los Angeles: 9-4, 3.46 ERA (96 1/3 IP, 37 ER), 78 H, 107 K, 1.29 WHIP through 17 appearances (13 starts)
Detmers (2-6, 4.31 ERA) makes his 17th start. He has a 1.28 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9 and 11.2 K/9 through 85 2/3 IP.
- Last outing: Loss, 3 1/3 IP, 7 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K in a 10-5 road loss Saturday vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
- Career vs. Houston: 1-2, 4.62 ERA (25 1/3 IP, 13 ER), 24 H, 11 BB, 23 K across 5 starts
Astros at Angels odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Astros -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Angels +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Astros -1.5 (+125) | Angels +1.5 (-155)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Astros at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Astros 4, Angels 1
Moneyline
BET ASTROS (-135).
The Astros are the much hotter team, and they’re also 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. Houston is a very good road team, and it is 3-0 in each of Valdez’s last 3 starts vs. LA.
Run line/Against the spread
BET ASTROS -1.5 (+125).
The Astros are the clear favorite here, and I like them to cover as only 2 of the last 10 HOU-LAA matchups have come down to a 1-run margin. None of the Angels’ last 10 have come down to a 1-run margin. With the Astros being the hotter team, and the Angels not having many close games recently this is a solid bet.
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Over/Under
LEAN UNDER 8 (+100).
The Under is 4-1 in Valdez’s last 5 starts overall and 2-1 in his last 3 starts vs. Los Angeles. The Under is also 4-0-1 in Detmers’ last 5 starts overall and 3-0 in his last 3 starts vs. Houston. For Houston, the Under is also 2-1 in its last 3 games overall.
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