Friday, April 17, 2015

Minute Maid Park in Houston

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Weaver, J (0-2) vs. (R) Carmona, F (0-1)

The Los Angeles Angels take on the Houston Astros on Friday at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

The Angels are 15-3 in their last 18 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400 and 4-1 in their last 5 road games. They are 1-4 in Weavers last 5 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game and 1-5 in Weavers last 6 starts during game 1 of a series. The over is 4-0-1 in the Angels last 5 overall and 3-0-1 in their last 4 road games.

The Astros are 5-2 in their last 7 games following an off day and 81-165 in their last 246 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game. They are 35-72 in their last 107 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game and 7-15 in their last 22 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600. The under is 4-0 in the Astros last 4 home games vs. a right-handed starter and 6-1 in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.

Head-to-head, the under is 3-1-1 in Weavers last 5 starts vs. Astros but the over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Houston. The Angels are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Houston.

Los Angeles Angels Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Angels are 5-3-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Los Angeles Angels is -0.6

Houston Astros Betting Trends

The Houston Astros are 2-7-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Houston Astros is -0.9

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Angels

04/16/15 P Tyler Skaggs Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)
04/15/15 RF Kole Calhoun Calf "?" Friday vs Houston Astros
04/06/15 P Cory Rasmus Abdominal 15-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 P Garrett Richards Knee 15-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 LF Josh Hamilton Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)

Houston Astros

04/09/15 P Brett Oberholtzer Finger 15-day DL (3/31)
04/04/15 P Josh Fields Groin 15-day DL (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take Houston

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