Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+120) Los Angeles (-140)

The Houston Astros (56-29) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Wednesday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Angels (38-49). The odds on this game have Houston at +120 and Los Angeles is at -140. The total comes in at 7. The starting pitchers are Cristian Javier and Shohei Ohtani.

Houston has a slugging percentage of .431 and have struck out 631 times, while drawing a walk on 306 occasions. They have accounted for 376 RBI's in addition to 684 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .243. The Astros have accounted for 143 doubles as a unit and have smacked 124 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 384 runs while having a team OBP of .322. As a unit, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.5 runs/g, which has them sitting at 12th in the league.

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The Astros have an ERA of 2.97 on the campaign (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 742 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 243 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.56 as a team so far this year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.10. Astros pitchers have conceded 76 home runs and also 282 runs in total (3rd in the league).

The Astros bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 80.6% and has come into the game in 86 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 79 runners so far this season and 25.3% of those players ended up scoring. Astros pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 53 times and also have had 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 252 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have accumulated 55 holds on the year (9th in MLB). They have compiled 25 saves on the campaign and have blown 6 of their 31 save chances.

The Astros have converted 72.8% of balls in play into outs in their 6,774 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have a tally of 2,258 putouts for the season, in addition to 675 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 11th in professional baseball, and have earned 63 double plays.

Javier (15-7 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.11 while he has gone up against 937 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 150 hits (5.9 hits per nine innings) with 98 walks. His earned run average is 3.36 (86 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.077. Javier has taken the mound for 230 innings and has totaled 286 punch outs during his career.

The Los Angeles Angels have an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a batting average of .233 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 841 occasions (1st in MLB) and have accounted for 671 hits. Los Angeles has a total of 103 home runs this year as well as 336 runs batted in. The Angels have a slugging percentage of .390 and they have an average of 3.99 runs per outing (25th in MLB). They have notched 119 doubles, while getting a free base 265 times as well as scoring 347 runs.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.245 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.03 as a unit so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.66 (722 strikeouts vs 271 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 683. They have surrendered 96 home runs and they surrender 4.31 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 367 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.94 (335 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 37 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves. They are ranked 26th in baseball holding a save percentage of 56.8%, and they have dispatched 271 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 85 times in high leverage situations in addition to 96 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.8% of 148 inherited base runners. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Angels have compiled 40 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 73 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in the majors). The Angels have recorded 744 assists, 49 errors and have amassed 2,300 putouts on the season. In 6,900 innings played, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (9th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Ohtani has allowed 199 base hits and he has 333 punch outs in 264 innings pitched. Ohtani (21-9 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.20 earned run average while surrendering 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 94 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.107 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.54 and he has gone up against 1,083 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-140)

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