Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-115) Los Angeles (-105)

Angel Stadium is where the Los Angeles Angels (57-74) will attempt to beat the Houston Astros (84-47) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Astros at -115 while the Angels are priced at -105. The over/under is 8. The men taking the mound are Luis Garcia and Shohei Ohtani.

The Astros have accumulated 231 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 172 balls out of the park. Houston is slugging .422 and have been called out on strikes 972 times, while drawing a walk on 439 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 10th in MLB. They have accrued 577 RBI's in addition to 1,073 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is at .246. They have a total of 593 runs while having a team OBP of .319.

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The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.03 this year (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,182 hitters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.14 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.11. Astros pitchers have surrendered 111 home runs and 433 runs (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 376 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.44 as a squad so far this season.

The Astros have dispatched 381 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 122 base runners over the course of the season and 29.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have tallied 41 saves on the year and have not converted 14 out of their 55 save chances. The Astros relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 74.5% and stepped onto the hill in 136 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 81 holds for the season (7th in the league). Astros pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 82 times as well as having 124 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have transformed 71.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,455 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in baseball. The Houston Astros are sitting with 3,485 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,026 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which puts them in 8th in baseball, and have accumulated 104 double plays.

Garcia (22-17 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.84 while going up against 1,212 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 251 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 95 free passes. His earned run average is 3.74 (123 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.169. Garcia has pitched in 296 innings and has accounted for 308 punch outs so far in his career.

Los Angeles has recorded 151 long balls on the season as well as 479 RBIs. They have recorded 164 doubles, while walking 374 times and scoring 500 runs. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .294 and a team batting average of .228 so far this season. The Angels have a team slugging % of .381 and they are scoring 3.82 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,264 occasions (1st in MLB) and have accounted for 995 hits.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.251 with a FIP of 4.00 as a staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.52 (1,115 strikeouts vs 442 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,010. They have given up 137 home runs and they relinquish 4.25 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 548 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.79 (489 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 106 save situations, the Angels have 54 holds and also 21 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 50 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 123 times in high leverage situations and also on 132 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.2% out of 207 inherited base runners. They are ranked 21st in the league with a save percentage of 58.0%, and they have sent 392 relievers onto the field for the year.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 109 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in pro baseball). The Angels have racked up 1,108 assists, 67 errors and have a tally of 3,483 putouts this season. Out of their 10,449 innings on the diamond, the Angels have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (5th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Ohtani has allowed 242 base knocks while he has accumulated 398 strikeouts in 311 frames. He has surrendered 110 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.120 and a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.72 and he has gone up against 1,278 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Ohtani (24-13 record in his career) holds a 3.18 ERA while allowing 7.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-105)

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