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

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, September 9, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+195) Houston (-230)

The Los Angeles Angels (60-77) are hitting the road to Minute Maid Park on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Houston Astros (88-49). The moneyline on this contest has the Angels at +195 while the Astros are coming in at -230. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Michael Lorenzen and Lance McCullers Jr.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .384 and have been called out on strikes 1,324 times, while being walked on 393 occasions. They have 502 runs batted in as well as 1,046 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .228. The Angels have compiled 173 doubles as a unit and have knocked 161 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 524 runs and hold an OBP of .294. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 3.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 25th in the league.

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Angels pitchers have surrendered 143 home runs and also 571 runs (13th in baseball). They have walked 457 opposing players and their FIP is 3.97 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.55 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. The Angels have an earned run average of 3.77 this year (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,164 batters.

Angels relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 137 times and also have had 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 58 holds over the course of the season (23rd in baseball). The Angels relievers have a save percentage of 54.7% and has entered the game in 113 save situations. They have compiled 29 saves this season and have not converted 24 of 53 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 214 base runners for the year and 36.4% of those runners ended up scoring. The Angels have dispatched 412 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Angels have converted 70.9% of balls in play into outs in their 10,971 innings on the field, which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for 3,657 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,170 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 16th in baseball, and have a total of 115 double plays.

Lorenzen has taken the mound for 544 innings and has accounted for 461 strikeouts so far in his career. Lorenzen (29-29 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.30 and he has gone up against 2,341 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.18 (253 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.369. He has given up 518 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 227 walks.

Houston has tallied 176 long balls on the year and 598 runs batted in. They have put up 239 two-baggers, while taking a walk 459 times and putting up 615 runs. The Houston Astros have earned a team OBP of .318 as well as a team batting average of .245 for the year. The Astros hold a slugging % of .417 and they score 4.49 runs per outing (10th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,017 occasions (28th in MLB) and have a total of 1,118 hits.

The Houston pitching staff have allowed 445 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 2.94 (398 earned runs given up). They have conceded 113 HR's and they surrender 3.29 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.102 and have a FIP of 3.37 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.16 (1,251 strikeouts vs 396 bases on balls). They come in at 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 948.

Sitting with 143 save situations, the Astros have 86 holds and 14 blown saves. Houston has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 57 save chances and they have earned 43 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 141 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of 131 inherited base runners. They rank 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 75.4%, and they have sent 402 relievers to the mound for the year.

In their 10,974 innings on the diamond, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (2nd in pro baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 106 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in the majors). The Astros have 1,076 assists, 64 errors and have notched a total of 3,658 putouts this season.

McCullers (47-31 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.52 earned run average while conceding 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and he has faced 2,916 batters during his career. He has allowed 271 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.260 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. So far in his career, McCullers has given up 585 base hits while accumulating 770 strikeouts in 692 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+195)

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