Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+100) Los Angeles (-120)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (42-33) will play the Houston Astros (41-35) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The odds on this game have Houston at +100 and Los Angeles is sitting at -120. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Hunter Brown and Tony Gonsolin.

Houston has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 604 times, while drawing a walk on 239 occasions. They have 322 RBI's and 623 hits so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .244. The Astros have accumulated 126 doubles as a squad and have knocked 87 balls out of the park. They have a total of 338 runs and have an on-base percentage of .314. As a unit, the Houston Astros are recording 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 15th in the league.

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The Astros have compiled a team ERA of 3.51 on the campaign (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 708 batters. Astros pitchers have conceded 79 home runs in addition to 297 total runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 236 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a unit so far this year. Houston has allowed 620 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 265 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.00 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Astros relievers have accumulated a save rate of 65.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 68 save situations. The relievers have inherited 66 runners this year with 30.3% of those players ended up scoring. Astros bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 42 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 232 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have recorded 38 holds this year (19th in the league). They have accumulated 19 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 of 29 save opportunities.

The Houston Astros have notched a total of 2,040 putouts on the year, in addition to 646 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which puts them in 11th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 70 double plays. The Astros have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs in their 6,120 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 18th in the majors.

Brown (8-4 career mark) has a FIP of 3.21 and he has faced 412 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 86 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 35 walks. His earned run average is 3.20 (36 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.194. Brown has taken the hill for 101 frames and has totaled 112 punch outs thus far in his career.

Los Angeles has accounted for 119 home runs on the year to go along with 383 runs batted in. They have put up 130 doubles, while walking 308 times as well as scoring 396 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .326 and a batting average of .240 on the campaign. The Dodgers hold a team slugging % of .442 and they score 5.28 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 669 instances (13th in baseball) and have totaled 607 base hits.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.254 with a FIP of 4.30 as a team for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (641 strikeouts vs 216 walks). They are sitting at 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 618. They have allowed 93 homers and they relinquish 4.72 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 349 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.51 (333 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of 112 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 75 times in high leverage situations and on 73 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 67 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 41 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They rank 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 263 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 26 save opportunities and they have tallied 18 saves.

Out of their 5,991 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (9th in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 56 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (8th in MLB). The Dodgers have recorded 648 assists, 35 errors and have a tally of 1,997 putouts on the campaign.

Gonsolin (30-8 mark in his career) has a 2.58 ERA and has surrendered 5.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and he has gone up against 1,293 opposing hitters during his career. He has surrendered a total of 93 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.991 and a FIP of 3.6. So far in his career, Gonsolin has surrendered 210 hits while he has totaled 310 strikeouts in 325 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-120)

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