Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+115) Houston (-135)

The Los Angeles Angels (30-29) are headed to Minute Maid Park on Sunday where they will go up against the Houston Astros (34-23). The moneyline on this game has the Angels at +115 while the Astros are sitting at -135. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The men taking the mound are Griffin Canning and J.P. France.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .428 and have struck out 516 times, while drawing a walk on 190 occasions. They have accumulated 280 RBI's as well as 519 base knocks this season, while their batting average is at .258. The Angels have tallied 91 doubles as a unit and have hit 79 balls out of the park. They have earned 284 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .330. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are earning 4.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 8th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Angels pitchers have surrendered 64 home runs and 279 runs (24th in the league). Los Angeles has surrendered 489 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 248 earned runs. The Angels hold a team ERA of 4.29 this year (17th in the league), and their staff has rung up 509 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 205 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.29 as a unit so far this season.

Angels relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 52 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 40 holds for the season (3rd in baseball). The Angels relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 61.3% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. They have recorded 19 saves this year and have missed out on 12 of 31 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 85 base runners so far this year with 43.5% of them ended up scoring. The Angels have sent 169 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Angels have turned 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,686 innings, which ranks them 19th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have notched a total of 1,562 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 506 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which has them sitting 24th in the majors, and they have twisted 49 double plays.

Canning has taken the ball for 251 innings and has racked up 253 K's during his career. His ERA is 4.76 (133 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.331. He has surrendered 240 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 95 walks. Canning (16-15 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.70 and he has gone up against 1,079 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .394 and they are recording 4.51 runs per outing (16th in the league). They have 94 two-baggers, while getting a free base 176 times and scoring 257 runs. Houston has compiled 60 home runs on the campaign to go along with 246 RBIs. They have been rung up on 458 occasions (24th in MLB) and have recorded 467 hits. The Houston Astros have compiled a team OBP of .316 and a team batting average of .246 so far this year.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.213 and have a FIP of 3.65 as a staff so far this season. They come in at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 450. The Houston pitching staff have yielded 201 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.19 (180 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.90 (559 strikeouts vs 165 bases on balls). They have yielded 57 homers and they surrender 3.57 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

Sitting with 53 save situations, the Astros have 30 holds and 6 blown saves. Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 22 save chances and they have come away with 16 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 46 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with base runners. Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.1% of 48 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have sent 177 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season.

In their 4,569 innings played, the Astros hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (18th in pro baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 49 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (6th in the majors). The Astros have racked up 467 assists, 22 errors and have notched a total of 1,523 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, France has given up 27 base hits while he has earned 26 punch outs in 27 frames. He has conceded a total of 12 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.296 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.25 and he has gone up against 117 opposing batters during his MLB career. France (1-1 career mark) holds a 4.00 ERA and has given up 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+115)

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