Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+136) Houston (-162)

The Houston Astros (66-50) are hosting the Los Angeles Angels (58-58) at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Angels at +136 while the Astros are coming in at -162. The total is 9.5. The men taking the mound will be Tyler Anderson and Jose Urquidy.

The Angels have compiled 187 doubles as a unit and have hit 174 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .443 and have been called out on strikes 1,077 times, while drawing a walk on 394 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are scoring 4.9 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in the league. They have earned 547 RBI's as well as 1,003 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .254. They have accumulated 567 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .329.

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The Angels have an ERA of 4.41 for the year (20th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,058 batters. Angels pitchers have allowed 146 home runs and also 556 total runs (21st in baseball). They have walked 435 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.50 as a unit this season. Los Angeles has given up 964 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 504 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.43 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36.

Angels pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 91 times in addition to having 119 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 76 holds over the course of the season (3rd in baseball). The Angels relievers have a save rate of 64.8% and has entered the game in 131 save situations. They have earned 35 saves on the year and have blown 19 of their 54 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 148 base runners on the campaign with 41.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Angels have sent 342 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Angels have converted 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,252 innings, which has them sitting 19th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have notched a total of 3,084 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 946 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 23rd in professional baseball, and have a total of 91 double plays.

Anderson has taken the ball for 906 innings and has 766 strikeouts in his MLB career. Anderson (49-46 career record) has a FIP of 4.20 while going up against 3,819 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.25 (428 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.275. He has given up 891 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 265 walks.

The Houston Astros have recorded a team OBP of .321 and a batting average of .249 for the year. They have struck out on 922 instances (26th in the league) and have notched a total of 980 base hits. Houston has accounted for 150 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 539 RBIs. The Astros have a SLG% of .415 and they are recording 4.80 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have put up 186 doubles, while taking a walk 384 times as well as racking up 557 runs.

The Houston pitching staff have yielded 486 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.80 (437 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 139 HR's and they surrender 4.23 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.276 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (1,049 strikeouts against 385 walks). They have a ranking of 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 935.

With 117 save situations, the Astros have earned 64 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Houston has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have recorded 36 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 121 times in high leverage situations and on 68 occasions with base runners. Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of 114 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save rate of 69.2%, and they have sent 363 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Houston Astros have gotten 110 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in MLB). The Astros have 998 assists, 56 errors and have 3,104 putouts this season. Out of their 9,312 innings played, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Urquidy has surrendered 337 base knocks and he has 305 strikeouts in 373 frames. He has surrendered 163 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.131 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.59 and he has faced 1,526 batters in his career. Urquidy (26-15 career mark) is the owner of a 3.93 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+136)

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