Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-190) Los Angeles (+160)

The Los Angeles Angels (24-38) will go up against the Houston Astros (28-35) at Angel Stadium on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Houston at -190 and Los Angeles is at +160. The total is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Hunter Brown and Tyler Anderson.

As a unit, the Houston Astros are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in the league. They have earned a total of 277 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .320. The Astros have tallied 93 doubles as a squad and have hit 80 balls out of the stadium. They have 266 RBI's in addition to 554 hits so far this year, and their team batting average comes in at .257. Houston is slugging .416 and have struck out 430 times, while being walked on 186 occasions.

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The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 4.27 so far this year (21st in MLB), and the staff has rung up 531 hitters. Astros pitchers have relinquished 73 home runs and 280 runs in total (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 239 opposing players and their FIP is 4.38 as a squad this year. Houston has conceded 505 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 265 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33.

Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 34 times as well as having 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 30 holds over the course of the season (21st in baseball). The Astros relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 54.5% and has entered the game in 52 save situations. They have earned 12 saves so far this season and have blown 10 of 22 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 52 runners so far this year with 28.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Astros have dispatched 199 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Houston Astros have accumulated 1,676 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 544 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which ranks 7th in baseball, and they have turned 55 double plays. The Astros have turned 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,028 innings, which has them ranked 10th in baseball.

Brown (14-18 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.91 while he has faced 992 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 234 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 87 free passes. His ERA is 4.98 (128 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.389. Brown has thrown 231 frames and has accumulated 260 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Angels hold a team slugging percentage of .386 and they score 4.06 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have hit 88 two-baggers, while walking 172 times as well as earning 252 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 70 home runs for the year as well as 234 RBIs. They have been rung up on 528 occasions (14th in baseball) and are sitting with 492 hits. The Los Angeles Angels hold a team on-base percentage of .298 and a team batting average of .236 on the season.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.317 in addition to having a FIP of 4.45 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (503 strikeouts vs 239 walks). They come in at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 487. They have given up 71 homers and they give up 4.95 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 303 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.49 (275 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.9% out of their 83 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 52 times in high leverage situations and on 52 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Angels have earned 28 holds and also 9 blown saves. They rank 15th in MLB holding a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 190 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 24 save chances and they have tallied 15 saves.

In 4,962 innings played, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (6th in baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 48 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (14th in pro baseball). The Angels have racked up 540 assists, 34 errors and have amassed 1,654 putouts on the campaign.

Anderson (55-54 career record) has a 4.21 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and he has gone up against 4,288 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 476 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.272 and having a FIP of 4.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Anderson has given up 978 base hits while he has tallied 849 strikeouts in 1,018 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-190)

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