Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Monday, May 20, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+172) Houston (-205)

The Los Angeles Angels (18-29) are hitting the road to Minute Maid Park on Monday where they will go up against the Houston Astros (21-26). The odds on this game have the Angels at +172 and the Astros open at -205. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Reid Detmers and Framber Valdez.

Los Angeles is slugging .397 and have struck out 410 times, while drawing a walk on 133 occasions. They have tallied 182 runs batted in as well as 385 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .244. The Angels have tallied 72 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 52 baseballs out of the park. They have 199 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .307. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which has them at 15th in MLB.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.32. Angels pitchers have conceded 51 long balls and also 232 total runs (27th in the league). Los Angeles has allowed 368 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 211 earned runs. The Angels have compiled a team ERA of 4.63 on the campaign (28th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 395 batters. They have walked 172 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.25 as a unit so far this year.

Angels relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 41 times and also have had 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 22 holds so far this season (23rd in the league). The Angels relief pitchers have a save percentage of 53.3% and stepped onto the hill in 37 save situations. They have compiled 8 saves for the year and have not converted 7 out of their 15 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 63 base runners so far this year with 33.3% of those players crossed the plate. The Angels have dispatched 142 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have notched a total of 1,230 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 379 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 12th in baseball, and they have turned 37 double plays. The Angels have turned 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of 3,690 innings, ranking them 17th in baseball.

Detmers has taken the hill for 348 frames and has accumulated 365 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 4.49 (174 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.325. He has conceded 327 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 135 walks. Detmers (15-23 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.09 and he has gone up against 1,497 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Astros hold a slugging percentage of .414 and they average 4.50 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have 74 doubles, while taking a walk 142 times as well as racking up 207 runs. Houston has knocked in 53 home runs so far this season to go along with 196 RBIs. They have been rung up on 307 instances (30th in baseball) and have earned 414 hits. The Houston Astros have a team on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a batting average of .262 on the campaign.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.400 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.42 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (387 strikeouts against 186 walks). They come in at 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 384. They have surrendered 51 homers and they allow 4.82 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 218 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.56 (206 earned runs allowed).

Houston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 23.3% out of their 43 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 44 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with base runners. With 42 save situations, the Astros have 25 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in MLB holding a save percentage of 47.1%, and they have sent 149 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 17 save chances and they have tallied 8 saves.

In 3,663 innings on the field, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (21st in pro baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 45 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (9th in pro baseball). The Astros have accrued 404 assists, 22 errors and are sitting with 1,221 putouts this year.

So far in his career, Valdez has surrendered 634 base knocks while tallying 728 strikeouts in 749 frames. Valdez (56-35 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.38 earned run average while conceding 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 281 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.216 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and he has gone up against 3,124 batters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-205)

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