Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+170) Houston (-200)

The Los Angeles Angels (19-29) are headed to Minute Maid Park on Wednesday where they will go up against the Houston Astros (21-27). The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +170 while Houston is priced at -200. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Tyler Anderson and Hunter Brown.

The Angels have tallied 73 doubles as a team and have smacked 52 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles is slugging .395 and have struck out 417 times, while being walked on 137 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 17th in the league. They have 186 RBI's and 391 hits this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .243. They have tallied 203 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Angels pitchers have conceded 52 long balls in addition to 233 runs in total (27th in MLB). Los Angeles has surrendered 375 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 212 earned runs. The Angels have an earned run average of 4.55 for the year (28th in the league), and their staff has rung up 400 batters. They have walked 174 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.25 as a unit on the season.

Angels pitchers have entered the game with players on base 42 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 24 holds over the course of the season (20th in the league). The Angels bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 58.8% and stepped onto the hill in 41 save situations. They have accumulated 10 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 7 out of their 17 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 65 base runners over the course of the season and 32.3% of them crossed home plate. The Angels have dispatched 147 relievers to the hill this season.

The Angels have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,852 innings, ranking them 9th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 1,284 putouts on the year, in addition to 402 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 12th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 39 double plays.

Anderson has thrown 999 innings and has racked up 839 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Anderson (54-53 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.30 and he has faced 4,208 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.26 (473 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.269. He has allowed 963 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 306 free passes.

The Houston Astros have tallied a team on-base percentage of .331 and a team batting average of .265 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 317 occasions (30th in the league) and are sitting with 428 base hits. Houston has 56 long balls so far this season as well as 205 runs batted in. The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .421 and they tally 4.60 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have put up 77 doubles, while taking a walk 148 times and racking up 216 runs.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.399 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.38 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (395 strikeouts vs 188 free passes). They sit at 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 394. They have allowed 51 HR's and they give up 4.80 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 222 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.54 (210 earned runs relinquished).

Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have converted 8 saves. They are currently ranked 29th in baseball with a save rate of 47.1%, and they have dispatched 155 relievers to the mound for the season. Their relievers have taken the field 45 times in high leverage situations and also on 29 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.3% out of 46 inherited base runners. With 43 save situations, the Astros have tallied 26 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

In 3,825 innings on the diamond, the Astros hold a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (21st in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 46 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in baseball). The Astros have recorded 426 assists, 22 errors and have accumulated 1,275 putouts for the year.

Brown (14-17 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.15 ERA while allowing 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and he has faced 924 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered 122 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.434 and having a FIP of 4.3. So far in his career, Brown has given up 223 hits while he has accumulated 241 punch outs in 213 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston (-200) and under 8.5 runs

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