Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-275) Houston (+220)

The Houston Astros (5-7) host the Los Angeles Angels (8-4) at Daikin Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -275 and Houston is sitting at +220. The betting total is set at 9. The men taking the mound are Kyle Hendricks and Hayden Wesneski.

Los Angeles is slugging .457 and have been rung up 98 times, while drawing a walk on 38 occasions. They have 65 runs batted in as well as 98 hits on the season, while their batting average sits at .238. The Angels have tallied 14 doubles as a team and have smacked 24 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 65 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .310. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 5.4 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Angels pitchers have allowed 19 home runs and also 56 total runs (17th in the league). Los Angeles has yielded 94 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 50 earned runs. The Angels have a team earned run average of 4.17 this year (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 97 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 48 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.85 as a unit on the year.

Angels relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 12 times and also have had 24 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 7 holds this season (17th in baseball). The Angels relief pitchers have a save percentage of 55.6% and stepped onto the hill in 16 save situations. They have 5 saves this year and have blown 4 out of their 9 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 15 base runners on the year with 40.0% of them crossed home plate. The Angels have sent 38 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Angels have converted 72.6% of balls in play into outs out of 972 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 324 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 120 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 17 double plays.

Hendricks (97-81 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.62 and he has gone up against 6,559 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,510 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 366 free passes. His earned run average is 3.67 (649 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.179. Hendricks has taken the mound for 1,591 innings and is sitting with 1,267 strikeouts thus far in his career.

Houston has knocked in 7 home runs on the season and 32 runs batted in. They have hit 10 doubles, while taking a walk 43 times and scoring 38 runs. The Houston Astros have earned a team on-base percentage of .293 in addition to a batting average of .208 on the year. The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .291 and they average 3.17 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have struck out on 115 occasions (12th in the league) and have a total of 83 hits.

The Houston pitching staff have given up 48 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.79 (46 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 9 homers and they relinquish 3.96 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.071 and have a FIP of 3.09 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 10.70 (130 strikeouts vs 47 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 70.

Houston has called on relievers to enter the game in 7 save chances and they have walked away with 4 saves. They rank 17th in baseball with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 40 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 14 times in high leverage situations and also on 11 occasions with runners on. Houston relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 43.8% out of their 16 inherited runners. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Astros have 8 holds and 3 blown saves.

The Houston Astros have turned 5 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in the majors). The Astros have recorded 91 assists, 6 errors and have 329 putouts on the season. In 987 innings played, the Astros hold a defensive efficiency of 74.7% (4th in pro baseball).

Wesneski (9-14 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.92 earned run average while allowing 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and he has faced 839 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 88 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.139 and a FIP of 3.9. During his pro baseball career, Wesneski has surrendered 167 hits while he has earned 194 punch outs in 202 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-275)

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