Astros vs. Angels Pick
With two struggling aces on the mound, who will prevail as the Los Angeles Angels host the Houston Astros tonight at 10:05PM ET?
The Angels have Jered Weaver taking the mound against Dallas Keuchel of the Astros. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Houston is favored on the road tonight, as the Astros are getting odds of -130 to win, while the Angels are getting a money line of +120 to prevail. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 8 runs.
Los Angeles is 22-26 on the season, 10-14 at home and 24-21-3 with the under. Houston is 20-29 overall, 13-13 at home and 24-20-5 with the over. The Angels took Friday’s series opener 7-2 and they have won their last three meetings with Houston, dating back to last season.
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It wasn’t long ago where this was a must-see pitching matchup, but both aces are struggling big time this season. Keuchel is just 2-6 with a 5.92 ERA and he is posting an 8.84 ERA over his last three starts. Weaver is 4-3, but has a 5.33 ERA on the year and a 6.50 ERA over his last three starts. The difference in this one should be the lineups, which seems to favor LA. The Astros have been held to four runs or less in eight straight, while the Angels have scored 7 or more in three of their last five.
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