- The Houston Astros are -220 home favorites over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a four-game weekend series between these AL West rivals
- The Astros are 3-1 straight up in the last four against the Angels
- LA is 1-5 SU in the club’s last six visits to Houston. Read on for our Angels vs Astros picks for Thursday’s game
As the calendar shifts to June, the reigning World Series champion Houston Astros (32-22, 28-26 ATS) look to be finding their mojo, which is bad news for the Los Angeles Angels (30-27, 28-29 ATS). Houston are heavy favorites in Thursday’s Angels vs Astros odds and we have your game preview here.
Houston has won five of the last seven games. The Astros have also won five of their last six home games against the Angels, who arrive to begin a four-game weekend series.
Angels vs Astros Odds
| Team | Run Line | Total | Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels | +1.5 (-125) | O 8.5 (-105) | +184 |
| Houston Astros | -1.5 (+104) | U 8.5 (-115) | -220 |
Oddsmakers are setting the hometown Astros as -220 favorites in the opener of this set. Houston was won two in a row over their division rivals this season.
First pitch on Thursday, June 1 at Minute Maid Park is set for 8:10pm ET. Houston is 13-11 SU as a home favorite this season.
The Astros are the +500 co-favorite in the 2023 World Series odds. They are also the -150 chalk to win the AL West in the MLB Divisional odds at a betting line of -275. The Angels are the +750 third betting choice to wear the AL West crown.
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Detmers Winless In 2023
Angels left-hander Reid Detmers hasn’t put a crooked number in the win column since last September 30. He’s 0-4 in nine starts this season and LA is 3-6 in those games.
Four straight hits off of Reid Detmers to start the 6th inning. Three were hit hard. One was the hit below.
Detmers hasn’t been good third time through the order this year.
3-1, Marlins. pic.twitter.com/eC1SpALvE4
— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) May 27, 2023
Detmers has worked at least five innings in each of his last three starts. At the same time, he’s allowed three or more earned runs in four of his last five starts. He’s 1-1 with a 3.98 ERA in four career starts agains the Astros.
Detmers vs Valdez
| 0-4 | Record | 5-4 |
| 4.93 | ERA | 2.38 |
| 4.42 | xERA | 4.01 |
| 1.53 | WHIP | 1.04 |
| 3.05 | SO/W | 5.13 |
Astros southpaw Framber Valdez comes into this game with three wins in his last four starts. He’s allowed one earned run or less in each of those three victories. That includes a 2-0 shutout of Oakland on May 21.
Valdez opened his three-game win streak via a 3-1 win over the Angels on May 9. He struck out 12 and didn’t walk a batter while allowing three hits over eight innings of work.
Valdez Dominant Against LA
Valdez has lost just once (4-1) in his last seven starts against the Angels. He’s won more games against the Angels (eight) than any other MLB club.
Great work by Framber Valdez:
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) May 27, 2023
Both Taylor Ward (8-for-20) and Jared Walsh (4-for-10) are batting .400 against Valdez. Walsh also has a homer and three RBI. Brandon Drury is 3-for-8 (.375) when facing the Houston lefty.
Angels vs Astros Recent Results
| Date | Home-Away | Moneyline | Run Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/14/2022 | LAA 2 HOU 3 | HOU | LAA | Under |
| 09/02/2022 | LAA 2 HOU 4 | HOU | HOU | Under |
| 09/03/2022 | LAA 2 HOU 1 | LAA | HOU | Under |
| 09/04/2022 | LAA 1 HOU 9 | HOU | HOU | Over |
| 09/09/2022 | HOU 4 LAA 3 | HOU | LAA | Under |
| 09/10/2022 | HOU 1 LAA 6 | LAA | LAA | Push |
| 09/11/2022 | HOU 12 LAA 4 | HOU | HOU | Over |
| 05/08/2023 | LAA 6 HOU 4 | LAA | LAA | Over |
| 05/09/2023 | LAA 1 HOU 3 | HOU | HOU | Under |
| 05/10/2023 | LAA 4 HOU 5 | HOU | LAA | Under |
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is a career .286 (3-for-7) hitter with a solo homer off of Detmers. Shortstop Jeremy Pena is 4-for-7 (.571) with an RBI when facing Detmers.
Angels vs Astros Prediction
Houston is 4-5 SU in the first game of a home series this season. However, the Astros are 3-2 SU over the past five series. But they’re just 1-3 SU in the first game home following a road trip.
Coming off an 8-2 loss Thursday at Minnesota, Houston hasn’t lost successive games since May 8. The Astros are also 10-4 SU in their last 14 games against the Angels. LA is 3-1 SU in their last four road games.
Angels vs Astros Picks: Houston Astros ML (-220)
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