Astros vs. Angels: Betting Preview for Sept. 21
Published 4:32 am Saturday, September 21, 2024
Yordan Alvarez will lead the way for the Houston Astros (84-70) on Saturday, Sept. 21, when they take on Zachary Neto and the Los Angeles Angels (62-92) at Minute Maid Park at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Astros (-250), according to oddsmakers, are moneyline favorites in this contest versus the Angels (+200) Sportsbooks have set the total for this matchup at 8 runs.
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Astros vs. Angels Game Info
- Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
- Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Astros -250
- Moneyline Underdog: Angels +200
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Ronel Blanco (11-6) takes the mound for the Astros in his 28th start of the season. He has a 2.88 ERA in 156 1/3 innings pitched, with 154 strikeouts.
- His last time out came on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the righty threw six scoreless innings while allowing four hits.
- Blanco enters this game with 13 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Blanco has put up 22 starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
- He is trying to have his fourth straight appearance with no earned runs surrendered.
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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 11th in baseball with 179 total home runs.
- Houston is 10th in baseball with a .415 slugging percentage.
- The Astros have the third-best batting average in the majors (.261).
- Houston has the No. 13 offense in MLB play, scoring 4.6 runs per game (707 total runs).
- The Astros are seventh in baseball with an on-base percentage of .321.
- Astros batters strike out 7.3 times per game, the third-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
- Houston has a 3.72 team ERA that ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Houston’s pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Astros have the 12th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.243).
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