Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/14/2022

Game Time: 8:07 pm ET, Thursday, July 14, 2022

Venue:  Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA

Where to Watch:  BSW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -155, Angels +135; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -155, Angels +135; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -155, Angels +135; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Houston Astros:  57-29 (1st place, AL West)

Los Angeles Angels:  38-50 (4th place, AL West)

 

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Houston Astros:  8-2 last 10

Los Angeles Angels:  1-9 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Astros enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Oakland Athletics 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 57-29 record overall and have a road record of 30-17. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Angels on Thursday with the 2nd game still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 5th in the MLB with a .752 OPS. Cristian Javier is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Framber Valdez is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 8-4 with a 2.64 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 3 Ks on 4 hits through 8 IP against the Oakland Athletics. 

 

The Angels enter this game on a 5 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Baltimore Orioles getting swept 4-0 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 38-50 record overall and have a home record of 21-24. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Astros on Thursday with the 2nd game still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 22nd in the MLB with a .687 OPS. Shohei Ohtani is on the mound on Wednesday while Reid Detmers will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Thursday. He is 2-3 with a 4.22 ERA this season. His team lost their last 7 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 7 Ks on 2 hits through 6 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. 

The current betting odds have the Astros listed as a favorite in this game. They have been playing very well in their recent games as they have been putting together some long win streaks. They swept the Angels at home just last week and are now on the road here but there is no reason why they couldn't sweep the Angels again here. The Angels have been very bad recently as they are on a massive losing streak. They were down 5-1 in the series opener of this series, clawing their way back to a 5-5 tie late in the game, but they also did that with only 2 hits as a lot of that was just Astros errors but they won the game anyway. Without those errors in that game by the defense, the Angels were not even coming close to scoring runs and they are going to go back to struggling here with their cold offense. The Astros have still been clutch with their pitching as well as they were able to hold onto their 6-5 lead after getting the lead back and they should have no problems against this lineup that may even be missing Trout as he left the first game of this series with back spasms. The best way to place a bet here is on the Astros to win this game as these two teams are trending in opposite directions. 

 

Astros Angels Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, July 14, 2022 (8:07 pm ET start time) is Astros 5 Angels 1.

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Houston Astros: 57-29 (+14.6 Units) ML in all games. 30-17 (+8.1 Units) ML in road games. 51-31 UNDER in all games.

Los Angeles Angels: 38-50 (-21.8 Units) ML in all games. 21-24 (-11.8 Units) ML in home games. 24-17 UNDER in home games.

 

 

Houston Astros:  Y. Alvarez (DH) Late July - Hand. J. Castro (C) Out indefinitely - Knee. M. Brantley (LF) Mid July - Shoulder.

Los Angeles Angels:  D. Fletcher (SS) Late July - Groin. M. Duffy (3B) Out indefinitely - Back. A. Rendon (3B) out for season - Wrist.

 

 

 

"They say there's no such thing as an ugly win, but that wasn't very pretty. That was tough." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Angels on Tuesday.

 

 

"It spasmed up on him. I didn't like the way he was moving around in center field after that second at-bat. ... These things can be tricky. It's upper-back, so that's the comforting thing. But everything checked out OK." - Phil Nevin on Mike Trout leaving early in their loss against the Astros on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Aledmys Diaz (R) LF

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

J.J. Matijevic (L) DH

Jake Meyers (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

Michael Stefanic (R) 2B

Mike Trout (R) CF

Shohei Ohtani (L) DH

Taylor Ward (R) RF

Jared Walsh (L) 1B

Luis Rengifo (S) SS

Max Stassi (R) C

Jonathan Villar (S) 3B

Brandon Marsh (L) LF

 

 

Batting Average:  Korey Lee (.375)

Hits:  Yordan Alvarez (82)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (26)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (60)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (14)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (11)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (19)

ERA:  Ryne Stanek (0.63)

 

Batting Average:  Michael Stefanic (.318)

Hits:  Shohei Ohtani (81)

Home Runs:  Mike Trout (24)

RBI:  Shohei Ohtani (54)

Stolen Bases:  Andrew Velazquez (11)

Wins:  Shohei Ohtani (8)

Saves:  Raisel Iglesias (15)

ERA:  Janson Junk (0.00)

 

Managers:

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)

Los Angeles Angels: Phil Nevin (Interim)