Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/02/2022

Game Time: 4:10 pm ET, Saturday, July 2, 2022

Venue:  Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet SW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Angels +110, Astros -130; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Angels +110, Astros -130; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Angels +110, Astros -130; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Los Angeles Angels:  37-41 (3rd place, AL West)

Houston Astros:  48-27 (1st place, AL West)

 

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Los Angeles Angels:  5-5 last 10

Houston Astros:  8-2 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Angels won 3 of their last 4 games and enter this game off of a win. They won their last series against the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 37-41 record overall and have a road record of 16-18. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Astros on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 15th in the MLB with a .709 OPS. Michael Lorenzen is their starting pitcher on Friday while Patrick Sandoval is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 3-2 with a 2.63 ERA this season. His team lost 4 of their last 5 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 6 Ks on 8 hits through 5 IP against the Seattle Mariners. 

 

The Astros enter this game on a 3 game winning streak. They won their last series against the New York Mets 2-0 completing the sweep in a 2-game series and a 1-off game against the New York Yankees as well. They enter this game with a 48-27 record overall and have a home record of 21-11. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Angels on Saturday with the 1st game still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 8th in the MLB with a .732 OPS. Cristian Javier is on the mound on Friday while José Urquidy will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Saturday. He is 6-3 with a 4.36 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 1 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 3 Ks on 1 hit through 7 IP against the New York Yankees. 

The current betting odds have the Astros listed as a slight favorite in this game. The Astros just won their last game at home against the Yankees and just last week they managed to take 2 of their 4 games against them in New York. The Yankees may have the best record in the MLB but the Astros showed them that they are the real threat in the AL and now that they have a 3-2 lead on them in the season series, the Astros should have a lot of confidence coming into this series at home. Their pitching has been great all season as they have been trending heavily to the under all season, and they have been keeping teams with very good offense from scoring a lot of runs on them. The Angels have not been very good this season, they had a great start to the season but have fallen flat on their face since then and have not been winning many games recently. Sandoval has been a decent pitcher this season but he is nothing compared to this Astros pitching staff and even though Urquidy has not been as good with his ERA this season, he has been getting a lot better in recent starts and has not allowed many runs. The Astros are a very good team and they have been making money all season just blindly betting on them. The best way to place a bet here is on the Astros to win this game at the cheap price.

 

Angels Astros Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, July 2, 2022 (4:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 3 Angels 0.

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Los Angeles Angels: 37-41 (-13.6 Units) ML in all games. 26-30 (-11.1 Units) ML against right-handed starters. PATRICK SANDOVAL is 7-3 UNDER in all games.

Houston Astros: 48-27 (+11 Units) ML in all games. 41-18 (+11.5 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 47-24 UNDER in all games.

 

 

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

Houston Astros:  J. Pena (SS) Ques Fri - Concussion. Y. Alvarez (DH) Ques Fri - Concussion. M. Brantley (LF) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

 

 

 

"This one was huge for us because we wanted to win the series, and it's going to lead to better stuff down the road." - Shohei Ohtani after their win against the White Sox on Wednesday.

 

 

"It was a great victory for the fans to watch and it was great for the city of Houston and it was great for my ball club. We played good during this time. We beat two very good teams and played them in a short period of time and you usually don't do that." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Yankees on Thursday.

 

 

 

Taylor Ward (R) RF

Mike Trout (R) CF

Shohei Ohtani (L) P

Jared Walsh (L) 1B

Luis Rengifo (S) 2B

Max Stassi (R) C

Brandon Marsh (L) LF

Andrew Velazquez (S) SS

Tyler Wade (L) 3B

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Aledmys Diaz (R) LF

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

J.J. Matijevic (L) DH

Mauricio Dubon (R) SS

Jake Meyers (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Taylor Ward (.312)

Hits:  Shohei Ohtani (75)

Home Runs:  Mike Trout (23)

RBI:  Shohei Ohtani (49)

Stolen Bases:  Andrew Velazquez (10)

Wins:  Shohei Ohtani (7)

Saves:  Raisel Iglesias (15)

ERA:  Janson Junk (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Yordan Alvarez (.316)

Hits:  Yordan Alvarez (75)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (23)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (56)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (14)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (10)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (17)

ERA:  Ryne Stanek (0.69)

 

Managers:

Los Angeles Angels: Phil Nevin (Interim)

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)