Astros Vs Angels: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 14, 2022

The Houston Astros (57-30) visit the Los Angeles Angels (39-50) at 8:07 PM ET on Thursday, with each team aiming to win the series. Houston’s (-192 to win) Framber Valdez gets the start against Los Angeles’ (+160) Reid Detmers.

The betting trends in this article use the latest odds as of July 14, 2022 at 7:40 PM ET.

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Astros vs Angels Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Astros Probable Starter Framber Valdez

• The Astros are sending Valdez (8-4) to the mound to make his 18th start of the season. He is 8-4 with a 2.64 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 109 innings pitched.
• The left-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Oakland Athletics, when he threw 8 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
• The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.64, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 17 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .203 batting average against him.
• Valdez is looking to claim his 15th straight quality start in this matchup.
• He will match up with an Angels offense that ranks 26th in MLB with 683 total hits (on a .231 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .386 (17th in MLB) with 103 total home runs (11th in MLB).
• The 28-year-old ranks 11th in ERA (2.64), 25th in WHIP (1.101), and 39th in K/9 (7.9) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 14, 2022 at 7:40 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Angels Stats vs Valdez

Angels Probable Starter Reid Detmers

• The Angels will send Detmers (2-3) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings without allowing a run on two hits in a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
• The 23-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with an ERA of 4.22 and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .194.
• He has two quality starts in 13 chances this season.
• The Astros rank 16th in MLB with a .241 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks fifth in the league (.427) and 125 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 14, 2022 at 7:40 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Astros Stats vs Detmers

Astros Betting Trends

• The Astros have been the moneyline favorite 71 total times this season. They’ve finished 50-21 in those games.
• Houston has a record of 17-6 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -192 or shorter (73.9%).
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 65.8% in this contest.
• Houston has played in 87 games with an over/under set, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 32 times (32-52-3).
• The Astros have a 46-41-0 record ATS this season.

Angels Betting Trends

• This season, the Angels have been the underdog 30 times and won six, or 20%, of those games.
• Los Angeles has been at least a +160 moneyline underdog three times this season, but was upset in all of those games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 38.5% chance of a victory for the Angels.
• Games involving Los Angeles have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 39 of 89 chances this season.
• The Angels are 41-48-0 ATS in their 89 games with a spread this season.

Astros Players to Watch

• Kyle Tucker is hitting .256 with 13 doubles, 17 home runs and 42 walks.
• Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, Tucker ranks 75th in batting average, 42nd in on-base percentage, and 29th in slugging.
• Alex Bregman has 20 doubles, 11 home runs and 51 walks while hitting .243.
• Among the qualifying players, Bregman ranks 96th in batting average, 29th in on-base percentage, and 76th in slugging.
• Jose Altuve is hitting .277 with 17 doubles, 17 home runs and 36 walks.
• Yuli Gurriel is batting .230 with 24 doubles, seven home runs and 19 walks.

Astros Batting Stats (2022)

Angels Players to Watch

• Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in slugging percentage (.494) thanks to 36 extra-base hits.
• Of all the qualified batters in MLB, Ohtani ranks 73rd in batting average, 44th in on-base percentage and 22nd in slugging percentage.
• Mike Trout leads Los Angeles in total hits (75) this season while batting .266 with 43 extra-base hits.
• Trout’s batting average ranks 62nd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage puts him 28th, and he is fourth in slugging.
• Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles in OBP (.385) this season, fueled by 68 hits.
• Jared Walsh is batting .237 with a .281 OBP and 41 RBI for Los Angeles this season.

Angels Batting Stats (2022)

Astros vs Angels Player Props

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