Astros vs. Angels: Betting Preview for Sept. 19
Published 8:24 am Thursday, September 19, 2024
Houston Astros (82-70) will play the Los Angeles Angels (62-90) at Minute Maid Park on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 8:10 p.m. ET. Currently stuck at 189 strikeouts, Yusei Kikuchi will be looking to rack up his 200th strikeout of the season.
At -275, the Astros are listed as the moneyline favorites in this game versus the Angels (+220). This contest carries a total of 8 runs (over -115; under -105).
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Astros vs. Angels Game Info
- Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Time: 8:10 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 -275
- Moneyline Underdog: Angels +220
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Kikuchi goes for his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Astros, his 31st of the season. He is 9-9 with a 4.29 ERA and 189 strikeouts in 163 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out came on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the lefty tossed seven innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up three hits.
- Kikuchi has registered 10 quality starts this year.
- Kikuchi will look to extend a nine-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per appearance).
- In two of his 30 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros rank 12th in baseball with 176 total home runs.
- Houston is 10th in baseball with a .415 slugging percentage.
- The Astros have the third-best batting average in the majors (.260).
- Houston ranks 13th in runs scored with 695 (4.6 per game).
- The Astros rank seventh in baseball with an on-base percentage of .320.
- The Astros strike out 7.3 times per game, the third-fewest average in MLB.
- Houston has a 3.71 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Houston’s pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Astros average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.244).
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