The Los Angeles Angels host the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium in game two of their series on Saturday. The Astros took the first game in this series, and the Angels now find themselves playing to get back to the .500 mark.
Will Los Angeles be able to earn a big win over Houston tonight? Keep reading our Astros vs. Angels picks and predictions.
Astros vs Angels game info
• Location: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA
• Date: Saturday, August 14, 2021
• Time: 9:07 p.m. ET
• TV: AT&T Sportsnet, BSN
Astros vs Angels odds
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Astros vs Angels betting preview
Starting pitchers
Luis Garcia (8-6, 3.29 ERA): Garcia struck out eight batters in six shutout innings against the Minnesota Twins in his last trip to the mound, so he’ll be looking to build off that in this meeting with the Angels. The righty has actually had trouble against Los Angeles this season, as he is 0-1 with a 5.23 ERA in three games against the team this year. Garcia is also just 3-3 with a 5.08 ERA on the road in 2021.
Jaime Barria (2-0, 4.21 ERA): Barria had to face the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 7, but the righty didn’t back down from that challenge. The Angels weren’t able to get the job done in the end of that one, but Barria pitched six innings and gave up only three runs in that outing. It was his third quality start in a row, meaning the 25-year-old has been giving the Angels a chance in his starts.
Weather
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Key injuries
Astros: 1B Yuli Gurriel (Out).
Angels: OF Mike Trout (Out), 3B Anthony Rendon (Out).
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Betting trend to know
The Astros are 14-3 in their last 17 games as road favorites. Find more MLB betting trends for Astros vs. Angels.
Moneyline pick
When Garcia is struggling, the righty is normally walking batters and then overcorrecting by throwing one to a bad spot and giving up homers. There was none of that in his last start, as he struck out eight and gave up only two hits in a six-inning shutout against the Twins. Garcia didn’t walk any batters in that game, and his good starts tend to come in bunches. Don’t be surprised if the righty goes another six or seven innings and gives up three or fewer runs.
As for Houston’s offense, you pretty much know what you’re going to get. The Astros are second in baseball in batting average against righties, while also being third in on-base percentage, fifth in slugging percentage and fourth in OPS. Barria has had a good year for Los Angeles thus far, but he doesn’t have the type of stuff to keep this Astros offense down. It’d be surprising if they didn’t score four or five here.
PREDICTION: Astros ML (-188)
Over/Under pick
Garcia and Barria aren’t aces for their teams or anything, but 9.5 still seems a little high with these two on the mound. Only three of Garcia’s last 12 starts would have gone Over a total like this one, and all three of Barria’s starts this season would have gone Under this mark.
Will either of these guys come out and dominate their opponent in this start? Probably not. But they’re also not likely to make any costly mistakes, making the Under look like a pretty solid play tonight.
PREDICTION: Under 9.5 (-108)
Astros vs Angels betting card
- Astros ML (-188)
- Under 9.5 (-108)
Picks made on 8/14/2021 at 9:00 a.m. ET
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