Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, July 6, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+125) Los Angeles (-145)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (55-32) will go up against the Houston Astros (52-34) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Houston at +125 while Los Angeles is coming in at -145. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Colton Gordon and Emmet Sheehan.

The Astros have accounted for 119 two-baggers as a team and have hit 93 balls out of the park. Houston has a slugging percentage of .400 and have struck out 661 times, while being walked on 247 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 18th in baseball. They have tallied 344 runs batted in as well as 739 hits for the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .257. They have a total of 361 runs and hold an OBP of .322.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.35 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.15. Astros pitchers have relinquished 92 long balls and also 312 total runs (2nd in MLB). Houston has surrendered 627 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 295 earned runs. The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 3.49 this season (4th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 844 batters. They have walked 252 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.56 as a squad on the campaign.

The Astros relief pitchers have a save rate of 75.7% and have come into the game in 94 save situations. The relievers have inherited 93 runners so far this year with 26.9% of them ended up scoring. Astros bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 64 times as well as having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 266 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen have notched 56 holds on the season (9th in the league). They have recorded 28 saves over the course of the season and have blown 9 of their 37 chances to get a save.

The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 2,285 putouts on the year, in addition to 657 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 10th in the majors, and have 52 double plays. The Astros have transformed 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,855 innings, which has them ranked 8th in baseball.

Gordon has taken the hill for 45 innings and has racked up 41 K's in his career. Gordon (3-1 career mark) has a FIP of 4.32 while he has gone up against 198 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.39 (22 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.419. He has given up 57 base hits (11.4 hits per nine innings) and has 7 free passes.

Los Angeles has 136 home runs on the year as well as 470 runs batted in. They have hit 147 doubles, while taking a walk 324 times as well as putting up 488 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a team OBP of .338 in addition to a batting average of .262 for the year. The Dodgers hold a team slugging % of .459 and they are recording 5.61 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have struck out on 711 occasions (17th in MLB) and have accounted for 780 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 392 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.18 (361 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 107 long balls and they concede 4.54 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.306 in addition to having a FIP of 4.23 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (763 strikeouts vs 302 walks). They rank 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 713.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.2% out of their 99 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 88 times in high leverage situations and also on 70 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 115 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 72 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They are currently ranked 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 314 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Los Angeles has had relievers enter the contest in 40 save opportunities and they have tallied 28 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 66 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in the majors). The Dodgers have accrued 763 assists, 38 errors and have 2,331 putouts on the campaign. In their 6,993 innings on the field, the Dodgers have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (16th in the majors).

Sheehan (4-1 mark in his career) has earned a 4.77 earned run average while giving up 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and he has faced 263 batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 34 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.170 and a FIP of 4.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Sheehan has conceded 49 base knocks while he has earned 70 K's in 64 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-145)

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