Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/31/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+172) Houston (-210)

Daikin Park is the site where the Houston Astros (74-60) will meet the Los Angeles Angels (62-71) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Angels at +172 while the Astros are at -210. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jose Soriano and Hunter Brown.

The Angels have earned 184 doubles as a team and have hit 188 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .405 and have been called out on strikes 1,304 times, while taking a walk on 402 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. They have 555 runs batted in in addition to 1,023 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .230. They have earned 574 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .303.

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The Angels have a team ERA of 4.81 so far this season (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,049 hitters. Angels pitchers have given up 186 long balls in addition to 679 total runs (27th in the league). They have walked 506 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.78 as a team for the season. Los Angeles has conceded 1,189 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 630 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44.

The Angels relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 51.7% and have entered the game in 132 save situations. The relievers have inherited 193 runners over the course of the season with 36.8% of them ended up scoring. Angels relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 126 times and also have had 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 463 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen are sitting with 71 holds on the year (20th in the league). They have compiled 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 28 of 58 chances to save the game.

The Angels have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,611 innings, which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 3,537 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,171 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which is 23rd in the majors, and have a total of 135 double plays.

Soriano has thrown 309 innings and has earned 289 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 3.67 (126 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.301. He has given up 269 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 133 walks. Soriano (16-19 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.61 while he has gone up against 1,307 batters during his time in the majors.

The Houston Astros have recorded an on-base percentage of .318 as well as a team batting average of .253 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 1,062 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have accounted for 1,149 hits. Houston has accumulated 151 home runs this season and 544 RBIs. The Astros hold a team slugging % of .402 and they have an average of 4.25 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have put up 202 doubles, while taking a walk 393 times and putting up 569 runs.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.221 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.94 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,044. The Houston pitching staff have conceded 550 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.86 (512 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (1,262 strikeouts vs 413 bases on balls). They have surrendered 161 long balls and they give up 4.15 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.4% out of 138 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 138 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with base runners. With 132 save situations, the Astros have compiled 76 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They rank 2nd in MLB holding a save rate of 73.6%, and they have sent 424 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Houston has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 53 save opportunities and they have walked away with 39 saves.

In 10,662 innings on the diamond, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (10th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 90 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in professional baseball). The Astros have racked up 1,068 assists, 55 errors and have a total of 3,554 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Brown has given up 439 base knocks while he has earned 556 K's in 501 innings. Brown (34-28 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.54 earned run average and has given up 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 197 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.211 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.31 and he has gone up against 2,066 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+172)

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