Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 3/28/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+125) Houston (-150)

Daikin Park is the location where the Houston Astros (87-75 last season) will compete against the Los Angeles Angels (72-90 last year) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Angels at +125 while the Astros are sitting at -150. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Reid Detmers and Cristian Javier.

Los Angeles had a slugging percentage of .397 and struck out 1,627 times, while taking a walk on 484 occasions. They accumulated 649 RBI's and 1,209 hits for the previous season, while their average at the plate was at .225. The Angels tallied 212 two-baggers as a squad and hit 226 balls out of the park. They notched a total of 673 runs scored and held an OBP of .298. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels scored 4.2 runs per contest, which had them sitting at 25th in the league.

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The Angels held a team earned run average of 4.89 in the prior season (28th in MLB), and they struck out 1,280 hitters. Angels pitchers gave up 223 home runs in addition to 837 runs in total (28th in the league). Their pitching staff walked 620 hitters and their FIP was 4.78 as a team over the course of last year. Los Angeles conceded 1,429 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 777 earned runs. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 and their pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.43.

Angels bullpen pitchers stepped onto the hill with runners on base 140 times in addition to having 206 games in high leverage situations. The bullpen recorded 82 holds over the course of last season (22nd in the league). The Angels bullpen earned a save percentage of 52.8% and entered the game in 157 save situations. They recorded 38 saves over the course of the prior season and did not convert 34 out of their 72 save opportunities. The relief pitchers inherited 212 base runners over the course of last season and 37.7% of them crossed the plate. The Angels had dispatched 555 relief pitchers to the mound last season.

The Kansas City Royals amassed 4,294 putouts over the course of last season, as well as 1,419 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding rate held steady at .989 which ranked 3rd in MLB, and had 159 double plays. The Angels turned 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,882 innings on the field, which ranked them 24th in the majors.

Detmers (21-31 career record) has a FIP of 4.71 while he has faced 1,941 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 433 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 180 walks. His earned run average is 4.78 (238 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.367. Detmers has taken the hill for 448 innings and has earned 498 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Houston hit 182 HRs last year and 655 runs batted in. They had 247 doubles, while getting a free base 471 times as well as recording 686 runs. The Houston Astros recorded an OBP of .315 as well as a team batting average of .250 for the prior year. The Astros held a team SLG% of .399 and they tallied 4.23 runs per game (21st in MLB). They struck out on 1,301 occasions (24th in baseball) and were sitting with 1,372 hits.

The Astros held a team WHIP of 1.224 with a FIP of 4.02 as a staff in the previous season. Their K/BB ratio came in at 9.40 (1,504 strikeouts vs 508 free passes). They were sitting at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,257. They relinquished 199 home runs and they conceded 4.15 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Houston pitching staff allowed 665 runs in the previous season while having an ERA of 3.86 (619 earned runs conceded).

Houston called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 62 save chances and they earned 45 saves. They were sitting at 2nd in baseball with a save rate of 72.6%, and they sent 518 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond last year. Their bullpen pitchers came in 167 times in high leverage situations and also on 131 occasions with base runners. Houston relief pitchers had an inherited score percentage of 23.6% out of their 182 inherited runners. Finishing with 154 save situations, the Astros tallied 89 holds and also 17 blown saves.

In their 12,978 innings on the diamond, the Astros held a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (8th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros turned 105 double plays and accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (8th in baseball). The Astros had 1,284 assists, 70 errors and earned a total of 4,326 putouts for the previous season.

In his career, Javier has conceded 397 hits and he has 598 punch outs in 538 innings. He has given up a total of 219 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.145 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and he has faced 2,217 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. Javier (35-22 career record) has earned a 3.66 ERA while allowing 6.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+125)

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