Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+120) Houston (-144)

The Houston Astros (63-63) are welcoming the Los Angeles Angels (50-76) at Daikin Park on Thursday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +120 while Houston opens at -144. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Grayson Rodriguez and Peter Lambert.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in the league. They have racked up 510 runs and have an OBP of .309. The Angels have accounted for 184 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 126 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 491 RBI's as well as 989 hits on the season, and their batting average sits at .235. Los Angeles is slugging .374 and have been rung up 1,186 times, while taking a walk on 393 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Angels pitchers have given up 136 long balls and also 594 runs (21st in the league). Los Angeles has given up 973 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 539 earned runs. The Angels have an earned run average of 4.37 this year (22nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,132 batters. They have walked 524 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a squad on the year.

Angels bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 131 times as well as having 138 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 69 holds so far this year (12th in baseball). The Angels relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 48.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 113 save situations. They have tallied 20 saves on the season and have blown 21 of their 41 save chances. The relievers have inherited 206 runners over the course of the season and 37.9% of those players ended up scoring. The Angels have dispatched 407 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have a tally of 3,331 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,031 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 21st in baseball, and they have turned 75 double plays. The Angels have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,993 innings on the diamond, ranking them 14th in MLB.

Rodriguez has pitched in 297 innings and has accounted for 314 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.72 (156 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.353. He has given up 296 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 106 walks. Rodriguez (23-13 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.65 and he has faced 1,277 batters during his time in the majors.

Houston has recorded 169 home runs for the year and 550 RBIs. They have tallied 183 doubles, while taking a walk 421 times and putting up 577 runs. The Houston Astros have a team on-base percentage of .318 as well as a team batting average of .243 on the campaign. The Astros have a team slugging percentage of .411 and they score 4.58 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,021 occasions (22nd in the league) and have accounted for 1,030 hits.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.359 with a FIP of 4.66 as a squad this year. They sit at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,001. The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 609 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.57 (568 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (1,098 strikeouts vs 518 free passes). They have conceded 168 homers and they surrender 4.90 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball).

They sit at 1st in baseball with a save rate of 82.6%, and they have sent 405 relievers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 122 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 59 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Houston has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have recorded 38 saves. Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.5% out of 166 inherited runners.

The Houston Astros have gotten 98 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in MLB). The Astros have recorded 923 assists, 55 errors and have earned 3,355 putouts so far this season. Out of their 10,065 innings played, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (9th in professional baseball).

Lambert (16-25 win-loss record in his career) holds a 5.25 earned run average while giving up 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.11 and he has gone up against 1,599 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 211 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.464 and having a FIP of 5.2. So far in his MLB career, Lambert has surrendered 388 base knocks and he has 298 K's in 361 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-144)

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