Mauricio Dubon takes a two-game home run streak into the Houston Astros’ (43-31) matchup against the Los Angeles Angels (36-38) and Jo Adell, who has also hit home runs in two straight games. The Astros are favored (-184) for this outing against the Angels (+154), which begins at 9:38 p.m. ET on Friday at Angel Stadium. Hunter Brown gets the starting nod for Houston, and Yusei Kikuchi is Los Angeles’ pick to start.

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Astros vs. Angels betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-184)
• Underdog: Angels (+154)
• Over/under: 8

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have won 30 of the 51 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (58.8%).
• Houston has a 5-1 record (winning 83.3% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -184 or shorter.
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 64.8% in this game.
• Houston has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 30 times this season for a 30-42-2 record against the over/under.
• The Astros have a 40-34-0 record ATS this season (covering 54.1% of the time).

Astros hitting info

• Jeremy Pena leads the Astros with a .321 batting average.
• Among hitters in baseball, Pena ranks 84th in homers and 69th in RBI.
• Isaac Paredes’ 15 home runs and 44 RBI both lead his team.
• Paredes ranks 15th in home runs and 27th in RBI among hitters in baseball.
• Jose Altuve is hitting .277 with 10 doubles, 12 home runs and 19 walks.
• Jake Meyers is batting .300 with 13 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 22 walks.
• Meyers has safely hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .368 with two doubles, three walks and three RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros pitching staff ranks first in the majors with a collective 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston’s 3.42 team ERA ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros have the second-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.148).
• The Astros allow the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (72 total, 1.0 per game).
• Houston defeated the Athletics 11-4 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have won 28, or 46.7%, of the 60 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Los Angeles has a record of 8-10, a 44.4% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +154 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Angels, based on the moneyline, is 39.4%.
• Games involving Los Angeles have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 37 of 74 chances this season.
• The Angels are 37-37-0 ATS in their 74 games with a spread this season.

Angels hitting info

• Nolan Schanuel leads Los Angeles in batting average (.278) this season while adding five home runs and 25 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Schanuel’s home run total is 184th, and his RBI total is 151st.
• Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles in home runs (19) and runs batted in (50) this season while batting .209.
• Ward ranks ninth in homers and 12th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Zach Neto is slashing .268/.309/.465 this season for the Angels.
• Adell has collected 46 hits this season and has an OBP of .293. He’s slugging .471 on the year.
• Adell has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .118 with two home runs, a walk and three RBIs.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels strike out 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
• Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.67 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• Angels pitchers have a 1.470 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
• The Angels have allowed the 24th-fewest home runs this season with 97, or 1.3 per game.
• Los Angeles suffered a 7-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Yankees batters while allowing 12 hits.