The Los Angeles Angels host the Houston Astros on June 9, 2026. First pitch from Angel Stadium is scheduled for 9:38 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ABTV.
The Astros are favored by -120 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line. The Angels are +102 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 8.5 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Astros vs Angels prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Astros vs Angels Prediction
- Astros vs Angels Pick: Astros ML (-120, Play to -135) | Astros F5 ML (-114, Play to -135)
My Astros vs Angels best bet is on Houston to win outright and also be ahead after five innings. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Astros vs Angels Odds
| Astros Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +134 | 8.5 -120o / -102u | -120 |
| Angels Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -162 | 8.5 -120o / -102u | +102 |
- Astros vs Angels moneyline: Astros -120, Angels +102
- Astros vs Angels over/under: 8.5 (-120 / -102)
- Astros vs Angels spread: Astros -1.5 (+134), Angels +1.5 (-162)
Astros vs Angels Probable Pitchers
| Kai-Wei Teng (RHP, HOU) | Stat | Walbert Ureña (RHP, LAA) |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | W-L | 3-4 |
| 0.3 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 0.7 |
| 3.06 / 3.78 | ERA / xERA | 2.68 / 3.31 |
| 4.36 / 4.06 | FIP / xFIP | 4.02 / 4.28 |
| 12.1 | K-BB% | 9.2 |
| 43.4 | GB% | 51.4 |
| .239 | BABIP | .257 |
| 98 | Stuff+ | 99 |
| 95 | Location+ | 104 |
Astros vs Angels MLB Betting Preview
Editor's Note: This written article is a transcription from the latest episode of the Payoff Pitch podcast.
Kai-Wei Teng starts for the Astros and Walbert Ureña for the Angels. They grade out kind of the same, projection-wise, both around a 4.1, 4.2 weighted FIP. They were right outside the top 100 in my starting pitcher rankings, so slightly below average for either guy.
Ureña has the better stuff of the pair, and I would say Teng has the better command. So the Angels SP has higher upside ultimately, but a lower K-BB rate at the moment, and also has the better ERA at the moment.
However, the underlying indicators are around the same for expected FIP. Ureña has the better expected and Teng has the better SIERA. So, it's tough to project a huge differential between them, although the pitch-modeling metrics say Ureña is at 106 and Teng is at 93.
The Angels pitcher projects more upside going forward and has a really elite changeup. So he probably is the best pitcher of the two, but overall, as I project them about the same, I give an advantage to the Houston offense, especially with potential triple crown winner Yordan Alvarez back to raking again after a brief slump.
The Astros have much better plate patience here, and that matters because Ureña is a bit command-iffy in terms of walk rate, at about 13% this year. So I do think the Astros hitters can be patient against him, draw some walks, and hopefully drive in some runs.
Houston also has the better bullpen as well. So I'm hoping over the final four innings, the Astros can lock it down. These are my number 16 bullpen against my number 23 bullpen, so it's not a massive advantage, but the Astros definitely have the slightly better relief corps.
Before Josh Hader came back, Houston was probably among my worst bullpens in baseball. Hader has definitely upgraded them slightly. And they've had Alimber Santa and some other guys pitch pretty well, which has also upgraded their quality of relievers.
Astros vs Angels Pick, Betting Analysis
So with the starters grading about the same, I prefer the Astros offense substantially and also prefer the Astros bullpen here.
I would bet Houston to -135 in either half, first five innings or full game. There aren't a ton of bets on today's slate starting to split more first-five and full-game, but especially these matchups where I'm betting into a lot of iffy bullpens.
I want both halves involved. So up to -135 for F5 and full-game moneyline for the Astros.
Pick: Astros ML -120 | Astros F5 ML -114 (Play both to 135, FanDuel)
