The Houston Astros host the Los Angeles Angels on March 26, 2026. First pitch from Daikin Park is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on SCHN.
The Astros are favored by -186 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line. The Angels are +153 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 8 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Angels vs Astros prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Angels vs Astros Prediction
- Angels vs Astros Pick: Under 8 (-105 or Better)
My Angels vs Astros best bet is on the Under. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Angels vs Astros Odds
| Angels Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -137 | 8 -115o / -105u | +160 |
| Astros Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +114 | 8 -115o / -105u | -190 |
- Angels vs Astros spread: Astros -1.5 (+114), Angels +1.5 (-137)
- Angels vs Astros over/under: 8 (-115o / -105u)
- Angels vs Astros moneyline: Angels +160, Astros -190
Angels vs Astros Pick, Betting Analysis
Our own Sean Zerillo projects 7.75 runs for this Opening Day ballgame, meaning there's plenty of value on the Under at current market prices.
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I'm all in on Hunter Brown this season. Houston's young righty ace looks like a clone of Justin Verlander. He's got three above-average pitches by Stuff+ (fastball, slider, knuckle-curve), and he's excellent at generating whiffs (28% strikeout rate last year) while avoiding hard contact (6% barrel rate allowed, 32% hard-hit rate allowed).
While the Angels' lineup projects decent (six players with a projected wRC+ above 100), there's no clear star on the roster now that Mike Trout has entered his decline. The Halos posted just a 92 wRC+ against right-handed pitching last season (26th among MLB teams), and they didn't significantly upgrade the roster outside of adding two below-average defensive pieces (Josh Lowe, Adam Frazier).
I'm less thrilled about banking on Jose Soriano, but he projects as a two-to-three-WAR pitcher, and he posted above-average pitching model metrics last season (103 Stuff+, 102 Location+, 106 Pitching+).
Meanwhile, I'm way down on the Astros — Zerillo already bet their win total Under.
Yordan Alvarez is an elite slugger, but the lineup is thin after that, especially with Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve entering the twilight stage of their careers.
Ultimately, I expect a lower-scoring ballgame.
Pick: Under 8 (-105 or Better)
