Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, Odds and Picks for Friday, 06/20/25

In this game, we will see the Houston Astros face off against the Los Angeles Angels. The Astros currently lead the series 2-1. On the mound, we have Hunter Brown of the Astros and Yusei Kikuchi of the Angels. Brown is having an incredible year with a record of 8-3 and an ERA of 1.88. In 12 of his 14 starts he has given up 2 or fewer runs to the opposing team. He gets a favorable matchup in this one, as the Angels rank 29th with a batting average of .225 on the year. Additionally, the Angels have only scored 18 runs over the last 7 games. With the pitching numbers of Brown and the batting stats of the Angels, we can expect that Brown will make it past the 6th inning.

For the Angels, Kikuchi will take the mound. Kikuchi has a record of 2-6 with a 3.05 ERA on the year. Kikuchi has also struggled as of late because he has given up 3 runs in 2 of his last 3 starts. While his record does not match his ERA, part of that is due to the poor hitting and bullpen play of the Angels. The Angels’ bullpen holds an ERA of 5.39 on the year. This can be concerning as the Astros come into this one batting .293 while scoring 44 runs over the past 7 games. Given the poor hitting of the Angels, Brown’s great form, and the batting of the Astros, I am taking the Astros to win this one.

Astros vs Angels prediction: Astros ML (-185) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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