T.M. Selection: Astros/Angels OVER.

I am on the over in the Houston Astros vs LA Angels game on Friday. The Astros started their year off on Thursday with a 3-1 win over the Angels but I am expecting a much higher scoring game here. The Astros still have tons of hitting power on their team and now that they have played in a real season game and have gotten the feel for it, I expect to see them put up a lot more runs today. Reid Detmers (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is the starter for the Angels and he finished the 2021 season 1-3 with a 7.40 ERA. He only had 5 starts last year but he gave up a ton of runs in a majority of the games he played in and he didn't even make it to the 4th inning in his 2 most recent starts. He got some work in Spring training this year but he didn't look great, only giving up 2 runs in his 6 innings played but he also gave up 6 hits and I think he will get rocked by a powerful Astros lineup here. The Angels also have their own big hitters though and I expect them to put up runs on the board to stay in this game and keep up with the Astros. Jake Odorizzi (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is starting for the Astros and he had a shaky season last year. He finished the 2021 season 6-7 with a 4.21 ERA and I think he's not going to get off to a great start here. The last few years he has started off really slow and last year he had a 10+ ERA through his 1st 3 starts. I think he is going to have another rough start to the season like his past suggests and I see both teams getting a lot more hits in this game after a low scoring game in their 1st of the year. I like the over in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 7-6 Astros.