I like the look of Washington here, currently instilled as rather small $1.85 home favourites.
They have had a bit of a disjointed season so far, but let’s not forget that this is the current world champion.
They’ve still got a bunch of talent across the park, particularly in the batting ranks with the likes of Turner, Eaton, and Soto.
I also think they match up relatively well with Miami, backed up by their 3 wins through the first 4 games of this series.
Austin Voth is slated to get the start here, and his relatively poor form is likely the reason for this high price.
I think he’s capable of doing enough against a rather thin Miami batting lineup, with his own hitters getting the job done at home.
I’ve faded the Angels a fair amount this season and I’m back on that train again here.
Despite the controversy surrounding them, I still think Houston are one of the better sides in baseball.
They haven’t had a great season so far, but they’re still definitely in the mix at 15-13.
They’ve had a fairly difficult early schedule, which has somewhat undervalued them in the market.
I rate them as a considerably better side than the Angels, who have won just 9 out of 29 games and have a terrible run differential.
The Houston offense can be much better than what we’ve seen so far, especially with the likes of Springer, Altuve, and Correa leading off.
Frambler Valdez is set to get a lot of the pitching action here and he has a very solid 1.72 ERA for the season.
The Angels are heavily reliant on Mike Trout and I just don’t like their chances if he doesn’t fire here.