Vegas Play of the Day: Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels

By Taylor Bern

Thursday, May 7, 2015 | 10:45 a.m.

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with a $10,000 bankroll — fictional, of course.

Los Angeles Angels minus-104 vs. Houston Astros: $312 to win $300

The Astros have been the biggest surprise of the season so far, surging out to an 18-7 record before dropping three straight to the Texas Rangers. That still leaves Houston five games ahead of the second-place Angels in the American League West.

Houston has done most of its damage on the road going 10-2 away from home, so basically I’m betting that this trend starts to even out tonight. The Astros aren’t a fluke, necessarily, but they’re definitely not this good.

On the other side, Los Angeles has been playing a lot of close games — four of its last six losses were by one run — so I feel like this one can be competitive with the home team making enough plays in the late innings to pull it out.

Standings: Bern (78-67-1, $11,862), Keefer (78-76-2, $10,197), Brewer (68-82-3, $2,075)

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