Angels vs. A’s Pick – MLB Predictions & Odds 4/24/23
Oakland Athletics (4-18) vs. Los Angeles Angels (11-11)
April 24, 2023 9:38 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Angels -205 / Oakland Athletics +175; Over/Under: +9.5
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The Oakland A’s and the Los Angeles Angels meet in an AL West division matchup in MLB action from Angel Stadium on Monday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
The Angels are -205 home favorites while Oakland is a +175 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 9.5 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Oakland will send Ken Waldichuk to the mound here and he is 0-2 with a 7.65 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. Los Angeles will send out Jose Suarez here and he is 0-1 with a 9.26 ERA and 7 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Los Angeles’ 6-0 win back on April 2nd, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Angels in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Oakland is 8-17 in their last 25 games against a team with a losing record and 16-38 in their last 54 road games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a left-handed starter. Los Angeles is 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 2-6 in their last 8 games against a team with a left-handed starter while the under is 35-17-2 in their last 54 series-opening games.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. I just do not trust this pitching matchup between Ken Waldichuk and Jose Suarez and while both teams can be inconsistent at the plate, I think this pitching matchup can produce some runs here. Give me the over in this one.