The Los Angeles Angels are visiting the Athletics on Monday, May 19th at the Sutter Health Park in the opening game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Angels vs Athletics Prediction. We will examine:
The Athletics’ recent form and player performance
The Los Angeles Angels’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Athletics
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Angels
Recent betting trends in games played between the Los Angeles Angels vs Athletics
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Los Angeles Angels vs Athletics game
Athletics Preview
The Athletics have a 22-25 record this season and are sitting in the 4th place in the AL West. The Athletics have an 8-13 home record and are 24-19 in over/under. They are coming off a 2-3 road defeat by the Giants, and are 2-9 in their last 11 games. Over is 8-2 in their last 10 games, and they are playing the Phillies and the Astros next.
The Athletics have a .251 batting average this season, a .311 OBP, and a .414 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.21 ERA and 1.49 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 60 hits and a team-high .337 batting average, while Tyler Soderstrom leads the team with 30 RBI, and Brent Booker adds a team-high 10 home runs.
J.T. Ginn (R) will take the mound for the Athletics, and he has a 1-1 record, 4.61 ERA, and 1.54 WHIP. He has a 4.00 home ERA and has given up 3 runs in just 7.4 innings pitched across his last two starts. This will be his first career start against the Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Preview
The Los Angeles Angels have a 20-25 record this season and are sitting in last place in the AL West. The Angels have an 11-15 road record and 26-19 in over/under. They are coming off a 6-4 road victory over the Dodgers and have swept them 3-0 in Los Angeles. Over is 5-2 in their last 7 games, and they are playing the Marlins and the Yankees next.
The Angels have a .220 batting average this season, .282 OBP, and .398 Slugging percentage. LA’s pitching staff has a 5.08 ERA and 1.50 WHIP. Nolan Schanuel leads the Angels with 40 hits, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .265 batting average. Taylor Ward leads the team with 25 RBI and a team-high 12 home runs.
Jose Soriano (R) will take the mound for the Angels, and he has a 2-4 record, 3.46 ERA, and 1.46 WHIP. He has been better on the road with a 1.95 ERA across five road starts, and he is coming off a shutout performance against the Padres in 7 innings pitched. José Soriano has a record of 0-2 with an ERA of 13.50 and 8 strikeouts in 4 appearances against the Oakland Athletics in his career.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last nine road games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have won eight of their last nine home games against the Angels.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine road games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in eight of their last nine home games against the Angels.
- The Angels have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last seven road games against American League opponents.
- The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Angels have lost the first inning in each of their last three road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last six games after playing the previous day.
- The underdogs have won four of the last five games between the Angels and Athletics.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in eight of the Athletics’ last 10 games at Sutter Health Park.
- The Angels have won the first inning in three of their last four games against American League opponents.
- The Angels have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games.
- The Angels have led after 5 innings in each of their last three games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last four home games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Angels’ last six road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in nine of the Angels’ last 10 games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 13 of the Athletics’ last 15 home games against AL West opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for walks allowed this season (191).
- The Athletics rank 29th in the league for runs allowed this season (260).
- The Angels rank 30th in the league for hits this season (326).
- The Angels rank 30th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.282).
Angels vs Athletics Prediction
The Athletics are 8-2 in their last 10 overall meetings against the Angels, and are 5-1 in their last 6 meetings in Oakland. Over is 5-2 in their last 7 meetings.
In this Angels vs Athletics Prediction, the Athletics are coming as -130 home favorites. This game feels closer to a pick ’em, as the Athletics have a slightly better overall record, but they have been terrible at home, where they have fewer wins than the Angels have on the road. The Athletics are also coming in poor form, with five straight defeats, while the Angels have come off a 3-game sweep against the Dodgers.
Both teams are 13-4 to the over in their last 17 games combined, and have two of the three worst bullpens in the MLB this season. Both teams are also better in hitting righties, they are playing in a hitter-friendly park, and I don’t trust any of those pitchers, as Soriano has a terrible history against the A’s. I expect a lot of runs in this one, so take the over 9.5 runs.