The Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers clash Monday in an MLB showdown at Angel Stadium. Here’s an Angels vs Rangers Prediction. This article will include an Angels vs Rangers Pick.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 59-59 on the year and play the Athletics and Nationals next. The Texas Rangers are batting .244 on the season, with a .317 OBP and a .400 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 4.28 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Brandon Nimmo leads the Texas Rangers with 117 hits and 46 RBI, while Ezequiel Duran and Josh Jung have combined for 206 hits and 99 RBI.
MacKenzie Gore gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 6-9 with a 4.55 ERA and 140 strikeouts this season. Gore is 0-2 with a 4.82 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 45-73 on the year and play the Royals and Astros next. The Los Angeles Angels are batting .236 on the season, have a .311 OBP, and have a .379 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Angels’ pitching staff has a 4.53 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Zach Neto leads the Los Angeles Angels with 103 hits and 51 RBI, while Mike Trout and Nolan Schanuel have combined for 183 hits and 82 RBI.
Reid Detmers gets the ball for the Los Angeles Angels, and he is 3-8 with a 4.12 ERA and 150 strikeouts this season. Detmers is 3-3 with a 4.44 ERA and 97 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Rangers have lost each of their last six road games against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have won five of their last six games as home underdogs against the Rangers.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last four night games against the Rangers at Angel Stadium of Anaheim following a loss.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in nine of their last 10 road games.
- The Angels have won the first inning in four of their last five games as underdogs against the Rangers.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last nine night games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim following a loss.
- The Rangers have won 14 of their last 15 games against AL West opponents following a home loss.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last six road games against the Angels following a home loss.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight home games following a road loss.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last five road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in each of their last five road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have won the first inning in each of their last five road games against opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last 13 games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Ten of the Angels’ last 11 games as underdogs against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Angels’ last eight home games against American League opponents.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in 14 of the Rangers’ last 16 night games against AL West opponents.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Travis d’Arnaud has hit a home run in each of his last three appearances with his team as a home underdog against the Rangers.
- Reid Detmers has recorded eight or more strikeouts in each of his last five home appearances against AL West opponents.
- Nolan Schanuel has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 home appearances against AL West opponents.
- Mike Trout ranks 9th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.380) this season.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Wyatt Langford has hit a home run in each of his last three appearances with the Rangers as road favorites.
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last three road appearances.
- Wyatt Langford has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances against the Angels.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Angels rank 30th in the league for walks allowed this season (502).
- The Angels rank 29th in the league for strikeouts against this season (1122).
- The Rangers rank T4th in the league for walks allowed this season (348).
- The Rangers rank 24th in the league for runs scored this season (489).
Angels vs Rangers Prediction
I’m not excited to get behind Gore and his 4.55 ERA and 1.24 WHIP that gets even worse on the road. However, the Rangers are fighting for their playoff lives, and they need to take advantage of poor competition to improve their odds. The Angels are a team I’ve blindly faded over the years as they’re possibly the worst franchise in all of sports. I have no use for the Angels. We’re getting a pick ’em price with a team that’s playing for the postseason and another that’s not. Give me the Rangers.