Los Angeles Angels (1-1) vs. Oakland Athletics (1-1)
April 2, 2023 4:07 pm EDT
The Line: Oakland Athletics +145 / Los Angeles Angels -170; Over/Under: +8
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The Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland A’s meet in an AL West division matchup in MLB action from the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
The Angels are -170 road favorites while Oakland is a +145 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 8 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Tyler Anderson will make the start for the Angels here and was 15-5 with a 2.57 ERA and 138 strikeouts with the Dodgers last season. Oakland sends out Ken Waldichuk here and he was 2-2 with a 4.93 ERA and 33 strikeouts last season.
Matchup History
The Angels’ 13-1 win over the A’s on Saturday snapped Oakland’s four-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Trends
Los Angeles is 18-42 in their last 60 games against a team with a winning record and 21-43 in their last 64 road games while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a left-handed starter. Oakland is 10-23 in their last 33 games against a left-handed starter and 7-21 in their last 28 home games against a team with a left-handed starter while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 Sunday games.
Pick
I’m going to stick with the Angels here. Not a game I’m rushing to bet because I want to see how Anderson does without the Dodger lineup behind him, but the A’s struggled against lefties big time last season and I just don’t expect any different in this game. The Angels handed Oakland the win in the opener and we really saw what the Angels are capable of when they actually show up to play. I’ll back the Angels -1.5 here.
