The Athletics are visiting the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, June 11th at the Angel Stadium in the third game of this series, with the Angels having a 2-0 lead. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Athletics vs Angels Prediction. We will examine:
The Los Angeles Angels’ recent form and player performance
The Athletics’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Angels
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Athletics
Recent betting trends in games played between the Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels game
Los Angeles Angels Preview
The Los Angeles Angels have a 32-34 record this season and are sitting in 4th place in the AL West. The Angels have a 14-16 home record and 35-30 in over/under. They are coming off a 2-1 home victory over the Athletics, and are 6-2 in their last 8 games. They are playing the Yankees and the Orioles next.
The Angels have a .225 batting average this season, a .287 OBP, and a .404 Slugging percentage. LA’s pitching staff has a 4.77 ERA and 1.49 WHIP. Nolan Schanuel leads the Angels with 64 hits, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .284 batting average. Taylor Ward leads the team with 45 RBI and a team-high 18 home runs.
Kyle Hendricks (R) will take the mound for the Angels, and he has a 3-6 record, 5.40 ERA, and 1.32 WHIP. He has been excellent at home with a 1.33 ERA across five home starts, and he has been better at home, with a 4.25 ERA across five home starts, but he has been in poor form lately, having given up 4+ runs in three of his last four starts. In his previous start against the A’s this season, he gave up 4 runs in 5.2 innings pitched.
Athletics Preview
The Athletics have a 26-43 record this season and are sitting in last place in the AL West. The Athletics have a 14-20 road record and are 38-26 in over/under. They are coming off a 1-2 road defeat against the Angels, and are 3-8 in their last 11 games. Over is 8-4 in their last 12 games, and they are playing the Royals and the Astros next.
The Athletics have a .254 batting average this season, .321 OBP, and .414 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.62 ERA and 1.52 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 93 hits and a team-high .366 batting average, while Tyler Soderstrom leads the team with 44 RBI and a team-high 14 home runs.
JP Sears (L) will take the mound for the Athletics, and he has a 5-5 record, 5.21 ERA, and 1.29 WHIP. He has been better on the road, with a 4.78 ERA in eight road starts, but he has been in terrible form lately, having given up 4+ runs in four of his last five starts. In his previous start against the Angels this season, he gave up 6 runs in 5 innings of work.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last 13 road games.
- The Angels have won each of their last seven games against the Athletics.
- The Angels have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Angels have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Angels have lost eight of their last 10 games as favorites after going to extra innings.
- The Athletics have won three of their last four games as underdogs after going to extra innings.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as favorites against American League opponents following a win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last four games as underdogs after going to extra innings.
- The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in eight of their last nine day games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Angels have lost the first inning in four of their last five day games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Angels have trailed after 3 innings in 12 of their last 13 day games against AL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last four games after going to extra innings have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Nine of the Angels’ last 11 games as favorites against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 16 of the Athletics’ last 17 games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 10 of the Angels’ last 11 games as favorites against American League opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Angels rank 29th in the league for strikeouts against this season (637).
- The Angels rank 29th in the league for walks this season (167).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.62).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for walks allowed this season (271).
Athletics vs Angels Prediction
The Angels are 6-0 against the A’s this season, wins and a combined 40-23, and have won their last three meetings in Los Angeles. Over is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings.
In this Athletics vs Angels Prediction, the Angels are coming as -125 home favorites. The Angels have a better overall record, but have been below average at home, while the Athletics have been playing much better on the road, and both teams have almost identical home/away splits. I don’t trust any of those pitchers, as they have a combined 10.61 ERA, and in their previous start against the other team this season, the games had 15 and 12 total runs, as both pitchers got torched for 4 and 6 earned runs.
Both teams have two of the three worst bullpens in the league, with a combined 11.40 ERA, so I expect a high-scoring affair tonight. Take the over 9.5 runs.