The Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Friday in MLB action at Dodger Stadium. Here’s a Dodgers vs Angels Prediction. This article will include a Dodgers vs Angels Pick.
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 24-39 on the year and play the Rays and Astros next. The Los Angeles Angels are batting. 234 on the season, have a .316 OBP, and have a .389 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Angels’ pitching staff has a 4.85 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. Jo Adell leads the Los Angeles Angels with 57 hits and 35 RBI, while Zach Neto and Mike Trout have combined for 106 hits and 58 RBI.
Reid Detmers gets the ball for the Los Angeles Angels, and he is 2-5 with a 4.63 ERA and 82 strikeouts this season. Detmers is 1-3 with a 5.90 ERA and 38 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 40-23 on the year and play the Pirates and White Sox next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .264 on the season and have a .344 OBP and a .443 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff has a 3.08 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. Andy Pages leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 68 hits and 51 RBI, while Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 128 hits and 67 RBI.
Roki Sasaki gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 3-3 with a 4.59 ERA and 50 strikeouts this season. This will be Sasaki’s second career game against the Los Angeles Angels.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Dodgers have won each of their last eight games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Angels have lost each of their last six road games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in each of their last eight games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six road games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Angels have lost the first inning in three of their last four road games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have led after 3 innings in each of their last six home games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in each of their last nine games.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Dodgers have lost each of their last five games as favorites against the Angels following a loss.
- The Angels have won four of their last five games as road underdogs against the Dodgers.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine home games against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have covered the run line in four of their last five road games against the Dodgers.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five night games at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have won the first inning in three of their last four games as road underdogs against NL West opponents.
- The Angels have led after 3 innings in four of their last five road games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the last eight games between the Angels and Dodgers have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Angels’ last five games against National League opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Angels’ last six games as road underdogs against NL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the last eight night games between the Angels and Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Shohei Ohtani has hit a home run in each of the Dodgers’ last three home games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Andy Pages has recorded at least one hit in each of the Dodgers’ last 10 games against AL West opponents.
- Shohei Ohtani ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.420) this season.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Mike Trout has hit at least one home run in five of the Angels’ last nine road games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances against the Dodgers.
- Reid Detmers has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances.
- Mike Trout ranks 4th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.411) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for batting average this season (.264).
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for slugging percentage this season (.443).
- The Angels rank 30th in the league for strikeouts against this season (590).
- The Angels rank 29th in the league for walks allowed this season (303).
Dodgers vs Angels Prediction
The Angels barely win, and when they do, they don’t string wins together. Detmers doesn’t make things any better as he’s been hittable all season, which includes allowing 30 hits and 19 earned runs in his last 34.1 innings. Sasaki is coming off a strong May where he allowed 22 hits and 10 earned runs in 28.1 innings while averaging a strikeout per frame. I love looking for chances to fade the Dodgers and these inflated lines, but the Angels suck. I have to side with the Dodgers, and I’ll lay the RL to lower the price.