The Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Guardians meet Monday in MLB action at Progressive Field. Here’s a Guardians vs. Angels Prediction. This article will include a Guardians vs. Angels Pick.
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 16-25 on the year and play the Dodgers and Guardians next. The Los Angeles Angels are batting. 233 on the season, have a .321 OBP, and have a .389 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Angels pitching staff has a 4.56 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Jo Adell leads the Los Angeles Angels with 44 hits and 23 RBI while Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel have combined for 73 hits and 38 RBI.
The Los Angeles Angels didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians are 21-21 on the year and play the Tigers and Reds next. The Cleveland Guardians are batting. 230 on the season, have a .321 OBP, and have a .368 slugging percentage. The Cleveland Guardians pitching staff has a 3.94 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Chase DeLauter leads the Cleveland Guardians with 40 hits and 25 RBI while Brayan Rocchio and Jose Ramirez have combined for 71 hits and 35 RBI.
Joey Cantillo gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 2-1 with a 3.43 ERA and 37 strikeouts this season. This will be Cantillo’s second career game against the Los Angeles Angels.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last seven road games against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have won seven of their last eight games against the Angels following a home loss.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven road games against the Guardians following a win.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in six of their last seven games against the Angels following a home loss.
- The Angels have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five road games.
- The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five road night games.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The underdogs have won five of the Guardians’ last six games.
- The Guardians have lost four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last seven Monday night road games against American League opponents.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven home games against AL West opponents.
- The Guardians have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Angels have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games against the Guardians.
- The Guardians have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against AL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Angels’ last four night games against American League opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Guardians’ last four night games against AL West opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Angels’ last seven games at Progressive Field.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Guardians’ last six home games against AL West opponents.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Jose Ramirez has hit a home run in three of the Guardians’ last four home games against the Angels.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Guardians’ last seven home games against opponents that held a losing record.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Jorge Soler has hit a home run in three of the Angels’ last five games against the Guardians.
- Zach Neto has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 20 Monday appearances with the Angels as underdogs.
- Mike Trout ranks T6th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.414) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Guardians rank T29th in the league for triples this season (1).
- The Guardians rank T2nd in the league for steals this season (41).
- The Angels rank 29th in the league for strikeouts against this season (397).
- The Angels rank 28th in the league for walks allowed this season (184).
Guardians vs Angels Prediction
The Angels didn’t announce a starting pitcher but I don’t care. I continue to fade the Angels and that’s going to be the case here as well with them being 8-15 on the road. The Guardians are coming off a decent week and Cantillo has been respectable this season with a 3.43 ERA and 1.37 WHIP. At home through 15.2 frames, Cantillo has a 2.87 ERA and a .214 allowed batting average. I’ve bet against the Angels a lot over the years and it’s worked. You should too. Give me the Guardians and the RL for max betting value on Monday afternoon.