In this article we will formulate a LA Angels vs Texas Rangers prediction for this MLB game on Friday, September 27th at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.
LA Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 63-96 this year and they have lost six of their last seven games. Los Angeles is coming off of a series loss against the White Sox, where they lost all three games. Prior to that series, the Angels lost three out of four against the Astros, won two out of three against the White Sox, and lost all three against the Astros. Los Angeles is 3-12 in their last 15 games and they are last in the AL West.
The Los Angeles pitching staff has a 4.53 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .245 opponent batting average. The Angels offense has scored 625 runs with a .229 batting average and a .302 on base percentage. Zach Neto is batting .249 with 23 home runs and 77 RBI’s for the Angels this season.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 75-84 this season and they have alternated losses and wins over their last five games. Texas is coming off of a series loss against Oakland, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Rangers lost two out of three against the Mariners, won two out of three against the Blue Jays, and lost three out of four against the Mariners. Texas is 4-8 in their last 12 games and they are third in the AL West.
The Texas pitching staff has a 4.37 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and a .243 opponent batting average. The Rangers offense has scored 661 runs with a .237 batting average and a .304 on base percentage. Adolis Garcia is batting .223 with 24 home runs and 84 RBI’s for the Rangers this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Reid Detmers, who is 4-8 with a 6.67 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP over 82.1 innings pitched this season. Detmers has allowed seven earned runs in each of his last two starts. The projected starting pitcher for Texas is Jacob deGrom, who is 0-0 with a 1.35 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP over 6.2 innings pitched this year. deGrom has allowed one earned run and seven hits over two outings against the Mariners.
Why the Rangers will beat the Angels
- The Angels have lost each of their last six night games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have won each of their last five games against the Angels following a loss.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six night games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last five night games following a road loss.
- The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five night games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games against AL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Rangers’ last eight night games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Angels’ last five games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Angels’ last four games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last three games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Nolan Schanuel has scored at least one run in each of the Angels’ last four home games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Nolan Schanuel has recorded at least one hit in each of the Angels’ last 10 games as underdogs.
- Logan O’Hoppe has recorded a Single in each of his eight previous home appearances against the Rangers.
- Nolan Schanuel has recorded at least one total base in each of the Angels’ last 10 games as underdogs.
- Reid Detmers has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last 10 home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Nolan Schanuel has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Angels’ last five night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Taylor Ward has hit a home run in four of the Angels’ last six games as home underdogs.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Jacob deGrom has recorded seven or more strikeouts in 23 of his last 30 appearances in night games.
- Nathaniel Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Rangers’ last four games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Marcus Semien has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Rangers’ last seven road games against the Angels.
- Adolis Garcia has hit a home run in four of his last six road appearances against the Angels after playing the previous day.
- Marcus Semien has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rangers’ last nine games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
- Marcus Semien has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rangers’ last six night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Wyatt Langford has scored at least one run in each of the Rangers’ last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.
LA Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction
Texas comes into this series after losing two out of three against Oakland, but that was a very tough series to play, with it being the last series in the Oakland Coliseum. The Rangers are 31-47 on the road this season, while the Angels are 32-46 at home. Los Angeles was just swept by the worst team in baseball and Detmers has been terrible in his last two starts. I think we are going to see deGrom pitch deeper into this game and I like the Rangers to get the win.