The Miami Marlins are visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, May 24th at the Angel Stadium in the second game of this series, with the Angels having a 1-0 lead. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Marlins vs Angels Prediction. We will examine:
The Los Angeles Angels recent form and player performance
The Miami Marlins recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Angels
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Miami Marlins
Recent betting trends in games played between the Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Angels
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Angels game
Los Angeles Angels Preview
The Los Angeles Angels have a 25-25 record this season and are sitting on the third place of the AL West. The Angels have a 10-10 home record and 30-20 in over/under They are coming off a 7-4 home victory over the Marlins, and have 8 consecutive wins. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games and are playing the Guardians and the Yankees next.
The Angels have a .228 batting average this season, .290 OBP and .417 Slugging percentage. LA’s pitching staff has a 5.01 ERA and 1.53 WHIP. Nolan Schanuel leads the Angels with 46 hits and he is the team’s best hitter with a .280 batting average. Taylor Ward leads the team with 36 RBI and a team-high 15 home runs.
Jose Soriano (R) will take the mound for the Angels, and he has a 3-4 record, 3.57 ERA and 1.48 WHIP. He has been weaker at home with a 5.95 ERA across four home starts, and he has given up 3+ runs in five of his last seven starts. This will be his first career start against the Marlins.
Miami Marlins Preview
The Miami Marlins have a 19-30 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the NL East. The Marlins have a 6-15 road record and are 30-19 in over/under. They are coming off a 4-7 road defeat by the Angels, and have three consecutive losses. Over is 3-1 in their last 4 games, and are playing the Padres and the Giants next.
The Marlins have a .249 batting average this season, .315 OBP and .389 slugging percentage. Miami’s pitching staff has a 5.49 ERA and 1.48 WHIP. Kyle Stowers leads the Marlins with 53 hits, adding team-highs in RBI with 31, in home runs with 10, and is the team’s best hitter with a .319 batting average.
Cal Quantrill (R) will take the mound for the Marlins, and he has a 3-4 record, 6.37 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. He has been weaker on the road with a 7.36 ERA in five road starts, but he is coming off a quality start with one earned run in 5 innings pitched against the Rays. In his previous start against the Angels last season, he got lit up for 7 earned runs in 3.2 innings pitched. He has given up 3+ runs in four of his last five starts against the Angels in his career.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Angels have won each of their last eight games.
- The Marlins have lost eight of their last nine night games against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last eight games.
- The Marlins have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine night games against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Marlins have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last eight games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have led after 5 innings in each of their last six night games.
Why the Miami Marlins will win
- The underdogs have won six of the last seven games between the Marlins and Angels.
- The Angels have lost nine of their last 10 Saturday games as home favorites.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 Saturday games as home favorites.
- The road team has covered the run line in nine of the last 10 games between the Marlins and Angels.
- The Angels have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last seven home games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in eight of their last nine Saturday games as home favorites.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Marlins’ last six road games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Angels’ last four games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Marlins’ last five road games.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 12 of the Angels’ last 14 games as favorites.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Angels rank 30th in the league for walks allowed this season (205).
- The Angels rank 29th in the league for steals this season (23).
- The Marlins rank 28th in the league for ERA this season (5.49).
- The Marlins rank 27th in the league for runs allowed this season (283).
Marlins vs Angels Prediction
The Angels are 4-0 in their last 4 meetings against the Marlins, but the Marlins are 3-1 in their last 3 visits in LA. Over is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings.
In this Marlins vs Angels Prediction, the Angels are coming as -165 home favorites. The Angels are rightfully favored, as they have a better record this season, and have been the hottest team in the MLB lately, with 8 straight wins, while the Marlins have been terrible on the road. I don’t trust Quantrill to be the pitcher that will stop the Angels winning streak, and Soriano is decent enough to keep the struggling Miami bats in check. I expect the Angels to stay hot and get the job done at home today, so take the Los Angeles Angels on the moneyline.