The Boston Red Sox are visiting the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, June 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 Red Sox vs Angels Prediction. We will examine:
The Los Angeles Angels’ recent form and player performance
The Boston Red Sox’s recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Angels
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Boston Red Sox
Recent betting trends in games played between the Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels game
Los Angeles Angels Preview
The Los Angeles Angels have a 38-40 record this season and are sitting in 4th place in the AL West. The Angels have a 17-18 home record and 41-36 in over/under. They are coming off a 9-5 home victory over the Red Sox, and are 5-3 in their last 8 games. Over is 3-0 in their last 3 games, and they are playing the Braves and the Nationals next.
The Angels have a .226 batting average this season, a .291 OBP, and a .403 Slugging percentage. LA’s pitching staff has a 4.60 ERA and 1.46 WHIP. Nolan Schanuel leads the Angels with 77 hits, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .278 batting average. Taylor Ward leads the team with 53 RBI and a team-high 19 home runs.
Tyler Anderson (L) is the projected starting pitcher for the Angels, and he has a 2-5 record, 4.56 ERA, and 1.40 WHIP. He has been better at home, with a 2.75 ERA across seven home starts, but he has been in terrible form, having given up 3+ runs in each of his last four starts. In his previous start against the Red Sox this season, he gave up 5 runs across 4.1 innings pitched.
Boston Red Sox Preview
The Boston Red Sox have a 40-40 record this season and are sitting in 4th place in the AL East. The Red Sox have an 18-23 road record and are 37-42 in over/under. They are coming off a 5-9 road defeat by the Angels and have three straight losses. They are 3-1 to the over in their last 4 games and are playing the Blue Jays and the Reds next.
The Red Sox have a .250 batting average this season, a .323 OBP, and a .418 slugging percentage. Boston’s pitching staff has a 3.98 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with 86 hits, adding a team-high 38 RBI, while being the team’s best hitter, with a .257 batting average.
Garrett Crochet (L) is the projected starting pitcher for the Red Sox, and he has a 7-4 record, 2.20 ERA, and 1.03 WHIP. He has been in excellent form, having given up one run in three of his last four starts. This will be his first career start against the Angels.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Red Sox have lost four of their last five games as road favorites against American League opponents.
- The Angels have won four of their last five games as underdogs against AL East opponents.
- The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as home underdogs.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line each of their last six night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Red Sox have lost the first inning in three of their last four night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Red Sox have trailed after 3 innings in seven of their last eight night games against AL West opponents.
- The Red Sox have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Angels have lost 10 of their last 11 home games against AL East opponents following a win.
- The Red Sox have won four of their last five games against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in six of their last seven games against American League opponents following a road loss.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games against the Red Sox following a win.
- The Red Sox have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
- The Red Sox have led after 5 innings in four of their last five road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Ten of the Angels’ last 12 night games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Red Sox’s last 10 road games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Angels’ last eight games as home underdogs against AL East opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Red Sox’s last four games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Angels rank 30th in the league for walks allowed this season (304).
- The Angels rank 29th in the league for doubles this season (102).
- The Red Sox rank 1st in the league for doubles this season (148).
- The Red Sox rank 3rd in the league for hits this season (689).
Red Sox vs Angels Prediction
The Angels are 3-1 in their last 4 overall meetings against the Red Sox, and have won their previous series in Boston this season with 2-1 wins. Over is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings.
In this Red Sox vs Angels Prediction, the Red Sox are coming as -200 road favorites. Boston has a slightly better overall record, and they have been bad on the road, but they are putting their ace on the mound in Garrett Crochet, who has the 6th-best ERA in the whole league. The Red Sox have a superior bullpen, as they rank 7th in the league in bullpen ERA, while the Angels are third to last. The Red Sox are also better against lefties, while the Angels are weaker against left-handed pitching. I expect the Red Sox to win this one comfortably, so take the Boston Red Sox on the runline on the road.