Angels vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

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31 August 2023

Angels vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

The Oakland Athletics (39-95) will host the Los Angeles Angels (64-70), Friday at 9:40 PM ET, in a battle of AL West rivals.

The Athletics are an underdog (+120 on the moneyline) when they takes the field at home against the Angels (-142). The scheduled starters are Patrick Sandoval (7-10) for the Los Angeles Angels, and JP Sears (2-11) for the Oakland Athletics.

The Angels were vicotrious 10-8 over the Phillies Friday in their most recent game. Hunter Renfroe went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI to lead them offensively while Matt Moore was earned the victory after throwing one inning, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out two.

The Athletics fell to the Mariners 5-4 Friday. Lawrence Butler went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the defeat, while Kirby Snead took the loss on the mound, throwing 1/3 of an inning, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out one.

Before the Angels vs. Athletics matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Angels (-142, bet $142 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
Over/under: 7.5

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Angels Stats and Trends

Angels Betting Records

This season, the Angels have won 35 out of the 68 games, or 51.5%, in which they’ve been favored.
Los Angeles has a record of 16-17 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -142 on the moneyline.
The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 58.7% chance of a victory for the Angels.
Games involving Los Angeles has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 67 of 134 chances this season.
The Angels are 61-73-0 against the spread in their 134 chances this season.

Patrick Sandoval (Angels Probable Starter)

Sandoval gets the start for the Angels, his 24th of the season. He is 7-10 with a 4.17 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 123 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Friday, the left-hander threw six innings against the New York Mets, giving up one earned run while surrendering two hits.
In 23 games this season, the 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.17, with 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .250 against him.
Sandoval is trying to pick up his ninth quality start of the year in this outing.
Sandoval will look to record his 18th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.3 innings per appearance.
In two of his 23 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .222 batting average, and is last in the league with 978 total hits and last in MLB play with 483 runs scored. It has the worst slugging percentage (.366) and ranks 23rd in home runs (137) in all of MLB.
In 12 innings over two appearances against the Athletics this season, Sandoval has a 2.25 ERA and a 0.833 WHIP while his opponents are batting .182.

Angels Batting Stats

The Angels’ 195 home runs rank third in Major League Baseball.
Hitters for Los Angeles have a combined .435 slugging percentage this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
The Angels’ .249 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.
Los Angeles has scored the 12th-most runs in the majors this season with 638 (4.8 per game).
The Angels have an on-base percentage of .323 this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
Los Angeles is ranked 25th in strikeouts per game (9.3) among MLB offenses.

Athletics Stats and Trends

Athletics Betting Records

The Athletics have come away with 38 wins in the 132 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, Oakland has come away with a win 34 times in 117 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or longer on the moneyline.
The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 45.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 69 of its 134 opportunities.
The Athletics are 64-70-0 against the spread in their 134 games that had a posted line this season.

JP Sears (Athletics Probable Starter)

Sears makes the start for the Athletics, his 27th of the season. He is 2-11 with a 4.73 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 140 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last outing on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, the lefty threw six innings, allowing six earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.73, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 26 games this season. Opponents are batting .249 against him.
Sears heads into the matchup with seven quality starts under his belt this season.
Sears enters the matchup with 20 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
In three of his 26 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
The opposing Angels offense has a collective .249 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 1135 total hits and 12th in MLB action with 638 runs scored. They have the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.435) and are third in all of MLB with 195 home runs.
Head-to-head against the Angels this season, Sears has thrown 4 1/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on six hits while striking out four.
This season, the 27-year-old ranks 44th in ERA (4.73), 29th in WHIP (1.223), and 30th in K/9 (8.6) among pitchers who qualify.

Athletics Batting Stats

The Athletics rank 23rd in MLB action with 137 total home runs.
So far this year, Oakland has the lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.366).
The Athletics have the worst batting average in the majors (.222).
The offense for Oakland is No. 30 in baseball scoring 3.6 runs per game (483 total runs).
The Athletics are 27th in baseball with a .300 on-base percentage.

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