Angels vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

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21 April 2023

Angels vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

The Los Angeles Angels (9-10) will host the Kansas City Royals (4-15), Friday at 9:38 PM ET, with both squads on losing streaks — two and six in a row, respectively.

The Angels are heavily favored at home (-287) against the Royals (+233). The Angels will start Shohei Ohtani (2-0) against the Royals and Taylor Clarke (1-0).

The Royals were beaten by the Rangers 12-3 Friday. Bobby Witt Jr. led the way offensively after going 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI, and Brady Singer was handed the loss, pitching five innings, giving up five earned runs on six hits while striking out four.

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

Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Angels (-287, bet $287 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (+233, bet $100 to win $233)
Over/under: 8.5

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Angels Stats and Trends

Angels Betting Records

This season, the Angels have been favored 13 times and won seven, or 53.8%, of those games.
Los Angeles has played as favorites of -287 or more once this season and won that game.
The implied probability of a win from the Angels, based on the moneyline, is 74.2%.
Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in eight of 19 opportunities.
The Angels are 7-12-0 against the spread this season.

Shohei Ohtani (Angels Probable Starter)

Ohtani makes the start for the Angels, his fourth of the season. He is 2-0 with a .86 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty last appeared in relief on Monday, when he threw two innings against the Boston Red Sox, allowing one earned run without surrendering a hit.
In four games this season, the 28-year-old has put up an ERA of .86, with 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting just .091 against him.
Ohtani is trying to build upon a third-game quality start streak in this matchup.
He meets a Royals offense that ranks 28th in the league with 59 runs while batting .208 as a squad. It has a collective .331 slugging percentage (30th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 14 home runs (27th in MLB).
The 28-year-old’s .86 ERA ranks fourth, .905 WHIP ranks eighth, and 11.6 K/9 ranks sixth among qualifying pitchers this season.

Angels Batting Stats

The Angels rank 15th in Major League Baseball with 20 home runs.
Hitters for Los Angeles have combined for a team rank of 22nd in the majors with a .374 team slugging percentage.
The Angels have a team batting average of .237 this season, which ranks 20th among MLB teams.
Los Angeles has scored the 11th-most runs in the majors this season with 91 (4.8 per game).
The Angels have the 13th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.328).
Los Angeles ranks 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have won in four, or 22.2%, of the 18 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Kansas City has played as an underdog of +233 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
The Royals have an implied victory probability of 30% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Kansas City and its opponents have gone over in 11 of its 19 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Royals are 5-14-0 against the spread in their 19 games that had a posted line this season.

Taylor Clarke (Royals Probable Starter)

Clarke makes his first start of the season for the Royals.
The 29-year-old righty came out of the bullpen in his last outing this season, one of seven appearances so far.
In seven games this season, he has compiled a 6.75 ERA and averages 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .371 against him.
The Angels rank 11th in runs scored in the league (91) this season and are batting .237 while hitting 20 home runs (15th in the league).

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals have hit the fourth-fewest home runs in MLB action this season (14).
This season, Kansas City’s .331 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in baseball.
The Royals are last in the majors with a .208 batting average.
Kansas City scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (59 total, 3.1 per game).
The Royals’ .264 on-base percentage is the worst in MLB.

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