Angels vs. Tigers odds, tips and betting trends

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27 July 2023

Angels vs. Tigers odds, tips and betting trends

At Comerica Park on Thursday, the Los Angeles Angels (52-49) face the Detroit Tigers (46-55), with first pitch at 1:10 PM ET.

The Angels (-115 moneyline odds to win) and the Tigers (-105) will square off in an expected tight matchup. The scheduled starters are Shohei Ohtani (8-5) for the Los Angeles Angels, and Michael Lorenzen (5-6) for the Detroit Tigers.

The Angels took down the Tigers 7-6 Thursday, with Carlos Estevez getting the win (1.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 3 K) and Luis Rengifo leading the way offensively (going 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI). Alex Lange (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Tigers.

Here’s everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s Angels vs. Tigers matchup, including viewing options.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Detroit Tigers Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Angels (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
Underdog: Tigers (-105, bet $105 to win $100)
Over/under: 8.5

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Angels Stats and Trends

Angels Betting Records

This season, the Angels have been favored 57 times and won 30, or 52.6%, of those games.
Los Angeles has entered 55 games this season favored by -115 or more and is 29-26 in those contests.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 53.5% chance to win.
Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 50 of its 101 chances.
The Angels have an ATS record of 48-53-0 in 101 games with a spread this season.

Shohei Ohtani (Angels Probable Starter)

Ohtani gets the start for the Angels, his 11th of the season. He is 8-5 with a 3.79 ERA and 148 strikeouts in 111 2/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance was in relief on Saturday when the righty tossed 6 1/3 innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, surrendering five earned runs while giving up six hits.
The 29-year-old has put up a 3.79 ERA and 11.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 19 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .198 to his opponents.
Ohtani is aiming for his fourth straight quality start.
Ohtani enters this game with 18 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
In three of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .231 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 792 total hits and 28th in MLB play with 397 runs scored. It has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and ranks 25th in home runs (96) in all of MLB.
The 29-year-old’s 3.79 ERA ranks 27th, 1.128 WHIP ranks 19th, and 11.9 K/9 ranks third among qualifying pitchers this season.

Angels Batting Stats

The Angels have hit 155 homers this season, which ranks third in the league.
Hitters for Los Angeles rank fourth in the majors with a combined .447 team slugging percentage.
The Angels’ .255 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
Los Angeles has scored the seventh-most runs in the majors this season with 507.
The Angels have an OBP of .332 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
Los Angeles is ranked 21st in strikeouts per game (9.1) among MLB offenses.

Tigers Stats and Trends

Tigers Betting Records

The Tigers have been underdogs in 82 games this season and have come away with the win 35 times (42.7%) in those contests.
This year, Detroit has won 32 of 79 games when listed as at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 51.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
Contests with Detroit has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 51 of 101 chances this season.
The Tigers have posted a record of 54-47-0 against the spread this season.

Michael Lorenzen (Tigers Probable Starter)

Lorenzen (5-6 with a 3.49 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 100 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Tigers, his 18th of the season.
In his last time out on Thursday, the right-hander tossed seven scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals while surrendering three hits.
The 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.49, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season. Opposing batters have a .234 batting average against him.
Lorenzen is trying to notch his third straight quality start in this outing.
Lorenzen is seeking his 17th straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.9 innings per start.
He is looking to keep a streak of three games without surrendering an earned run alive.
He will match up with an Angels offense that ranks 13th in the league with 876 total hits (on a .255 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .447 (fourth in the league) with 155 total home runs (third in MLB play).

Tigers Batting Stats

The Tigers rank 25th in baseball with 96 total home runs.
So far this season, Detroit is slugging .369, the second-lowest percentage in baseball.
The Tigers have the third-worst batting average in the majors (.231).
The offense for Detroit is No. 28 in MLB action scoring 3.9 runs per game (397 total runs).
The Tigers rank 28th in baseball with a .298 on-base percentage.

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