Guardians vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

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10 September 2023

Guardians vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

At Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, the Los Angeles Angels (66-77) face the Cleveland Guardians (68-75), with first pitch at 4:07 PM ET.

As the favorite, the Guardians (-169 on the moneyline to win) play at the Angels (+143). The Guardians will start Tanner Bibee (10-3) against the Angels and Kenny Rosenberg (0-1).

The Angels defeated the Guardians 6-2 yesterday, with Tyler Anderson getting the win (8.0 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 4 K) and Logan O’Hoppe leading the way offensively (going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI). Lucas Giolito (7.0 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 9 K) took the loss for the Guardians.

Here is everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s Guardians vs. Angels contest, including viewing options.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Los Angeles Angels Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:17 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Guardians (-169, bet $169 to win $100)
Underdog: Angels (+143, bet $100 to win $143)
Over/under: 8.5

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Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

The Guardians have won 36, or 52.9%, of the 68 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Cleveland is 11-9 this season when entering a game favored by -169 or more on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 62.8% chance to win.
Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 59 of its 141 chances.
The Guardians are 74-67-0 against the spread this season.

Tanner Bibee (Guardians Probable Starter)

Bibee makes the start for the Guardians, his 24th of the season. He is 10-3 with a 3.05 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 129 2/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s last time out was on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins, when he went five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up four hits.
The 24-year-old has a 3.05 ERA and 9 strikeouts per nine innings across 23 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .236 to his opponents.
Bibee heads into the matchup with 10 quality starts under his belt this year.
Bibee will look to build on a 15-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing).
He has had three appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
He will face off against an Angels offense that ranks 17th in MLB with 1205 total hits (on a .248 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .432 (eighth in MLB) with 206 total home runs (third in MLB).
Bibee has pitched 7 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out seven against the Angels this season.

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians rank last in Major League Baseball with just 108 home runs as a team.
Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 28th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .378 this season.
The Guardians’ .248 batting average ranks 16th in the league this season.
Cleveland has scored the third-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 578 (four per game).
The Guardians have the 24th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.311).
Cleveland has shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.1) among MLB offenses.

Angels Stats and Trends

Angels Betting Records

The Angels have been chosen as underdogs in 72 games this year and have walked away with the win 31 times (43.1%) in those games.
Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 6-13 when favored by +143 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 41.2% chance of pulling out a win.
Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 73 of its 143 opportunities.
In 143 games with a line this season, the Angels have a mark of 64-79-0 against the spread.

Kenny Rosenberg (Angels Probable Starter)

Rosenberg (0-1) starts for the Angels, his second this season.
The left-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he threw six innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
Opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .302 against him this season. He has a 5.54 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings over his three appearances.
The opposing Guardians offense has a collective .248 batting average, and is 16th in the league with 1206 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 578 runs scored. They have the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.378) and are last in all of MLB with 108 home runs.

Angels Batting Stats

The Angels rank third in MLB play with 206 total home runs.
This season, Los Angeles’ .432 slugging percentage ranks eighth-best in baseball.
The Angels are 16th in the majors with a .248 batting average.
The offense for Los Angeles is the No. 12 offense in the majors, scoring 4.7 runs per game (669 total runs).
The Angels’ .322 on-base percentage ranks 16th in the majors.

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