Los Angeles Angels vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction 7-1-23 MLB Picks

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Angels meet in MLB interleague action from Angel Stadium on Saturday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

The Angels are -125 home favorites while Arizona is a +105 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 9.5 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Ryne Nelson will start for Arizona here and is 4-4 with a 4.97 ERA and 58 strikeouts this season. Tyler Anderson will start for the Angels and is 4-2 with a 5.54 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. 

Matchup History

Arizona’s 6-2 win over the Angels on Friday snapped Los Angeles’ four-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup. 

Trends

Arizona is 13-4 in their last 17 road games and 7-3 in their last 10 interleague games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a left-handed starter. Los Angeles is 1-9 in their last 10 games against the NL West and 1-10 in their last 11 Saturday games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 interleague home games. 

Pick

I’m backing the Diamondbacks here. I’m just not up for laying any sort of juice with the Angels with Tyler Anderson pitching and the reality is that Arizona’s been playing some solid baseball to this point and whenever you can get them at a price like this, it has to be worth a look in my opinion. This Diamondbacks team is legit and I think they get the job done at a nice plus money price on Saturday.