MLB Odds: Angels-Guardians prediction, odds and pick

The Los Angeles Angels are 4-5 in September and third in the AL West. The Guardians are 5-4 this month and are 2-1/2 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox for first place in AL Central. They swept the Angels in a four-game series in April. Reid Detmers takes the mound for the Los Angles. Konnor Pilkington is the pitcher for Cleveland. The Angels have gone 1-15 over 16 games at Progressive Field since the start of 2016 season.

Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani are the reason why the Angels could cover the spread against the Guardians. The team needs to get an early lead and build the lead. Then, they need to keep it going well into the fifth inning. The game is at Progressive Field. It's a game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Cleveland Guardians, a team with a losing record.

Josh Naylor and Jose Ramirez are two of the Guardians' best hitters. Nara struggled against the Angels, while Ramirez went 4 for 14 during the four-game series at Angels Stadium. The Guardians will cover the spread if Pilkington does his thing and executes his pitches.

Detmers is a future star, but he has struggled on the road this season. Guardians will do barely enough to cover the spread.