Red Sox vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

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14 April 2023

Red Sox vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

At Fenway Park on Friday, the Los Angeles Angels (7-5) open a four-game series versus the Boston Red Sox (5-8), at 7:10 PM ET.

The Angels are favored (-119) in a projected tight game against the Red Sox (-100). The scheduled starters are Patrick Sandoval (1-0) for the Los Angeles Angels, and Tanner Houck (2-0) for the Boston Red Sox.

The Angels beat the Nationals by a 3-2 score in their last game Wednesday. Hunter Renfroe went 2-for-3 with a double to lead them offensively while Matt Moore picked up the win after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run.

The Red Sox fell to the Rays 9-3 yesterday. Justin Turner went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, and Corey Kluber took the loss, pitching 4 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on four hits while striking out seven.

Here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s Angels vs. Red Sox contest, including viewing options.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:23 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Angels (-119, bet $119 to win $100)
Underdog: Red Sox (-100, bet $100 to win $100)
Over/under: 9.5

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Angels Stats and Trends

Angels Betting Records

This season, the Angels have been favored 10 times and won six of those games.
Los Angeles has entered 10 games this season favored by -119 or more and are 6-4 in those contests.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 54.3% chance to win.
Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in five of 12 opportunities.
The Angels are 5-7-0 against the spread this season.

Patrick Sandoval (Angels Probable Starter)

Sandoval (1-0) pitches for the Angels to make his third start of the season.
His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the lefty tossed six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing six hits.
Over his two appearances this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of just .200 against him. He has a 1.64 ERA and averages 3.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
Sandoval will look to last five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.5 innings per outing.
The opposing Red Sox offense has the 12th-ranked slugging percentage (.417) and ranks seventh in MLB play with 17 home runs. It has a collective .236 batting average, and is 18th in MLB with 104 total hits and fourth in MLB action scoring 71 runs.

Angels Batting Stats

The Angels rank seventh in Major League Baseball with 17 home runs.
The offense for Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .404 this season, 18th in MLB.
The Angels rank 21st in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
Los Angeles has scored 65 runs this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
The Angels have an OBP of .335 this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
Los Angeles ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.

Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

The Red Sox have been underdogs in four games this season, however, they have failed to come away with a win in any of those games.
This season, Boston has been a moneyline underdog of -119 or longer four times, losing every contest.
The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in nine of its 13 opportunities.
The Red Sox have an against the spread record of 5-8-0 in 13 games with a line this season.

Tanner Houck (Red Sox Probable Starter)

Houck (2-0) pitches first for the Red Sox to make his third start of the season.
In his last appearance on Saturday, the righty tossed five innings against the Detroit Tigers, giving up two earned runs while surrendering three hits.
In two games this season, he has a 4.50 ERA and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .229 against him.
Houck will aim to last five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging five innings per outing.
He will face an Angels offense that is batting .238 as a unit (21st in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .404 (18th in the league) with 17 total home runs (seventh in MLB action).

Red Sox Batting Stats

The Red Sox average 1.3 home runs per game to rank seventh in MLB action with 17 total home runs .
This season, Boston ranks 12th in the majors, slugging .417.
The Red Sox rank 22nd in the majors with a .236 batting average.
Boston scores the fourth-most runs in baseball (71 total, 5.5 per game).
The Red Sox rank 18th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .315.

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