San Francisco Giants vs. LA Angels Odds, Picks & Prediction
The San Francisco Giants (62-52) and Los Angeles Angels (57-58) will square off in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday.
Read ahead to get all of the current information on this matchup as you evaluate the Giants vs Angels odds.
Before making your MLB picks, it is important to look at the Giants vs Angels odds.
Moneyline: The Angels come into this one as the favorite playing at home. They are -130 to win, while the Giants’ moneyline sits at +120.
Spread: The spread features San Francisco +1.5 with odds of -180. The Angels are -1.5 on the spread, with odds of +160.
Over/Under: The over/under for total runs is eight. The over has odds of +100, while the under eight runs has odds of -120.
San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Angels
Location of the game: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA.
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 9. 9:38 pm ET.
How to watch: MLB.TV
Looking at the MLB schedule of the Giants, they have gone 6-4 in their last ten games. On the road this season, they are 29-27.
As for Los Angeles, they have struggled as of late, going just 3-7 in their last 10 MLB games. Still, after dropping the opener to this series 8-3 on Monday, they bounced back with a 7-5 win over San Francisco on Tuesday. They are now 30-28 at Angel Stadium.
Analyzing the MLB standings, the Giants sit in second in the NL West, four games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for first. As for the Los Angeles Angels standings, they sit fourth in the AL West, trailing the division-leading Texas Rangers by 11.5 games.
The Giants currently hold the second Wild Card spot in the National League. The Angels are seven games out of a Wild Card spot in the American League.
Offensively, the San Francisco Giants roster ranks 18th out of all MLB teams in scoring, averaging 4.45 runs per game (4.96 on the road). The Angels rank eighth overall, averaging just 4.88 runs per game.
The MLB injury report shows that the Giants are without outfielders Mitch Haniger (forearm) and Mike Yastrzemski (hamstring). The Angels will be without Mike Trout (hand), Anthony Rendon (shin), Gio Urshela (pelvis), Taylor Ward (facial), and Max Stassi (hip).
It is always imperative to take a look at the day’s starters before making your MLB picks.
It appears that the Giants will be having a bullpen day in this one. With that in mind, they will be turning to 27-year-old reliever Ryan Walker to get this game started.
In 28 games, Walker is 4-1 with a 2.52 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and he has 41 strikeouts in 39.1 innings. Ryan Walker has not thrown more than 2.1 innings in any one of them in his last three appearances.
In fact, in his last three outings combined, he has allowed one earned run in 3.1 innings.
The Angels will turn to arguably the best player in the sport today as Shohei Ohtani will take the ball for the finale.
His MLB player stats show that he is 9-5 in 21 games with a 3.32 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and has 160 strikeouts in 124.2 innings this season. In his last two starts, Ohtani has thrown a combined 13 scoreless innings.
- After assessing the Giants vs Angels odds, our pick is to take the Angels to win straight up in this one (-130).
Looking at the trends, the Giants are just 1-9 in their last ten road games and now have to face one of the best pitchers on the planet in Shohei Ohtani.
The Angels have certainly had their troubles as of late as well, but in the last three contests that Ohtani has pitched, they are 2-1.
Also, take the under-eight runs (-120) in this one. With Ohtani on the bump, the Giants’ scoring could be limited, and the Angels have not been consistent enough offensively to make up the difference.
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