The Los Angeles Angels (0-1) play the Oakland Athletics (1-0) on Saturday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, at 4:07 PM ET.
The Angels are the road favorite (-173) versus the Athletics (+146). The total for this game is 7.5.
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Angels vs Athletics Betting Lines
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels | -173 | +146 | 7.5 |
Angels Betting Insights
- The Angels entered a game as favorites 88 times last season and won 51, or 58%, of those games.
- Last season Los Angeles won 14 of its 27 games, or 51.9%, when favored by at least -173 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 63.4% chance of a victory for the Angels.
- Los Angeles and its opponents hit the over in 71 of 162 games with a total last season.
- The Angels had an ATS record of 75-87-0 in 162 games with a spread last season.
Athletics Betting Insights
- The Athletics were chosen as underdogs in 144 games last year and walked away with the win 54 times (37.5%) in those games.
- Last year, Oakland won 34 of 90 games when listed as at least +146 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 40.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- Oakland and its opponents hit the over in 74 of its 162 games with a total last season.
- The Athletics went 79-83-0 against the spread in their 162 games that had a posted line last season.
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Angels Probable Pitcher – Patrick Sandoval
- In games Sandoval pitched with a spread last season, his team was 8-19-0 ATS.
- The last time the 26-year-old lefty pitched was on Tuesday, Oct. 4, throwing six scoreless innings as the starter against the Oakland Athletics.
- Sandoval and his team won 56.2% of the games he started as the moneyline favorite last season, with a record of 9-7.
- His team finished with a record of 12-15 in games he pitched last season.
Angels Relief Pitchers (2022)
| Name | Relief App. | IP | Ks | ERA | Holds | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Cishek | 69 | 66.1 | 74 | 4.21 | 6 | 1 |
| Aaron Loup | 65 | 58.2 | 52 | 3.84 | 18 | 1 |
| Matt Moore | 63 | 74 | 83 | 1.95 | 14 | 5 |
| Carlos Estévez | 62 | 57 | 54 | 3.47 | 13 | 2 |
| Ryan Tepera | 59 | 57.1 | 47 | 3.61 | 17 | 6 |
Athletics Probable Pitcher – Shintaro Fujinami
- Fujinami will make his first start of the season for the Athletics.
- The right-hander is pitching in his MLB debut. He’s 28 years old.
- Fujinami and his team were underdogs on the moneyline every time he pitched a season ago.
Athletics Relief Pitchers (2022)
| Name | Relief App. | IP | Ks | ERA | Holds | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domingo Acevedo | 70 | 67.2 | 58 | 3.33 | 21 | 4 |
| Sam Moll | 53 | 43.1 | 46 | 2.91 | 16 | 0 |
| Zach Jackson | 53 | 48 | 67 | 3.00 | 27 | 3 |
| Jeurys Familia | 48 | 44.1 | 41 | 6.09 | 7 | 0 |
| Dany Jimenez | 35 | 35.1 | 35 | 3.31 | 4 | 12 |
Angels Hitting Trends
- The Angels went 32-19 last season in games when they hit at least two homers.
- Los Angeles racked up at least five extra-base hits in 23 games last season, and finished 16-7 in those outings.
- The team went 49-31 in the games last season it put up at least eight hits.
- Los Angeles went 40-13 in games last season that it put up five or more runs.
- The Angels drew at least five walks in 30 games last season, and finished 19-11 in those contests.
Athletics Hitting Trends
- They were 23-11 last season when they hit two or more home runs in a game.
- In 21 games with five or more extra-base hits last season, it had a record of 17-4.
- In 69 games last season with eight or more hits, they had a record of 40-29.
- In 49 games last season with five or more runs scored, Oakland posted a record of 34-15.
- They won 14 of their 20 games last season in which they drew more than four free passes.
Angels vs. Athletics Prediction
Moneyline Pick: Athletics (+146)
Over/Under Pick: Under (7.5)
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.
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