The Los Angeles Angels (1-1) and Oakland Athletics (1-1) play a rubber match on Sunday at 4:07 PM ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1.
The Angels are the road favorite (-151) versus the Athletics (+129). The contest has an over/under of 7.5.
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Angels vs Athletics Betting Lines
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels | -151 | +129 | 7.5 |
Angels Betting Insights
- Last season, the Angels were favored 88 times and won 51, or 58%, of those games.
- Los Angeles had a record of 20-19, a 51.3% win rate, when it was favored by -151 or more by sportsbooks last season.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 60.2% chance to win.
- Games involving Los Angeles went over the total set by bookmakers in 71 of 162 chances 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 underdogs in 144 games last season and came away with the win 54 times (37.5%) in those contests.
- Last year, Oakland won 39 of 105 games when listed as at least +129 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 43.7% 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 – Tyler Anderson
- Anderson and his team were 19-10-0 ATS in games he pitched last year.
- The 33-year-old southpaw hasn’t pitched since last season. He last appeared on Sunday, Oct. 16 against the San Diego Padres, when he pitched five scoreless innings as the starter.
- Anderson and his team won 74.1% of the games he started as the moneyline favorite last season, with a record of 20-7.
- His team finished with a record of 20-9 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 – Ken Waldichuk
- Waldichuk gets the call to start for the Athletics, his first this season.
- The 25-year-old left-hander started and threw seven scoreless innings when he last appeared Wednesday, Oct. 5 against the Los Angeles Angels.
- Waldichuk and his team went 2-5 in games he pitched when they were moneyline underdogs a season ago.
- He helped his team to a win in 2 of the seven games he pitched in last season.
- In seven opportunities with a run total set by oddsmakers last season, the games he appeared in hit the over five times.
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 hit two or more homers in 51 games last season, and finished 32-19 in those outings.
- Los Angeles went 16-7 in the 23 games when it put up five or more extra-base hits.
- The team collected at least eight hits in 80 games last season, and finished 49-31 in those contests.
- Los Angeles went 40-13 in games last season that it put up five or more runs.
- The Angels went 19-11 over the 30 games last season when they drew at least five walks.
Athletics Hitting Trends
- They won 23 of the 34 games last season in which they hit two or more home runs.
- Oakland won 17 of its 21 games with five or more extra-base hits last season.
- They had a record of 40-29 last season when collecting eight or more base hits in a game.
- Oakland had a 34-15 record last season when scoring five or more runs in a game.
- They had a 14-6 record last season when drawing five or more walks in a game.
Angels vs. Athletics Prediction
Moneyline Pick: Angels (-151)
Over/Under Pick: Over (7.5)
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.
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