The Los Angeles Angels (14-12) begin a 3-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers (16-9) on Friday at American Family Field. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Angels vs. Brewers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting of 2023. This will be the first meeting between these teams since the 2019 season when the Angels swept a 3-game set.
The Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-7 Thursday to increase their win streak to 3 games. RHP Shohei Ohtani was an HR away from becoming the 1st player in baseball history to hit for the cycle in a game in which they were the starting pitcher.
The Brewers snapped a 3-game losing skid when they beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 Wednesday. Milwaukee has won 6 of its last 10 games despite its recent struggles.
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Angels at Brewers projected starters
LHP Tyler Anderson vs. LHP Wade Miley
Anderson (1-0, 7.20 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 1.70 WHIP, 3.6 BB/9 and 5.0 K/9 through 20 IP.
- Allowed 0 ER on 4 H with 2 BB with 4 K over 6 IP in his 1st start of the season vs. the Athletics on Apr. 2
- Has given up at least 5 ER and 7 hits in each of his last 3 starts
Miley (3-1, 1.96 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 0.96 WHIP, 1.6 BB/9 and 6.7 K/9 through 23 IP.
- Has allowed 4 hits or more in each of his first 4 starts
- Owns a 5-1 record with a 3.30 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 4.5 K/9 in 8 career starts against the Angels
Angels at Brewers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:57 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Angels +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Brewers -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Angels +1.5 (-165) | Brewers -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Angels at Brewers picks and predictions
Prediction
Brewers 5, Angels 3
Moneyline
While the Angels have performed well against LHP this season, I’ll take the BREWERS (-140) at home. Miley has pitched well to begin his 2nd stint with Milwaukee and Anderson is struggling for Los Angeles.
Run line/Against the spread
BREWERS -1.5 (+140) has solid value despite Milwaukee being below average against southpaws this season. Anderson is currently allowing a .423 wOBA and a 36.6% hard-hit percentage while posting a career-worst 12% strikeout percentage.
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Over/Under
UNDER 9 (-105) is the pick in this game with how Miley has excelled to begin the season. The Brewers should score a decent number of runs on Anderson in this matchup, but there have been 9 or fewer runs scored in each of Miley’s starts thus far.
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