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The Los Angeles Angels (0-1) and Baltimore Orioles (1-0) play the 2nd game of a 3-game series Saturday. First pitch from Oriole Park at Camden Yards is slated for 4:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Angels vs. Orioles odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Orioles lead 1-0
The Angels got off to an auspicious start when CF Mike Trout took new Orioles ace RHP Corbin Burnes deep in the top of the 1st inning. It was all downhill from there for Los Angeles, losing 11-3 Thursday in Baltimore. They were held to 2 hits on the afternoon. The Angels are starting their season on a 6-game east coast road trip.
The Orioles won their season opener behind 11 strikeouts from Burnes. Baltimore got at least 1 hit from everyone who registered an at-bat except 3B Ramos Urias. Home runs from RF Anthony Santander and CF Cedric Mullins put the game out of reach for the Angels. The Orioles start the season with a 6-game homestand.
Angels at Orioles projected starters
RHP Griffin Canning vs. RHP Grayson Rodriguez
Canning (7-8, 4.32 ERA in 2023) makes his 1st start. He had a 1.48 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 9.9 K/9 in 127 innings.
- 2023 road stats: 3-3, 4.04 ERA (69 IP, 31 ER) in 12 starts and 1 relief appearance
- Last start vs. Orioles: Loss, 5 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 4 K in 3-1 road loss May 17, 2023
- Career vs. Orioles: 0-3, 11.05 ERA (14.1 IP, 18 ER) in 3 starts and 1 relief appearance
Rodriguez (7-4, 4.35 ERA in 2023) makes his 1st start. He had a 1.34 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9 and 9.5 K/9 in 122 innings.
- 2023 home stats: 4-2, 4.59 ERA (64 2/3 IP, 33 ER) in 12 starts
- Career vs. Angels: 1-1, 9.64 ERA (9 1/3 IP, 10 ER) in 2 starts
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Angels at Orioles odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:10 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Angels +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Orioles -165 (bet $165 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Angels +1.5 (-140) | Orioles -1.5 (+115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Angels at Orioles picks and predictions
Prediction
Orioles 7, Angels 2
Moneyline
PASS.
The Orioles (-165) will win game 2 against the Angels, but I’m not going to put down a little over 1½ units to win 1; it’s just not a smart bet. Save your money for the spread and/or the total.
Run line/Against the spread
BET ORIOLES -1.5 (+115).
I do not see a scenario where the Angels win this game. We saw on full display in Game 1 the stark difference in talent between these teams.
The luxury of having Burnes means that Rodriguez doesn’t have the pressure of carrying the rotation. Rodriguez was coming into his own at the end of the season; he didn’t allow more than 2 earned runs over his final 6 regular-season starts.
Over/Under
BET OVER 8.5 (-110).
The Orioles would’ve gone over this total by themselves in the series opener. Canning has allowed over an earned run per inning against the Orioles in his career. Baltimore as a team hit .253 against right-handed pitching in 2023.
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