The Boston Red Sox (28-27) meet the Los Angeles Angels (27-29) Tuesday at Angel Stadium for the 2nd of their 4-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 9:38 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Red Sox vs. Angels odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Boston shut out L.A. 1-0 Monday in the series opener behind a complete-game gem from Red Sox SP Michael Wacha, who only gave up 3 hits and just 1 walk with 6 strikeouts. The Angels lost their 12th consecutive game Monday.
Season series: Tied 2-2 but L.A. has a plus-8 run differential in those meetings.
Red Sox at Angels projected starters
RHP Garrett Whitlock vs. LHP Reid Detmers
Whitlock is 2-1 with a 3.02 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 8.9 K/9 in 44 2/3 IP over 8 starts and 4 relief appearances.
- Last start: Won 7-1 Wednesday at home vs. the Cincinnati Reds with 6 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 5 H, 0 BB and 0 K.
- 2022 vs. the Angels: No-decision in Boston’s 10-5 home win May 4 with 5 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 HR, 0 BB and 9 K.
L.A. hasn’t officially announced its starter but Detmers is projected to get the nod. He’s 2-2 with a 4.20 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 2.8 BB/9 and 6.2 K/9 in 45 IP over 9 starts.
- Last start: No-decision in L.A.’s 2-1 loss Thursday at the New York Yankees with 4 1/3-scoreless IP, 5 H, 3 BB and 4 K.
- 2022 vs. the Red Sox: One start, a no-decision in L.A.’s 10-5 loss at Boston May 4 with 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 BB and 2 K.
Red Sox at Angels odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:18 p.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Red Sox -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Angels +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Sox -1.5 (+115) | Angels +1.5 (-140)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -135 | U: +110)
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Red Sox at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Red Sox 7, Angels 4
Money line
RISK 1 unit on the RED SOX (-135) since this is a pricey ML.
Boston is 7-4 overall vs. lefty starters and hits left-handed pitching much better than L.A. which is just 19-21 vs. righty starters. The Red Sox’s lineup is better against left-handed pitching than the Angels vs. right-handed pitching in wRC+ (118-110) and wOBA (.336-.318), according to FanGraphs.
Also, L.A.’s contact numbers have been terrible lately and Whitlock struck out 9 of the 17 Angels batters he faced May 4 in their 1st meeting. L.A.’s lineup is 26th in both contact rate and swinging-strike rate and 24th in hard-hit rate over the last 2 weeks, per FanGraphs.
If your standard unit is $100 then “FLAT-BET” that on the RED SOX (-135) to earn a tidy profit.
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Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
The Red Sox -1.5 (+115) isn’t a big enough payout even though 6 of their last 7 wins in the last 10 games have been by at least 2 runs and Boston is 19-9 RL on the road. The Angels are 4-1 RL as home underdogs and have played in five 1-run games in their last 10.
PASS.
Over/Under
LEAN OVER 8.5 (-135) only because this is a sharp total, Angel Stadium is more pitcher-friendly and both teams play more to the Under in their respective location-based O/U trends.
But, Monday’s series opener went well Under the total so Tuesday’s Red Sox-Angels figures to ping-pong the other way. Also, neither bullpen is very good and both starters are back-of-the-rotation guys.
LEAN OVER 8.5 (-135).
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