The Los Angeles Angels (60-61) and Detroit Tigers (58-63) play the middle game of a three-game series Wednesday. First pitch is 7:10 p.m. ET at Comerica Park. Let’s analyze the lines around the Angels vs. Tigers odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Shohei Ohtani is the projected starting pitcher for the Angels. Ohtani is 7-1 with a 2.93 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 11.0 K/9, and 3.8 BB/9 in 92 IP across 17 starts.
- Picked up a win against Detroit with 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB and 5K June 17 in Anaheim, Calif.
- Has made just five starts since July but has made the most of those outings going 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA and 0.75 WHIP.
LHP Tarik Skubal is the projected starter for the Tigers. He is 8-10 with a 4.10 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 9.8 K/9, and 3.2 BB/9 in 116 1/3 IP over 21 starts and two relief appearances.
- Has pitched 11 scoreless innings with 10 H, 2 BB and 10 K over his last two starts.
- Owns a 3.48 ERA in 72 1/3 IP in 12 starts and two relief appearances at home this season.
- Posted a 4.3 BB/9 over his first 60 IP this season but owns a fine 1.9 BB/9 in 56 1/3 IP since.
Angels at Tigers odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 3 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Angels -133 (bet $133 to win $100) | Tigers +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Against the spread/ATS: Angels -1.5 (+125) | Tigers +1.5 (-160)
- Over/Under: 8.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Prediction
Angels 6, Tigers 4
Money line (ML)
The Angels won Tuesday’s series opener 8-2, and despite playing a slew of over-.500 teams along the way they’re a respectable 12-10 over their last 22 road games. It has been the pitching staff getting things done for the Halos as they own a 3.83 team ERA since July 3 and the bullpen owns a 3.36 ERA in August.
Detroit has lost three of its last four games and has allowed 30 runs in the process. The Tigers were swinging hot bats for the first couple weeks of the second half, but they’ve managed just a .668 OPS since July 30.
With Ohtani on the bump and a platoon advantage on both sides the Halos are the “lean”. Consider a bit of patience or perhaps a PASS, though. Going past -130 eats up too much value.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Los Angeles took three of four games with an average margin of victory of 5 runs when these two clubs met June 17-20.
Going into this series Detroit owned a .694 OPS against right-handers and Los Angeles had a .746 mark against southpaws. On a humid, breeze-out-to-right evening the ground-balling Ohtani gets a bump in his edge. So do the bettors siding with L.A.
TAKE THE ANGELS -1.5 (+125).
Over/Under (O/U)
Both bullpens have been hot of late but have some expected-ERA baggage that tells a different story. However, some analytics lean the other way when looking at what these two offenses have done – both are a tad inflated in the run-scoring department – and that can net opportunities in shading the Under.
Consider a partial-unit play on the OVER 8.5 (-108).
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