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The New York Yankees (37-19) and Los Angeles Angels (21-33) clash in the middle contest of a 3-game set Wednesday. First pitch from Angel Stadium is slated for 9:38 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Yankees vs. Angels odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Angels lead 1-0
New York was limited to 2 extra-base hits in Tuesday’s opener, which the Halos won 4-3. That’s news for an offense that has cranked out 61 such hits while going 11-4 over its last 15 games.
Los Angeles snapped a 3-game skid with Tuesday’s triumph. The Angels have played in 3 straight 1-run games. They have played 6 such games since May 18.
Yankees at Angels projected starters
RHP Luis Gil vs. LHP Tyler Anderson
Gil (6-1, 2.11 ERA) is making his 11th start. He has a 1.01 WHIP, 4.7 BB/9 and 11.4 K/9 in 55 1/3 IP.
- Last outing: Win, 6 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 8 K in 5-0 home victory vs. Seattle Mariners Thursday
- Has never faced Angels before
- Has given Yanks at least 6 innings in each of his last 5 starts and owns a tidy 0.59 ERA over that stretch
Anderson (5-4, 2.52 ERA) is lined up for his 11th start. He has a 1.06 WHIP, 3.2 BB/9 and 6.2 K/9 in 64 1/3 IP.
- Last outing: Win, 8 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K in 2-1 win at Houston Astros Wednesday
- Career vs. Yankees: 0-0, 3.60 ERA (5 IP, 2 ER), 5 H, 2 BB, 4 K in 1 start, a 5-3 road loss with Mariners Aug. 5, 2021
- Has benefited from a .209 batting average on balls in play
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Yankees at Angels odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:40 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Yankees -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Angels +165 (bet $100 to win $165)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Yankees -1.5 (-120) | Angels +1.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Yankees at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Angels 5, Yankees 4
Moneyline
Dating back to 2022, the Yankees have lost 5 in a row at Angel Stadium.
New York’s offense has been much more dangerous against right-handers (.693 OPS vs. lefties, .794 OPS vs. righties), and lately the Yankee road offense has been solid (.726 road OPS since April 29) but not a pale approximation of what the club has done in its Yankee Stadium environs.
Figure an undervalued Los Angeles club as being the best value here. FanDuel Sportsbook offers the ANGELS (+172).
Run line/Against the spread
Better leverage can be found with the return on a play on L.A. to win outright. AVOID.
Over/Under
Games at Angel Stadium have seen the Over go 16-9-1.
Both starters have generous rates around the margins and have surface ERAs tamped down artificially low. The same can be said for a New York bullpen that has yielded a fortunate .254 batting average on balls in play.
On a night with the forecast calling for an outward blowing breeze — and with both starters being fly-ball types — the OVER 8 (-120) is the value play.
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