The Oakland Athletics (59-46) and Los Angeles Angels (51-52) continue a four-game AL West set Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET at Angel Stadium. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Athletics vs. Angels odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Cole Irvin is the projected starting pitcher for the Athletics. He is 7-9 with a 3.62 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 6.5 K/9 and 1.6 BB/9 through 117 IP over 20 starts.
Irvin’s post-All-Star break work has included one strong start and one shaky one. The clunker came in his last start when he allowed 4 ER over 4 IP at the Seattle Mariners Sunday. He owns a 2.61 ERA over his last 31 IP.
RHP Jaime Barria is the projected starter for the Angels. Through three games (one start), he is 1-0 with 9 ER on 11 H and 7 BB with 5 K across 13 IP.
Barria was effective across 95 pitches against the Minnesota Twins Sunday. Current Oakland batters own a .678 OPS against him. Barria owns a 4.55 career ERA over 257 1/3 IP.
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Athletics at Angels odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 10:10 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Athletics -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Angels +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Against the spread/ATS: Athletics -1.5 (+115) | Angels +1.5 (-140)
- Over/Under: 10 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Prediction
Angels 6, Athletics 5
Money line (ML)
Oakland won the first two games of this series via shutout and has won three in a row overall. That comes on the heels of the Athletics going just 3-6 over their previous nine games.
The Halos came into this series on a 5-2 run, but they’ve been held to just 10 hits while being blanked twice in this set.
Barria has a 3.04 ERA and 0.99 WHIP over 56 1/3 IP at home over the last three years and there is some recent success that figures as unearned for the Oakland bullpen.
Back the ANGELS (+110).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
PASS. And peg this line as being too cumbersome to get past.
Over/Under (O/U)
The top play in this one is the OVER 10 (-110). Irvin is a fly-ball pitcher who has been fortunate to hold home runs on fly balls to a mere 7.0% rate. Barria is also a fly-ball pitcher and this matinee in Anaheim has a forecast of a decent breeze helping fly balls out to right-center field.
L.A.’s recent offensive woes are very much due to iffy performances with runners in scoring position (0-for-10 in the series). Look for some double-digit offense in Saturday’s contest.
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