The Oakland Athletics (5-20) wrap up a 4-game series against the Los Angeles Angels (13-12) Thursday. First pitch at Angel Stadium is scheduled for 4:07 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the White Sox vs. Blue Jays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Angels lead 4-2
The Athletics won a wild series opener 11-10 on Monday. However, Oakland has dropped the past 2 games by a combined 16-6, including an 11-3 defeat on Wednesday with just 6 hits while committing 3 errors.
The Angels piled up 12 hits on Wednesday, with 5 different players picking up at least 2 hits. Los Angeles also had 7 extra-base hits, including home runs by 2B Brandon Drury, DH Shohei Ohtani and OF Hunter Renfroe.
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Athletics at Angels projected starters
LHP JP Sears vs. RHP Shohei Ohtani
Sears (0-1, 4.98 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 1.11 WHIP, 1.7 BB/9 and 9.6 K/9 in 21 2/3 IP.
- Is 0-1 with a 5.73 ERA and .205 opponent batting average (OBA) with 3 HR allowed across 11 IP in 2 road starts this season
- Allowed 2 ER on 3 H and 0 BB with 3 K across 5 1/3 IP in his only previous career start against the Angels on Aug. 10, 2022
Ohtani (3-0, 0.64 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 0.82 WHIP, 4.8 BB/9 and 12.2 K/9 in 28 IP.
- Is 2-0 with 14 scoreless IP, 3 H, 7 BB and 17 K with a .071 OBA in 14 IP in 2 home starts
- Worked 6 scoreless IP with 2 H, 3 BB and 10 K in a 93-pitch no-decision in his 1st start of the season in Oakland back on March 30
Athletics 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 7:23 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Athletics +240 (bet $100 to win $240) | Angels -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Athletics +2.5 (-125) | Angels -2.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Athletics at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Angels 6, Athletics 1
Moneyline
The Angels (-300) will cost you 3 times your potential return, and that’s quite risky.
While the Angels have won 4 of the 6 meetings this season, Los Angeles has a pair of losses against Oakland as a favorite of -200 or higher.
The Halos have won 3 games in a row just once this season, back on April 1-3, with 2 of the wins in the streak in Oakland.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
The ANGELS -2.5 (+100) are worth a roll of the dice on the run line laying the runs.
The Angels won Wednesday’s game by an 11-3 score, and it has covered the run line in 4 of the 6 meetings with the Athletics this season.
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Over/Under
UNDER 8 (-105) is the lean, as the A’s aren’t likely to do much against Ohtani.
The Under is 5-2 in the past 7 games for Oakland against a right-handed starter, too. The Under is 23-9-2 in the past 34 meetings in this series, and 13-5-1 in the past 19 meetings in Anaheim.
The Under is 5-2-1 in the past 8 home games for the Angels, too.
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