The San Diego Padres (22-15) head up the freeway for the first game of a two-game series against the Los Angeles Angels (12-24) Wednesday. The first pitch is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET at Angel Stadium. Below, we analyze the Padres-Angels MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Padres at Angels: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Dinelson Lamet vs. RHP Julio Tehran
Lamet: 2-1 with a 2.35 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 12 K/9 and 3.3 BB/9 in 38 1/3 IP over 7 starts.
- Last start: No-decision with 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 6 K and 3 BB in a 10-7 Padres win against the Seattle Mariners.
Tehran: 0-2 with a 9.17 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 5.6 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 in 17 2/3 IP over 5 G (4 starts).
- Last start: No-decision with 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 K and 0 BB in a 12-5 win at the Houston Astros.
- Career vs. Padres: 5-4 with a 3.81 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 76 K and 17 BB in 75 2/3 IP over 12 starts.
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Padres at Angels: Key injuries
(Get the latest injury news here.)
Padres
- OF Tommy Pham (hand) out
- RP Kirby Yates (elbow) out
- C Francisco Mejia (thumb) out
Angels
- C Max Stassi (quadriceps) out
- SS Franklin Barreto (COVID-19) out
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Padres at Angels: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Padres 12, Angels 6
Moneyline (ML)
The Padres (-200) are one of the hottest teams in baseball, going 7-3 over their past 10 games. San Diego won consecutive games against the Colorado Rockies heading into this series.
The Angels (+180) dropped their last two games against the Seattle Mariners after winning three straight. Los Angeles is on track for another disappointing season with a bunch of talent but no team success to show for it.
San Diego has all the momentum and its top-notch lineup should rake against a lowly Los Angeles pitching staff over the next two games. I am PASSING ON THE MONEYLINE though because of a personal rule to not play -150 or greater favorites in the regular season.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Take a good, hard look at the alternate run line but there is still enough value in BETTING PADRES -1.5 (-134). San Diego has a 22-15 RL record and Los Angeles has the 3rd-worst RL winning percentage in the majors (13-23 RL record).
The Padres are a top-5 lineup in most categories and the Angels have a below-average pitching staff. San Diego tees off on Los Angeles 70% of the time in this spot.
New to sports betting? A $134 bet on the Padres -1.5 (-134) returns a $100 profit if San Diego beats Los Angeles by 2 or more runs.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 9.5 (-110) is a reachable number. Teheran has been bad this year and both lineups score more runs against righties. Also, the Angels have the highest Over percentage in home games (13-5 Over/Under record).
There has been hype about San Diego’s lineup for a while now and the Padres are still 20-17 O/U. The Padres are still going Over totals despite the market adjusting.
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