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The San Diego Padres (32-30) and Los Angeles Angels (21-38) open a 3-game set Monday. First pitch from Angel Stadium is at 9:38 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Padres vs. Angels odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; Padres won 3-0 in 2023
The Padres enter the series having won 5 of their last 7 games, as well as the 1st series of their current 6-game road trip, taking 2 of 3 from the Kansas City Royals. They did lose the finale 4-3 Sunday.
The Angels return home after being swept in their 3-game series at the Seattle Mariners, losing the finale 5-1 Sunday. They have lost 5 straight games and 8 of their last 9.
Padres at Angels projected starters
RHP Matt Waldron vs. LHP Tyler Anderson
Waldron (3-5, 4.26 ERA) makes his 12th start. He has a 1.37 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9 and 9.5 K/9 in 57 IP.
- Last start: Win, 7 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 8 K in 4-0 home win over Miami Marlins Tuesday
- Has a 1.96 ERA over last 4 starts (23 IP)
Anderson (5-5, 2.47 ERA) makes his 12th start. He has a 1.13 WHIP, 3.8 BB/9 and 6.2 K/9 in 69 1/3 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 2-1 home loss to New York Mets Wednesday
- Allowed only 1 run in each of last 3 outings
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Padres 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 11:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Padres -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Angels +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Padres -1.5 (+125) | Angels +1.5 (-150)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Padres at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Padres 5, Angels 3
Moneyline
The Padres (-140) are 19-11 on the road this season and have won 7 of their last 10 away from home.
The Angels have the worst home record in baseball at 7-21.
Both pitchers have been dealing as of late, but the Angels have gone 10 straight games without scoring more than 4 runs.
The Padres have held opponents to 4 or fewer runs in 8 of their last 11 games.
Expect the Padres to win the opener, but with nice plus odds on the run line, that is the better bet for this game.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
Nine of the Padres’ last 11 wins have been by 2 or more runs.
In the Angels’ last 10 losses, 6 have been by only 1 run, but they have scored 3 or fewer runs in 4 of their last 5 games, while the Padres scored 21 runs in their 3-game series in Kansas City.
BET PADRES -1.5 (+125).
Over/Under
Anderson has allowed 3 total runs in his last 3 starts. Waldron has allowed 5 over his last 4.
BET UNDER 8.5 (-115).
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