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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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The Oakland Athletics (58-46) and Los Angeles Angels (51-51) continue their four-game series Friday at Angel Stadium with a 9:38 p.m. ET first pitch. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Athletics vs. Angels odds with MLB picks and predictions.

Oakland won the series opener 4-0 as starting RHP Frankie Montas pitched 7 scoreless innings, surrendering just 3 hits, walking 3 batters and striking out 10.

Season series: Athletics lead 10-3.

RHP Chris Bassitt is on the hill for the A’s. Bassitt is 10-3 with a 3.46 ERA (130 IP, 50 ER), 1.06 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 9.1 K/9 in 21 starts.

• Last outing: No-decision with 5 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 3 BB and 6 K in Oakland’s 5-4 loss at the Seattle Mariners Saturday.
• Bassitt is 2-0 this season against L.A. with a 1.08 ERA (16 2/3 IP, 2 ER), 7 H, 2 BB and 17 K in two starts.
  • vs. Angels on the current roster: 3.00 FIP with a .262 batting average (BA), .305 expected wOBA, .325 expected slugging percentage (xSLG), 20.7 K% and 84.7 mph exit velocity (EV) in 92 plate appearances (PA).
• 2021 road splits: 6-0 with a 4.11 ERA (70 IP, 32 ER), 1.19 WHIP and 3.6 K/BB rate in 12 starts.

LHP Patrick Sandoval is L.A.’s projected starter. Sandoval is 3-4 with a 3.52 ERA (71 2/3 IP, 28 ER), 1.10 WHIP, 3.3 BB/9 and 10.2 K/9 over 11 starts and three relief appearances.

• Last outing: Win, 2-1, with 8 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 BB and 13 K at the Minnesota Twins Saturday.
• Sandoval is 0-1 this season against Oakland with a 1.80 ERA (10 IP, 2 ER), 9 H, 4 BB and 7 K in two starts.
  • vs. A’s on the current roster: 2.84 FIP with a .233 BA, .280 expected wOBA, .326 xSLG, 20.7 K% and 84.7 mph EV in 92 PA.
• 2021 home splits: 1-3 with a 3.79 ERA (38 IP, 16 ER), 1.21 WHIP and 2.9 K/BB rate in six starts and two relief appearances.

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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 5:18 a.m. ET.

• Money line: Athletics -125 (bet $125 to win $100) | Angels +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
• Against the spread/ATS: Athletics -1.5 (+125) | Angels +1.5 (-155)
• Over/Under: 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

Prediction

Athletics 6, Angels 1

Money line (ML)

Sandoval’s previous outing against the Twins was one of the best starts of any MLB pitcher this season as his game score was a 90 (according to Baseball-Reference). He carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning and Sandoval’s 90 game score was the first non-complete-game shutout on the list (ranked 12th in 2021).

It is the only outing with a run allowed in the top-27 starts across the entire league.

Bassitt had a complete-game shutout vs. the Angels May 27. It was scored a 91.

Generally, starters regress the next time out when they have an outing similar to the Sandoval’s recent complete game. In fact, of the 11 starts that have been graded higher than Sandoval’s last outing, those teams are only 5-6 in the following games.

Sandoval had 108 pitches in his last start and is making this start on just four days of rest. Sandoval is 0-5 in his young career in starts on four days’ rest with a 6.82 ERA (31 2/3 IP, 24 ER), 1.83 WHIP and 1.8 K/BB rate over eight starts.

Finally, the A’s are 25-15 this season vs. lefty starters and are ranked 11th in wRC+ and fourth in home runs against left-handed pitching.

GIMME the ATHLETICS (-125) for 1 unit.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

Bassitt is a fringe Cy Young contender. Sandoval wasn’t even in L.A.’s starting rotation Opening Day. In addition, Oakland has the second-best cover rate in the MLB as a road favorite this season (16-11 ATS).

The A’s are 24-22 ATS against divisional foes this year whereas the Angels have the worst cover rate in the majors vs. division rivals (13-30 ATS).

SPRINKLE a half unit on ATHLETICS -1.5 (+125).

Over/Under (O/U)

PASS even though Los Angeles is 23-20 O/U in division games and Oakland is 23-23 O/U in division games.

There are several Over-friendly trends in Athletics-Angels, so that’s the direction I “lean” toward. I just don’t like the total enough to wager on it.

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The Oakland Athletics (57-46) and Los Angeles Angels (51-50) open a four-game AL West set Thursday at 9:38 p.m. ET at Angel Stadium. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Athletics vs. Angels odds with MLB picks and predictions.

RHP Frankie Montas is the projected starting pitcher for the Athletics. He is 8-8 with a 4.34 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 9.8 K/9 and 2.4 BB/9 through 112 IP spanning 20 starts.

The 28-year-old right-hander registered 10 K in two of his last three starts and owns a 2.89 ERA over that stretch. Albeit in limited doses, he has held current Angels batters to an aggregate .431 OPS.

RHP Dylan Bundy is the projected starting pitcher for the Angels. In 18 games (14 starts), he is 1-7 with a 6.69 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 8.7 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 across 70 IP.

Bundy has been in the bullpen of late and is making his first start since June 28. For the season, the veteran righty has been undone by the home-run ball. His 2.2 HR/9 figure would be a career-worst rate.

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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 4:10 p.m. ET.

• Money line: Athletics -140 (bet $140 to win $100) |  Angels +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
• Against the spread/ATS: Off the board (OTB)
• Over/Under: 9 (O: -115 | U: -105)

Prediction

Athletics 4, Angels 3

Money line (ML)

Oakland has struggled of late after a solid first three months to the season. The A’s are 9-12 this month, but they are still 9-3 against the Angels for the season.

The Halos are coming off back-to-back series wins and are 5-2 over their last seven games.

Statcast quality-of-contact metrics paint a hopeful picture for the Athletics and forecast some regression for the Angels. Montas has had to pitch around a .314 batting average on balls in play and is deserving of a better fate than his 4.34 ERA. He and the ATHLETICS are worth a look at -135 or better.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

There was no run line available at the time of publishing.

Over/Under (O/U)

Montas is enough of a play and the Los Angeles bullpen has been improved of late.

Back the UNDER 9 (-105).

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