The Oakland Athletics visit the Los Angeles Angels Friday at Ring Central Coliseum for a 10:10 p.m. ET first pitch. We analyze the Angels-Athletics MLB betting odds and picks, with betting advice and tips around the matchup.
Angels at Athletics: Projected starting pitchers
LHP Andrew Heaney vs. RHP Frankie Montas
Heaney in 2019: 4-6, 4.91 ERA in 18 starts.
- 2019 vs. Athletics: 0-1, 4.76 ERA (6 ER, 11 1/3 IP) in two starts.
- Career vs. Athletics: 2-2, 3.99 ERA (17 ER, 38 1/3 IP) in six starts.
Montas in 2019: 9-2 with a 2.63 ERA over 16 starts.
- 2019 vs. Angels: 2-0, 3.27 ERA (8 ER, 22 IP) in four starts.
- Career vs. Angels: 2-0, 2.96 ERA (9 ER, 27 1/3 IP) in four starts and seven appearances.
Baseball season is finally here! Get some action on the 2020 season with an MLB bet at BetMGM in NJ, IN, CO and WV. Bet now!
Angels at Athletics: Key injuries
Visit sportsdata.usatoday.com to track all MLB injuries leading up to game time.
Angels
- SP Julio Tehran (waiting for COVID-19 test results) out
- 3B Anthony Rendon (oblique) out
- RP Justin Anderson (elbow) out
Athletics
- SP Jesus Luzardo (tested positive for COVID-19) out
- SP A.J. Puk (shoulder) out
Angels at Athletics: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 3 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Athletics 7, Angels 3
Moneyline (ML)
These two pitchers met in the final regular-season game of 2019 and it was a pitchers’ duel of sorts.
Heany went for 5 1/3 innings with one earned run and Montas threw six innings with one earned run in a 3-2 Angels’ victory; however, Heaney is 2-3 with a 5.12 ERA in his last seven starts versus the Athletics while Montas is 4-0 with a 2.57 ERA in his last seven against the Angels.
Oakland owned Los Angeles last season (13-6) and the A’s are 7-1 in the last eight meetings between the two. The vig on the favorite (-152) is a fair price and I don’t see why the Athletics cannot continue their dominance of the Angels. Oakland is a sharp sleeper pick to go deep in the playoffs.
TAKE the ATHLETICS (-152) to beat the Angels. New to sports betting? A $152 bet on the Athletics earns a profit of $100 if Oakland wins.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
It seems like every other year the Athletics are one of the surprise teams in MLB. Sports betting markets didn’t take the Athletics as seriously as they should have, hence Oakland’s third-best run line record in the majors (91-72).
As you read above, Montas has had bankable success against the Angels and when you mix in the Athletics’ above-average bullpen—seventh in ERA, fifth in batting average and fifth in WHIP—we LIKE the ATHLETICS -1.5 (+125) on the run line.
New to sports betting? A $50 bet on the Athletics earns a profit of $62.50 if Oakland wins by two or more runs.
Over/Under (O/U)
Oakland and Los Angeles were ranked similarly in every major hitting category last season. And though there are a lot of big names in both lineups, the Athletics played to the third-most Unders in the majors and the Angels had a 79-76-7 Over/Under record in 2019.
Of course, CF Mike Trout could do damage but the absence of expensive free-agent signee Rendon makes the Angels’ lineup a little easier to handle.
All that being said, the lineups’ firepower in this matchup compels me to AVOID betting the projected total of 8.5.
Want some action on this game? Place a bet at BetMGM now. For more sports betting tips and advice, visit SportsbookWire.com.
Follow @Geoffery_Clark on Twitter, and follow @SportsbookWire on Twitter and Facebook.
Gannett may earn revenue from audience referrals to betting services. Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage.
[lawrence-newsletter]
[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=1372]
