Athletics vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 20, 2024

The Oakland Athletics (37-61) and Los Angeles Angels (41-55) meet Saturday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, starting at 4:07 PM ET on NBCS-CA. The Athletics are -119 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Angels are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +162 odds. Oakland’s Mitch Spence gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Jack Kochanowicz.

Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Athletics vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Athletics (-119)
• Underdog: Angels (+100)
• Over/under: 8.5

Athletics vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Athletics have been favorites in nine games this season and have come away with the win seven times (77.8%) in those contests.
• Oakland has a record of 5-2 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -119 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 54.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Angels have been the underdog on the moneyline 82 total times this season. They’ve gone 36-46 in those games.
• Los Angeles has a record of 31-38 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer (44.9%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Angels a 50% chance to win.

Athletics vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Brent Rooker leads Oakland in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 62 and his batting average of .291 is also best on his team.
• Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Rooker’s home run total ranks him 11th and his RBI tally places him 15th.
• JJ Bleday has collected 80 hits this season and has an OBP of .313. He’s slugging .420 on the year.
• Taylor Ward has driven in a team-best 44 runs batted in.
• Ward’s home run total ranks 50th in the majors, and he is 69th in RBI.
• Zachary Neto is hitting .251 with 22 doubles, 12 home runs and 17 walks.

Athletics vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

• The Athletics strike out just 7.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• The Athletics have pitched to a 4.46 ERA this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
• Athletics pitchers have a 1.363 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
• The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Angels pitching staff ranks 27th in MLB.
• Los Angeles has the 27th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.60).
• The Angels have the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.321).