Angels vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 28, 2024

Brent Rooker leads the Oakland Athletics (43-63) into Sunday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Angels (45-59) on a two-game homer streak. His Athletics are underdogs for the contest, however, with sportsbooks naming the Angels as -128 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 4:07 PM ET from Angel Stadium of Anaheim, live on NBCS-CA. Los Angeles’ Jose Soriano and Oakland’s Osvaldo Bido have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Angels vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Angels (-128)
• Underdog: Athletics (+109)
• Over/under: 8.5

Angels vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Angels have been chosen as favorites in 15 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (33.3%) in those games.
• Los Angeles has played as a favorite of -128 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Angels have a 56.1% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Athletics have been the moneyline underdog 93 total times this season. They’ve gone 33-60 in those games.
• Oakland has a 25-57 record (winning only 30.5% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +109 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Athletics a 47.8% chance to win.

Angels vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Zachary Neto has been key for Los Angeles with 88 hits, an OBP of .307 plus a slugging percentage of .434.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Neto’s home run total places him 78th and his RBI tally places him 74th.
• Taylor Ward is batting .226 this season with a team-high 15 home runs and 47 RBI.
• Rooker has a team-high batting average of .288, while leading the Athletics in home runs (25) and runs batted in (72).
• Rooker ranks seventh in homers and sixth in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• JJ Bleday is hitting .233 with 30 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 43 walks.

Angels vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Angels strike out just 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• The Angels have the 28th-ranked ERA (4.64) in the majors this season.
• The Angels have a combined WHIP of 1.322 as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• The 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
• Oakland has the 24th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.41).
• Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in MLB (1.355).