The Los Angeles Angels (47-60) hope to complete a two-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies (38-70) when the teams meet at 9:38 PM ET Thursday. The Angels are -130 favorites to keep the Rockies out of the win column in the series. Los Angeles’ Carson Fulmer and Colorado’s Ryan Feltner have been named the starters for this contest.
Here is our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $35.38
Angels to win vs Rockies -130
Angels vs. Rockies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Angels (-130)
- Underdog: Rockies (+109)
- Over/under: 9
Angels vs. Rockies Betting Insights
- The Angels have been victorious in seven, or 38.9%, of the 18 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Los Angeles has been a -130 moneyline favorite on three occasions this season and won every time.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 56.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Rockies have a 38-70 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 35.2% of those games).
- Colorado has gone 37-61 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +109 or longer (37.8%).
- The Rockies have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.8% in this matchup.
Angels vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders
- Zachary Neto is batting .255 with 13 home runs and 47 RBI for Los Angeles this season.
- Neto ranks 82nd in baseball in home runs, and 78th in RBI.
- Nolan Schanuel has 88 hits and an OBP of .347 to go with a slugging percentage of .383 this season.
- Brenton Doyle has a team-high 53 runs batted in.
- Doyle’s home run total ranks 41st in MLB, and he is 54th in RBI.
- Ezequiel Tovar’s 18 home runs and .290 batting average both lead his team.
Angels vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings
- The Angels average just 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the league.
- The Angels have the 27th-ranked ERA (4.64) in the majors this season.
- Angels pitchers have a 1.315 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
- The Rockies pitching staff is last in MLB with a collective seven strikeouts per nine innings.
- Colorado has a 5.58 team ERA that ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rockies average MLB’s highest WHIP (1.541).