The Los Angeles Angels (34-46) roll into Friday’s matchup with the Detroit Tigers (37-44) looking to extend a four-game winning streak. The contest starts at 9:38 PM ET on BSDET with the Tigers listed as -116 favorites on the moneyline to stop the Angels’ streak. Kenta Maeda will get the ball for Detroit while Los Angeles will counter with Zach Plesac.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.24
Tigers to win vs Angels -116
Tigers vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Tigers (-116)
- Underdog: Angels (-103)
- Over/under: 9
Tigers vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Tigers have been chosen as favorites in 39 games this year and have walked away with the win 20 times (51.3%) in those games.
- This season Detroit has come away with a win 17 times in 32 chances when named as a favorite of at least -116 on the moneyline.
- The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 53.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Angels are 29-40 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 42% of those games).
- Los Angeles has a 26-36 record (winning 41.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -103 or longer.
- The Angels have a 50.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Tigers vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Riley Greene leads Detroit in home runs with 15, runs batted in with 41 and his batting average of .263 is also best on his team.
- Greene ranks 21st in home runs and 41st in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Matthew Vierling has 66 hits and an OBP of .287 to go with a slugging percentage of .446 this season.
- Taylor Ward has a team-high 14 home runs and 41 runs batted in.
- Ward’s home run total ranks 25th in MLB, and he is 41st in RBI.
- Luis Rengifo’s .312 batting average paces his team.
Tigers vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Tigers have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.87 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Tigers have a combined WHIP of just 1.209 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
- The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Angels pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
- Los Angeles’ 4.63 team ERA ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Angels have the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.343).