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The Oakland Athletics (29-51) enter Monday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Angels (30-46) following their 1-2 series defeat to the Twins. The Angels, coming off of a series split against the Dodgers, are listed as -122 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, starting at 9:38 PM ET on NBCS-CA. Griffin Canning will get the ball for Los Angeles while Oakland will counter with Luis Medina.
Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $36.39
Angels to win vs Athletics -122
Angels vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Angels (-122)
- Underdog: Athletics (+104)
- Over/under: 8.5
Angels vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Angels have been favorites in seven games this season and have come away with the win two times (28.6%) in those contests.
- Los Angeles has not played a game this season with better moneyline odds than -122.
- The Angels have an implied victory probability of 55% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Athletics have gone 22-49 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 31% of those games).
- Oakland has gone 20-48 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +104 or longer (29.4%).
- The Athletics have a 49% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Angels vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Taylor Ward is batting .240 this season with a team-high 12 home runs and 38 RBI.
- Among all MLB hitters, Ward ranks 99th in batting average, 71st in on-base percentage, and 70th in slugging.
- Luis Rengifo has collected 66 hits this season and has an OBP of .353. He’s slugging .417 on the year.
- JJ Bleday is batting .253 with 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 35 walks.
- In all of MLB, Bleday ranks 50th in home runs and 127th in RBI.
- Brent Rooker has racked up 44 runs batted in to lead his team.
Angels vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Angels average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (eight) in the league this season.
- Angels pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.78 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- Angels pitchers have a 1.356 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.5 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
- Oakland has a 4.35 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.346).