Angels vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 25, 2024

The Oakland Athletics (41-63) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-109) in Thursday’s contest versus the Los Angeles Angels (45-57). Game time is set for 9:38 PM ET on NBCS-CA. The Athletics are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +148 odds. Los Angeles’ Kenny Rosenberg gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Ross Stripling.

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

Angels vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Angels (-110)
• Underdog: Athletics (-109)
• Over/under: 9

Angels vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Angels have won in five, or 38.5%, of the 13 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Los Angeles has come away with a win five times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -110 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 52.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Athletics have won 31 of the 91 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (34.1%).
• Oakland has a 30-60 record (winning just 33.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -109 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Athletics a 52.2% chance to win.

Angels vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Zachary Neto is batting .257 with 13 home runs and 45 RBI for Los Angeles this season.
• Neto is 71st in homers and 75th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Taylor Ward has 83 hits and an OBP of .313 to go with a slugging percentage of .394 this season.
• Brent Rooker leads the Athletics with 23 home runs and 69 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .290.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Rooker is eighth in homers and 10th in RBI.
• JJ Bleday is batting .236 with 30 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 42 walks.

Angels vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Angels strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• The Angels have pitched to a 4.63 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
• Angels pitchers have a 1.323 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
• The Athletics pitching staff is 28th in MLB with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland has a 4.40 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in MLB (1.360).