Athletics vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 26, 2024

The Los Angeles Angels (45-57) will vie for their fifth straight victory when they host the Oakland Athletics (41-63) on Friday at 9:38 PM ET on NBCS-CA. The Athletics are listed as -134 favorites to stop the streak, while the Angels are +114 underdogs to keep their momentum. Joey Estes starts for Oakland while Carson Fulmer is Los Angeles’ starter for the contest.

Be sure to check out our preview for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Athletics vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Athletics (-134)
• Underdog: Angels (+114)
• Over/under: 9

Athletics vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Athletics have been victorious in nine, or 75%, of the 12 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Oakland has been victorious five times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -134 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 57.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Angels have won 40 of the 88 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (45.5%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +114 or longer, Los Angeles has a 29-31 record (winning 48.3% of its games).
• The Angels have a 46.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Athletics vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Brent Rooker leads Oakland in batting average (.290), home runs (23) and runs batted in (69) this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Rooker ranks 20th in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging.
• JJ Bleday has 88 hits and an OBP of .315 to go with a slugging percentage of .434 this season.
• Zachary Neto has 23 doubles, 13 home runs and 19 walks while batting .257.
• In all of the majors, Neto ranks 73rd in homers and 75th in RBI.
• Taylor Ward is hitting .229 with 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 44 walks.

Athletics vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

• The Athletics strike out just 7.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• The Athletics have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.40) in the majors this season.
• The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.360 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.
• The Angels pitching staff is 27th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles has the 29th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.63).
• Pitchers for the Angels combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.323).