Data Skrive:
The Los Angeles Angels (26-42) enter Saturday’s matchup with the San Francisco Giants (34-35) following their 1-2 series defeat to the Diamondbacks. The Giants, coming off of a series win against the Astros, are listed as -154 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at Oracle Park, starting at 4:05 PM ET on NBCS-BA. San Francisco’s Keaton Winn gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Patrick Sandoval.
Take a look at our betting preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $32.99
Giants to win vs Angels -154
Giants vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Giants (-154)
- Underdog: Angels (+130)
- Over/under: 8
Giants vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Giants have been favorites in 35 games this season and have come away with the win 20 times (57.1%) in those contests.
- San Francisco has a record of 7-2 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -154 or more on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 60.6% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Angels are 24-36 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 40% of those games).
- Los Angeles has a record of 9-16 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +130 or longer (36%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Angels’ implied win probability is 43.5%.
Giants vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Matt Chapman leads San Francisco in batting average (.236) and home runs (eight) this season, while also chipping in with 29 RBI.
- Chapman ranks 74th in the majors in home runs, and 89th in RBI.
- Thairo Estrada leads San Francisco in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (32) this season while batting .235.
- Taylor Ward paces the Angels in home runs (12) and runs batted in (36).
- Among all hitters in the majors, Ward ranks 28th in home runs and 42nd in RBI.
- Luis Rengifo has nine doubles, a triple, four home runs and 12 walks while hitting .319.
Giants vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Giants average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- The Giants have pitched to a 4.34 ERA this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
- The Giants rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.321 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective eight K/9, which ranks 25th in the majors.
- Los Angeles has a 4.75 team ERA that ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Angels average MLB’s fifth-highest WHIP (1.350).