Mariners vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 31, 2024

A pair of division rivals take the field Saturday when the second-place Seattle Mariners (68-66) visit the fifth-place Los Angeles Angels (55-79). Bookmakers favor the Mariners (-168) for the contest, which starts at 9:38 p.m. ET on ROOT Sports NW. Bryan Woo will get the ball for Seattle while Los Angeles will counter with Tyler Anderson.

Here is our betting preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Mariners vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-168)
• Underdog: Angels (+141)
• Over/under: 8

Mariners vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Mariners have been victorious in 51, or 57.3%, of the 89 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Seattle has come away with a win 11 times in 15 chances when named as a favorite of at least -168 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 62.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Angels have won 48 of the 108 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (44.4%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +141 or longer, Los Angeles has gone 12-23 (34.3%).
• The Angels have an implied moneyline win probability of 41.5% in this contest.

Mariners vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Randy Arozarena has been key for Seattle with 98 hits, an OBP of .333 plus a slugging percentage of .394.
• Arozarena ranks 70th in baseball in home runs, and 134th in RBI.
• Cal Raleigh leads Seattle in home runs with 27 and runs batted in with 80.
• Zachary Neto paces the Angels with 20 home runs and 66 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .254.
• In all of the majors, Neto is 49th in homers and 47th in RBI.
• Nolan Schanuel has 16 doubles, 12 home runs and 58 walks while batting .251.

Mariners vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
• The Mariners have pitched to a 3.50 ERA this season, which ranks first in baseball.
• No team allows fewer walks and hits than the Mariners, who lead MLB with a 1.093 WHIP.
• The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 7.9 K/9, the fourth-worst in MLB.
• Los Angeles has a 4.56 team ERA that ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Angels have the 25th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.322).