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The Athletics make the trip to Los Angeles to face the Angels! Both of these teams have struggled all season and have had similar seasons. Both teams are also entering this matchup struggling. Our MLB odds series has our Athletics-Angels prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday.
Athletics-Angels Projected Starters
Mitch Spence vs. Tyler Anderson
Mitch Spence (4-3) with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP
Last Start: Pitched six innings and gave up two runs on six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts in an Athletics loss.
2024 Road Splits: (2-1) 3.65 ERA
Tyler Anderson (6-7) with a 2.48 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP
Last Start: Pitched seven innings and gave up one run on four hits with three walks and five strikeouts in an Angels loss.
2024 Home Splits: (2-4) 2.74 ERA
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Athletics-Angels Odds
Oakland Athletics: +1.5 (-192)
Moneyline: +108
Tampa Bay Rays: -1.5 (+158)
Moneyline: -126
Over: 8.5 (+100)
Under: 8.5 (-122)
How to Watch Athletics vs. Angels
Time: 9:38 pm ET
TV: FOX Sports West / NBC Sports California
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Athletics Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Athletics have struggled this season to a 29-51 record. They have lost three out of their last four games and two straight leading into this game. The Athletics have struggled behind the plate and their pitching has not been much better, still ranking near the bottom of the MLB. JJ Bleday, Abraham Toro, Shea Langeliers, and Brent Rooker stand out despite the offense struggling. On the mound, JP Sears and Mitch Spence have been decent despite the staff struggling on the mound. The Athletics are not the disaster they were last season but that's not saying much because the struggles are still there.
The Athletics are starting Mitch Spence on the mound and he has a 4-3 record, a 3.86 ERA, and a 1.21 WHIP. He has allowed 28 runs on 61 hits with 15 walks and 50 strikeouts through 63 innings this season. In the 18 games he has appeared in this season, the Athletics are 6-12. Spence has been a bright spot whether it has been as a starter or in the bullpen. He gets a favorable matchup against a struggling Angels offense behind the plate.
The offense for the Athletics has been awful and is the second-worst in the MLB this season. They are 29th in the MLB in team batting average at .221 after finishing at .222 last season which was the worst in the MLB. JJ Bleday, Shea Langeliers, Abraham Toro, and Brent Rooker lead the team in most batting categories. Toro leads in batting average at .260 and in hits at 72. Then, Langeliers leads in home runs at 14, Rooker leads in RBI at 44, and Bleday leads in OBP at .342. The offense gets a difficult matchup against Anderson because he has been the biggest bright spot for the Angels this season.
Why The Angels Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Angels have struggled this season on their way to a 30-46 record. They also have lost three out of their last four games. The offense has been average, ranking in the middle of the pack. Their pitching has struggled in comparison and is one of the worst in the league. Taylor Ward, Zach Neto, Logan O'Hoppe, Mike Trout, and Anthony Rendon have tried to lead a struggling offense. On the mound, Tyler Anderson and Jose Soriano have played well for a unit that has struggled all season. The Angels have struggled and have not been able to find much consistency at all this season.
The Angels are starting Tyler Anderson on the mound where he has a 6-7 record, a 2.48 ERA, and a 1.18 WHIP. He has allowed 27 runs on 70 hits with 41 walks and 63 strikeouts through 94.1 innings. The Angels are also 7-8 in the 15 games that he's appeared in so far this season. Anderson has been the biggest bright spot for the Angels as a pitcher, and he gets a favorable matchup against the Angels and how much their offense has struggled up to this point in the season.
The Angels' offense has been much better than expected this season without Shohei Ohtani. They are 20th in team batting average at .235 after finishing last season at .254. The offense is led by Taylor Ward, Logan O'Hoppe, Jo Adell, and Luis Rengifo in most batting categories. Ward is tied for the lead in home runs at 12 leads in RBI at 38, and in OBP at .324. Then, O'Hoppe leads in batting average at .272 and Rengifo leads in total hits at 66. This is a decent matchup for the Angels because Mitch Spence has been solid as a pitcher for the Athletics this season as a starter and in the bullpen.
Final Athletics-Angels Prediction & Pick
The Athletics and the Angels have struggled on offense. The Angels are slightly better, but this is a pitching duel. Anderson is slightly better than Spence, but it is much closer on the mound. The Athletics should keep this close and cover thanks to Spence, even if the Angels still win on the road.
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Final Athletics-Angels Prediction & Pick: Athletics +1.5 (-192)
