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The Mariners make the trip to Los Angeles to face the Angels! The Mariners are playing much better than the Angels leading into this matchup and overall this season. The Angels have struggled all year and it does not help in this game. Our MLB odds series has our Mariners-Angels prediction, odds, and pick for Friday.
Mariners-Angels Projected Starters
Bryan Woo vs. Tyler Anderson
Bryan Woo (3-1) with a 1.77 ERA and a 0.69 WHIP
Last Start: Pitched three innings and gave up one run on five hits with zero walks and three strikeouts in a Mariners loss.
2024 Road Splits: (2-1) 2.52 ERA
Tyler Anderson (8-8) with a 2.81 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP
Last Start: Pitched eight innings and gave up zero runs on three hits with zero walks and 10 strikeouts in an Angels win.
2024 Home Splits: (3-5) 3.66 ERA
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Mariners-Angels Odds
Seattle Mariners: -1.5 (+120)
Moneyline: -136
Los Angeles Angels: +1.5 (-144)
Moneyline: +116
Over: 8.5 (-105)
Under: 8.5 (-115)
How to Watch Mariners vs. Angels
Time: 9:38 pm ET
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TV: Bally Sports West / ROOT Sports
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Mariners Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Mariners have been playing well this season and have a 51-43 record. They have won two straight leading into this series. The Mariners have struggled behind the plate this season, but their pitching staff is a top-10 unit in the MLB. Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, Mitch Haniger, Jorge Polanco, Ty France, and Mitch Garver are standouts on offense despite their struggles. Luis Castillo, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, and Bryce Miller have all been at varying levels of good to great for the Mariners pitching-wise and have carried the team when needed.
The Mariners are starting Bryan Woo on the mound where he has a 3-1 record, a 1.77 ERA, and a 0.69 WHIP. Through 40.2 innings, he has allowed eight runs on 25 hits with three walks and 28 strikeouts. In his eight starts this season, the Mariners have a 6-2 record. Woo has been great for an all-around great pitching staff in Seattle. He also gets a favorable matchup against the Angels behind the plate.
The Mariners have talent, but they have struggled this season behind the plate. They are dead-last in batting average at .217 which is 30th in the league after finishing last season at .242. Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, and Ty France lead the Mariners in most batting categories. Julio Rodriguez leads in batting average at .253 and in total hits at 91. Raleigh leads in home runs at 17 and in RBI at 55. Finally, France leads in OBP at .321. This offense has been awful all year and they get a tough matchup against Tyler Anderson on the mound for the Angels where he has been one of the few bright spots this team has had all season.
Why The Angels Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Angels have struggled this season on their way to a 38-54 record. They have lost eight of their last 10 games and broke a three-game losing streak leading into this game. The offense has struggled, but their pitching has been 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 to find consistency this season and it does not get any easier in this matchup against Seattle.
The Angels are starting Tyler Anderson on the mound where he has an 8-8 record, a 2.81 ERA, and a 1.18 WHIP. He has allowed 36 runs on 85 hits with 47 walks and 77 strikeouts through 112 innings. The Angels have gone 9-9 in the 18 games he started this season. Anderson is the ace for the Angels and gets a great matchup against the worst offense in the MLB like the Mariners have been all year.
The Angels' offense has struggled this season. They are 20th in team batting average at .236 after finishing last season at .254. The offense is led by Taylor Ward, Luis Rengifo, Jo Adell, and Logan O'Hoppe in most batting categories. Ward is tied for the lead in home runs at 14 with Adell and O'Hoppe and then he leads in RBI at 44. Then, O'Hoppe leads in batting average at .283 and OBP at .337. Finally, Rengifo leads in total hits at 79. This offense gets an interesting matchup against Bryan Woo on the mound because he has been great in a limited capacity in Seattle.
Final Mariners-Angels Prediction & Pick
The Mariners have been the better team all year compared to the Angels. Woo is the better pitcher, even limited compared to Anderson for the Angels. The Mariners have been awful on offense and the Angels have the advantage there, but it might not matter in this game. This will be a pitching duel and because of that expect a close game where the Angels cover at home, even if the Mariners still win.
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Final Mariners-Angels Prediction & Pick: Angels +1.5 (-144)
