The Los Angeles Angels (49-63) travel to face off against the New York Yankees (67-46) on Tuesday, August 6th. This game will be played at Yankee Stadium in New York and televised on YES. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. First pitch is set for 6:05 CT.
Angels vs. Yankees Betting Prediction
- Money Line Prediction: Yankees (-269)
- Over/Under Prediction: Over 9 Runs
- The Yankees have won 10 of their last 15 games, showing strong recent form.
- The Yankees have scored an average of 6.4 runs per game in their last 15 games, indicating a potent offense.
- In their last 15 home games, the Yankees have a record of 8-7, demonstrating a solid home-field advantage.
- The Yankees have outscored their opponents by a total of 28 runs in their last 15 games, highlighting their overall dominance.
- In head-to-head matchups this season, the Yankees have a 2-1 record against the Angels, including a recent 8-3 victory.
Angels vs Yankees
The Angels Are Coming Off A Win
Heading into their last game vs. the Mets, the Angels closed out the series with a 3-2 win. Leading up to the game, they were the slight favorite at +129 on the money line. It was a good start for the Angels, as they got on the board with two runs in the 2nd inning and added another run in the 3rd.
Griffin Canning put together a good start for the Angels, going five innings and giving up just one earned run, and picking up the win. Los Angeles’s offense was carried by Roansy Contreras, who went 2-3 with a run scored.
Los Angeles has a 49-63 overall record and trails the Mariners by 9.5 games in the AL West. They are 4th in the division with a 17-18 record. The Angels have won two straight games and took their series vs. the Mets 2-1.
Against the run line, the Angels are 62-50 this season and have covered in four straight games. As underdogs, they have a 57-37 run line record. The over/under record for Angels games is 55-53, and the O/U line for today is set at 9 runs.
Davis Daniel Gets The Start For The Angels
Davis Daniel and the Angels are on the road to take on the Yankees today. Daniel has started 3 games this season, and he is coming off of a no-decision in his last start, which came against the Rockies. In that outing, he went 5 innings and gave up 1 earned run on 5 hits. He has 20 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings this season.
Angels Offense Breakdown
So far this season, the Angels offense is averaging just 4 runs per game, which is the worst mark in the league. They are also near the bottom of the league in home runs and have a team batting average of just .235. As a team, they are also 22nd in OPS and have the 17th on-base percentage in the league.
Los Angeles will be looking for Logan O’Hoppe, Taylor Ward, and Jo Adell to continue their strong seasons at the plate. O’Hoppe and Adell are tied for the team lead with 16 homers, and Ward is batting just .228 but does have a team-high 55 RBIs. O’Hoppe has two homers and three RBIs over his last five games, while both Ward and Adell come into the game on four-game hitting streaks.
The Yankees Are Coming Off A Win
The Yankees’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Blue Jays, closing out their series with a 4-3 win. After allowing two runs to the Blue Jays in the top of the 2nd, the Yankees responded with two runs of their own. New York went on to add another two runs in the 6th inning.
Gerrit Cole got the start for the Yankees, going 5 2/3 innings, and picked up the win. He gave up just two runs on six hits and struck out four Blue Jays batters. Juan Soto went only 2/3, but one of his hits was a home run, and the Yankees also had three other players with two hits.
Today, the Yankees are tied with the Orioles for the AL East lead with a 67-46 record. They have won three straight series overall and three straight on the road. As underdogs, they have a 18-6 record vs. the run line and are 20-4 vs. the run line as underdogs.
When the over/under line is set at 9 runs, the Yankees have a 6-9-2 record. Their over/under record for the season is 62-47, with an average of 9.2 runs per game. The over/under line for today’s game is set at 9 runs.
Luis Gil Gets The Start For The Yankees
Luis Gil gets the start for the Yankees today and comes into the game with a record of 11-5 and an ERA of 3.19. So far, he has made 21 starts, and opponents are batting .172 this year. In his 21 appearances, Gil has turned in nine quality starts and is averaging 10.54 strikeouts per nine innings. Looking back at his last outing, Gil picked up the win vs. the Phillies, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up three earned runs. Before that, he had won two straight starts. The right-hander has allowed just one earned run in three of his last four outings.
Yankees Offense Breakdown
Heading into today’s game, the Yankees are the league’s top-scoring offense, averaging 5.2 runs per game. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5.6 runs per contest. Overall, they are 2nd in home runs and have the league’s best on-base percentage. New York also has the 3rd best slugging percentage in the league and are 2nd in isolated power.
Over the past seven games, Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. have both gone deep four times, with Judge hitting .440 and Chisholm Jr. batting .300. Anthony Volpe has also been on a tear, going 12/31 with three homers in this stretch. Volpe is also on a nine-game hitting streak.
Angels vs Yankees Prediction
Our prediction for this Angels vs. Yankees matchup is to take the Yankees to win, and we have them taking this one by a score of 6-4. However, with the Yankees being such heavy favorites on the money line, we recommend taking the over, as there is a lot of value in the line sitting at 9 runs.
Looking at the starting pitchers, our projections have Luis Gil finishing with six strikeouts, and he is a good option to pick up a win. As for Davis Daniel, he is projected to finish with just four strikeouts and is 16th among starters in terms of his chances of picking up a win.
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Last updated:August 6, 2024 Angels, Yankees