The Los Angeles Angels (49-63) travel to face off against the New York Yankees (67-46) on Wednesday, August 7th. This game will be played at Yankee Stadium in New York and televised on BSW. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. First pitch is set for 3:05 CT.
Angels vs. Yankees Betting Prediction
- Money Line Prediction: Yankees (-276)
- Over/Under Prediction: Over 8.5 Runs
- The Yankees have won 10 out of their last 15 games.
- The Yankees have scored an average of 6.6 runs per game in their last 15 games.
- The Yankees have a home record of 29-24, while the Angels have an away record of 23-28.
- The Yankees have won their last 4 home games against the Angels.
- The Yankees have a league rank of 2nd in the AL East, while the Angels are 13th in the AL West.
Angels vs Yankees
The Angels Are Coming Off A Win
Griffin Canning will be on the mound for the Angels, as they close out their series vs. the Mets. Los Angeles is the +129 underdog at home. Canning has been pitching well of late, going at least five innings and giving up just one run in each of his last three starts. He’s also issued just four walks over that span and struck out eight Mets in his most recent outing.
Offensively, the Angels only had four hits in their 3-2 win over the Mets. However, three of those hits were scored runs. The Angels also didn’t hit a home run, with all of their runs coming off singles. Roansy Contreras closed things out in the 9th, picking up the save.
Los Angeles has a 49-63 record and is currently 4th in the AL West, trailing the Mariners by nine games. The Angels have won two straight games and are 17-18 in divisional matchups this season. As underdogs, they have a 43-51 record, and they are 6-12 as favorites.
Against the run line, the Angels are 57-37 as underdogs but only 5-13 when favored. Their overall run line record is 62-50, and their games have averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. The Angels’ over/under record in games with an 8.5 run total is 25-21, and their overall O/U record is 55-53.
Davis Daniel Gets The Start For The Angels
Davis Daniel and the Angels are on the road to take on the Yankees. Daniel has made 3 starts this season, and he is coming off a 5-inning outing vs. the Rockies where he allowed 1 earned run. He has 20 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings pitched this season.
Angels Offense Breakdown
So far this season, the Angels offense has been one of the worst in the league, averaging just 4 runs per game, which is the worst in the league. They are also near the bottom of the league in most offensive categories, including on-base percentage, slugging, and OPS. As a team, they are batting just .235, which is 17th in the league.
Los Angeles does have three players who have gone deep 16 times this season, but all three of them are batting below .230 for the season. Zach Neto and Logan O’Hoppe are 2nd and 1st on the team in homers, respectively, and are batting .256 and .277 for the season. O’Hoppe has also gone 5/19 with two homers over his last five games.
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 came out of the bullpen for the Yankees and picked up the save. The Yankees’s offense was carried by Soto, who went 2/3 with a homer and two RBIs.
As the favorite, the Yankees have a 49-40 straight-up record and a 40-49 run line record. Their games have averaged 9.2 runs, and their over/under record is 62-47. New York’s overall series record is 21-11-4, and they have won three straight series on the road and overall.
New York enters today’s game with a 67-46 record, leading the AL East by a half-game over the Orioles. They have won two in a row and will be looking to extend that streak against the Angels.
Luis Gil Gets The Start For The Yankees
Luis Gil gets the start for the Yankees today and comes in with a record of 11-5 and an ERA of 3.19. In his 21 starts, he has made nine quality starts and is averaging 10.54 strikeouts per nine innings. Gil’s last outing came vs. the Phillies, where he picked up the win, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up three earned runs. Before that outing, he had given up just one earned run in three straight starts. So far, he has been much better on the road, coming in with a 6.48 ERA at home compared to 3.62 on the road.
Yankees Offense Breakdown
Not only are the Yankees the top-scoring offense in the MLB this season, but they also have the league’s best on-base percentage and are 2nd in team OPS. They have been especially good on the road this season, averaging 5.6 runs per game. Overall, they are averaging 5.2 runs per contest. The Yankees are also 2nd in the league in home runs, and their team isolated power of .186 is also 2nd in the league.
Aaron Judge and Juan Soto have been two of the league’s top hitters this season and are 1-2 on the team in batting average. Judge has been especially hot of late, going 16/33 in his last nine games with six homers and 14 RBIs. Soto is currently on a six-game hitting streak.
Angels vs Yankees Prediction
Our favorite bet for this game is to take the over, as the line is sitting at 8.5 runs. We have the Yankees winning this one by a score of 6-5, giving us a little bit of wiggle room if you wanted to take the Yankees on the run line.
Looking at some potential player props, Luis Gil is projected to finish with six strikeouts, which is good for seventh among all starters. As for Davis Daniel, he is projected to finish with five K’s, which has him 21st.
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Last updated:August 7, 2024 Angels, Yankees