The Boston Red Sox are ready to face the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. New England Sports Network will be televising this AL showdown and the game is scheduled to get underway at 10:07 p.m. ET.
Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels Odds
Los Angeles (+100) is the underdog to Boston (-110) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this night game at 9 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total sit at -120 for the over and +100 for the under. You can also bet on the game’s spread with the runline odds standing at Red Sox -1.5 runs (+135) and Angels 1.5 runs (-155).
The Angels are 13-5 SU and 11-6 ATS. They’ve gained 8.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 6.8 units against the spread (ATS). Los Angeles has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Red Sox, on the other hand, are 15-2 SU and have gone 9-7 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 11.8 units for gamblers taking the moneyline over the early portions of the season and 2.4 units ATS. Boston has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the over has cashed in five of those seven.
Angels games have had an over/under record of 10-7 so far in 2018. Boston has an over/under record of 9-6-1.
Eduardo Rodriguez will get the nod for the visiting Red Sox. The southpaw Rodriguez is 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA and 15 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Angels this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Angels are handing the ball to righty Nick Tropeano (1-0, 0.00 ERA), who’s got six strikeouts and two walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.20. Tropeano did not record any MLB pitching stats last season.
As a unit, Los Angeles’ pitchers have given up 4.1 runs per game overall this season. The club’s starters have a 4.50 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.21 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 8.6 K/9.
The Los Angeles offense has produced 5.8 runs per contest, including 5.3 per game over its last 10 games and 3.6 per game over its last five. The team has hit .263/.316/.397 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Angels’ batters have been led by Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. Trout is hitting .286/.400/.586 with six home runs, 13 RBIs and 15 runs scored, and Ohtani’s line is .367/.424/.767 with three homers, 11 RBIs and five runs.
Trout seemed to have a little trouble hitting lefties at home last year. Over 49 such plate appearances, he slashed .150/.306/.350 (compared to his total season line of .306/.442/.629).
In the visiting dugout, Boston’s pitchers have allowed 2.8 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 1.91 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 9.67 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.74, along with a K-per-9 of 9.83.
The Red Sox offense has slashed .287/.362/.485 on its way to 6.4 runs scored per game this season, including 8.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 7.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (5-0 SU).
Boston’s offense has been powered by right fielder Mookie Betts and shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Betts is slashing .390/.486/.763 with five home runs, 13 RBIs and 20 runs scored, while Bogaerts is hitting .368/.400/.711 with two homers, nine RBIs and seven runs scored.
The Red Sox have gained 10.8 units and are 9-6 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in nine of those games, compared to five that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Angels have netted 1.4 units and are 2-2 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has hit in two of those games, compared to two that went under.
Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Angels, ATS Winner – Angels, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Notes
The Red Sox have won 15 of their last 16 games SU.
Boston has posted 31.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 33.8 over its last five.
The Red Sox have hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games, including 12 over their last five.
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