The New York Yankees will square off against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium. This AL matchup will begin at 1:05 p.m. ET and Fox Sports West will be televising the game.
Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees Odds
Los Angeles (+140) is coming into this one as the underdog to New York (-150) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this one at 9 runs (+110 for the over and -130 for the under). You can also bet on the game’s spread with the current runline odds sitting at -155 for the Angels +1.5 runs and +135 for the Yankees -1.5.
The Yankees are 32-16 SU and 25-22 ATS. The team has gained 8.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 2.1 units against the spread (ATS). The Angels are 29-23 SU and have gone 25-26 ATS. In total, the team’s gained 2.5 units for moneyline bettors through the early part of the season, but have lost 0.6 units ATS.
New York games have an over/under record of 27-18-2 so far in 2018. The Angels have an over/under record of 23-25-3.
Right-hander Garrett Richards is the probable starter for the visiting Angels. Richards is 4-3 with a 3.31 ERA and 57 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with two strikeouts and a 27.00 ERA against New York this year.
The Yankees are preparing to start righty Masahiro Tanaka (5-2, 4.95 ERA), who’s got 50 strikeouts and 14 walks to his credit, as well as a WHIP of 1.10. Tanaka is 1-0 with nine strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA in one start against Los Angeles this year.
As a unit, New York’s pitchers have given up 4.4 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have an ERA of 4.16, a WHIP of 1.24 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.5. The bullpen has a 3.54 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 12.4 K/9.
The New York offense is putting up 5.9 runs per contest, including 6.3 per game over its last 10 games and 6.0 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .254/.316/.576 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
Aaron Judge has helped lead the Yankees’ offense this season with 14 home runs, 39 RBIs and 38 runs scored. Judge performed well against right-handed pitching at home last year. In 257 such plate appearances, he slashed .318/.424/.771 (compared to his overall season line of .284/.422/.627).
For the visiting squad, Los Angeles’ pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starters own a 3.63 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 9.17 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.65, along with a WHIP of 1.24 and a K/9 of 9.09.
The Angels offense has slashed .249/.326/.420 on its way to 4.8 runs scored per game this year, including 4.0 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Andrelton Simmons has led Los Angeles’ offense and is hitting .328/.394/.457 with three home runs, 30 RBIs, 30 runs and five stolen bases.
The Angels are coming off an 11-4 win in the prior game of this series.
Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Angels, O/U – OVER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has cashed in only two of New York’s last seven games.
The Angels have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games, including five over their last five.
New York has recorded 27.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 24.0 over its last five.
The Angels have won three of their last four games SU.
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