Angels vs Athletics Prediction - MLB Picks 9/2/23

Oakland Athletics (40-95) vs Los Angeles Angels (64-71)

Game Info: Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 4:07 pm (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)

Paul Blackburn (3-4) (3.93) vs Griffin Canning (7-4) (4.38)

Betting Odds: Oakland Athletics +140 / Los Angeles Angels -166 --- Over/Under: 7.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Los Angeles Angels will play the Oakland Athletics in Game 2 of their series on Saturday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Athletics won the first game in this series by a score of 9-2 on Friday night, but they continue to have the worst record in baseball. On the other side, this season has gone horribly wrong for the Angels and they have thrown in the towel on the season. 

Angels Preview

The Los Angeles Angels are 64-71 this season and they have lost four of their last five games. Prior to this series, Los Angeles lost two out of three games to the Phillies. The Angels have allowed 6+ runs in four straight games. The Los Angeles pitching staff has a 4.72 ERA, a 1.41 WHIP, and a .252 opponent batting average this year. The Angels offense has scored 640 runs with a .250 batting average and a .323 on base percentage. Shohei Ohtani is batting .307 with 44 home runs and 95 RBI’s for the Angels. The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Griffin Canning, who is 7-4 with a 4.38 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP over 98.2 innings pitched this season.

Athletics Preview

The Oakland Athletics are 40-95 this season and they have won two of their last three games. Oakland came into this series after losing two out of three games to the Mariners on the road. The Athletics have the worst record in the MLB, but they are 6-5 in their last 11 games. The Oakland pitching staff has a 5.68 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP, and a .270 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 492 runs with a .224 batting average and a .301 on base percentage this season. Brent Rooker is batting .244 with 22 home runs and 55 RBI’s for the Athletics. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Paul Blackburn, who is 3-4 with a 3.93 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP over 84.2 innings pitched this year. 

Oakland Athletics Team Facts

  • The Athletics have lost each of their last nine games as underdogs against AL West opponents following a win.
  • The Athletics have covered the run line seven of their last eight games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against teams that held a losing record.
  • The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the last five day games between the Angels and Athletics.
  • The Athletics have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games as home underdogs against AL West opponents.
  • The Athletics have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last four day games against American League opponents.

Los Angeles Angels Team Facts

  • The Angels have lost each of their last five games as favorites against AL West opponents.
  • The Angels have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight Saturday games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
  • The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Angels' last five games as road favorites against American League opponents.
  • The Angels have led after 5 innings in each of their last eight Saturday day games against the Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
  • The Angels have trailed after 7 innings in six of their last nine games as favorites against AL West opponents.

Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts

  • Shohei Ohtani ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.661) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

  • The Oakland Athletics ranks 30th in the league for RBI's this season (474).
  • The Oakland Athletics ranks 30th in the league for batting average this season (.224).
  • The Los Angeles Angels ranks 28th in the league for walks allowed this season (525).
  • The Los Angeles Angels ranks 25th in the league for doubles this season (215).

Pick

Both of these teams have pretty much given up hope on this season and are looking towards next year, but Oakland does have some momentum coming into this game. The Athletics haven’t had a ton of success this season, so they have to be enjoying the fact that they are playing decent baseball right now. Oakland is starting Paul Blackburn, who has allowed six earned runs in his last 19 innings. The Angels are starting Griffin Canning, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five appearances. I am going to fade the Angels in this game and take the Athletics to keep up their solid play. 

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