LA Angels (20-30) vs Cleveland Guardians (33-17)
Game Info: Friday, May 24, 2024 at 9:38 pm (Angel Stadium of Anaheim)
Patrick Sandoval (2-6) (4.76) vs Logan Allen (5-2) (4.91)
Betting Odds: LA Angels +100 / Cleveland Guardians -110 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
The Cleveland Guardians and LA Angels meet Friday in MLB game 1 action at Angel Stadium. Here’s a Cleveland Guardians vs LA Angels Prediction.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians have won 6 straight games, which includes wins over the Twins and Mets. The Cleveland Guardians have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Cleveland Guardians have won 9 straight games when scoring at least 1 run. Jose Ramirez leads the Cleveland Guardians with 51 hits and 45 RBI, while Andres Gimenez and Steven Kwan have combined for 96 hits and 41 RBI.
LA Angels Betting Preview
The LA Angels are 20-30 on the year after wins over the Rangers and Astros. The LA Angels have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 9 games. The LA Angels have won 4 of their last 5 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Taylor Ward leads the LA Angels with 52 hits and 29 RBI, while Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel have combined for 81 hits and 36 RBI.
Cleveland Guardians vs LA Angels Pitching Matchup
Logan Allen gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 5-2 with a 4.91 ERA and 43 strikeouts this season. Allen has allowed 25 hits and 9 earned runs in his last 20 innings. Allen has a 2.89 ERA and .259 allowed abutting average in 28 road innings. Allen is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the LA Angels.
Patrick Sandoval gets the ball for the LA Angels, and he is 2-6 with a 4.59 ERA and 53 strikeouts this season. Sandoval has allowed 21 hits and 7 runs in his last 24 innings. Sandoval has a 4.98 ERA and .315 allowed batting average in 21.2 home innings. Sandoval is 1-2 with a 2.96 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his career against the Cleveland Guardians.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last nine night games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim following a win.
- The Guardians have won nine of their last 10 games.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine night games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim following a win.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Angels' last six games.
- The Guardians have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Mike Trout has scored a run in eight of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Zach Neto has recorded at least one hit in each of the Angels' last eight night games.
- Luis Rengifo has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last six appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Luis Rengifo has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight appearances with the Angels as favorites against AL opponents.
- Mike Trout has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Zach Neto has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Angels' last five night games.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Jose Ramirez has hit a home run in three of the Guardians' last five night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Josh Naylor has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Guardians' last six games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Josh Naylor has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 road appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Josh Naylor has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 road appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Jose Ramirez has scored a run in each of the Guardians' last four night games.
- Andres Gimenez has recorded at least one Single in each of the Guardians' last seven road games against AL West opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Los Angeles Angels rank 26th in the league for runs allowed this season (247).
- The Los Angeles Angels rank T7th in the league for home runs this season (59).
- The Cleveland Guardians rank T5th in the league for runs scored this season (244).
- The Cleveland Guardians rank 5th in the league for ERA this season (3.28).
Cleveland Guardians vs LA Angels Prediction
The Cleveland Guardians continue to rack up the wins, and it's kind of strange that oddsmakers keep throwing out these soft lines. Yes, Logan Allen has had his struggles this season, but he's going up against the Angels and Patrick Sandoval. There's not a lot to like about the Angels, and there's even less to like when going up against an above average team. The Cleveland Guardians and a pick em price smells weird, but I'm not going to argue about it. The Guardians are the better team in better form. Give me the Guardians.
Randy’s Pick Cleveland Guardians -110
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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