Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Angels Prediction MLB Picks 8/12/24

LA Angels Betting Preview

The Los Angeles Angels are 52-66 this season and they have won three of their last five games. Los Angeles is coming off of a series loss against Washington, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Angels won two out of three against the Yankees, won two out of three against the Mets, and lost two out of three against the Rockies. Los Angeles is 5-3 in their last eight games and they are fourth in the AL West. 

The Los Angeles pitching staff has a 4.49 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and a .240 opponent batting average. The Angels offense has scored 481 runs with a .238 batting average and a .308 on base percentage. Zach Neto is batting .264 with 17 home runs and 61 RBI’s for the Angels this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Bowden Francis, who is 4-3 with a 5.44 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP over 49.2 innings pitched this year. Francis has allowed five earned runs in his last 11.0 innings of work against the Orioles and Yankees. The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Davis Daniel, who is 1-3 with a 6.04 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP over 25.1 innings pitched this season. Daniel has allowed at least four earned runs in three of his last four starts. 

Why the Angels will beat the Blue Jays

• The Blue Jays have lost each of their last five games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against teams that held a losing record.
• The Angels have won three of their last four games against American League opponents.
• The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games.
• The Angels have covered the run line in four of their last five home games against AL East opponents.
• The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against AL West opponents.

Why the Blue Jays will beat the Angels 

• The Angels have lost seven of their last eight games as favorites against AL East opponents following a win.
• The underdogs have won each of the Angels' last five games.
• The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games as home favorites against AL East opponents following a road win.
• The Blue Jays have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games as road underdogs against AL West opponents following a loss.

Total Runs Facts

• Twenty-one of the Blue Jays' last 25 games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Four of the Angels' last five home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Blue Jays' last four road games against AL West opponents.

Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts

• Mike Trout has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances against the Blue Jays.
• Mike Trout has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances against the Blue Jays.
• Taylor Ward has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances.
• Mike Trout has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 13 appearances at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
• Mike Trout has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
• Zach Neto has scored at least one run in seven of the Angels' last eight games.

Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays' last 12 games as underdogs against AL opponents.
• Bo Bichette has scored at least one run in each of the Blue Jays' last six road games against the Angels.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded a Double in each of the Blue Jays' last four games as road underdogs against AL opponents.
• Daulton Varsho has recorded a Single in each of the Blue Jays' last five night games.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Blue Jays' last 12 games as underdogs against AL opponents.
• Bo Bichette has hit a home run in three of the Blue Jays' last four games against the Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
• Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six road appearances against AL opponents.

Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Angels Prediction 

Both of these teams come into this series after losing a series over the weekend and they are towards the bottom of their respective divisions. Toronto is 25-33 on the road, while Los Angeles is 26-35 at home. The Angels did have two very nice series wins over the Yankees and Mets last week, but they are starting Davis Daniel, who has been pretty bad in limited action this year. Toronto is going with Bowden Francis, who has bounced between a starting role and the bullpen, but he hasn’t been great either. Both of these pitchers have really struggled this season and I think we could see a higher scoring game, so my Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Angels prediction is for this game to go over the total.