The Boston Red Sox are visiting the Los Angeles Angels on Monday, June 23^rd at the Angel Stadium in the opening game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction. We will examine:
The Los Angeles Angels recent form and player performance
The Boston Red Sox recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Angels
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Boston Red Sox
Recent betting trends in games played between the Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels game

Los Angeles Angels Preview

The Los Angeles Angels have a 37-40 record this season and are sitting on the 4^th place of the AL West. The Angels have a 16-18 home record and 40-36 in over/under They are coming off a 7-8 home defeat by the Astros, and are 1-3 in their last 4 games. Under is 5-2 in their last 7 games and are playing the Braves and the Nationals next.

The Angels have a .226 batting average this season, .289 OBP and .404 Slugging percentage. LA’s pitching staff has a 4.60 ERA and 1.46 WHIP. Nolan Schanuel leads the Angels with 77 hits and he is the team’s best hitter with a .2783 batting average. Taylor Ward leads the team with 52 RBI and a team-high 19 home runs.

Jack Kochanowicz (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Angels, and he has a 3-8 record, 5.38 ERA and 1.55 WHIP. He has given up 4 runs in three of his last six starts, and this will be his first career start against the Red Sox.  

Boston Red Sox Preview

The Boston Red Sox have a 40-39 record this season and are sitting on the 4^th place of the AL East. The Red Sox have a 18-22 road record and are 36-42 in over/under. They are coming off a 5-9 road defeat by the Giants and have back-to-back losses. They are 8-3 to the under in their last 11 games and are playing the Blue Jays and the Reds next.

The Red Sox have a .249 batting average this season, .323 OBP and .418 slugging percentage. Boston’s pitching staff has a 3.91 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.  Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with 85 hits, adding a team-high 38 RBI, while being the team’s best hitter, with a .257 batting average.

Walker Buehler (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Red Sox, and he has a 5-5 record, 5.95 ERA and 1.51 WHIP. He has been terrible on the road, with a 9.23 ERA across six road starts, and he has been in terrible form, having given up 5+ runs in three of his last four starts. Walker Buehler is 1-0 with an ERA of 3.92 and 24 strikeouts in 4 appearances against the Angels in his career.

Why the Los Angeles Angels will win

The Angels have won nine of their last 10 night games after playing the previous day.
The Red Sox have lost eight of their last 12 games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last 13 games as underdogs against the Red Sox following a loss.
The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against teams that held a losing record.
The Red Sox have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Red Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games against American League opponents that held a losing record.

Why the Boston Red Sox will win

The Red Sox have won seven of their last eight games against American League opponents.
The Angels have lost each of their last five home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
The Red Sox have covered the run line in each of their last six games against American League opponents following a road loss.
The Angels have lost the first inning in three of their last four games as home underdogs against American League opponents.
The Red Sox have led after 3 innings in five of their last six night games against American League opponents.
The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in 15 of their last 16 home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.

Total Runs Facts

Ten of the Angels’ last 11 night games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Seven of the Red Sox’s last eight road games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Red Sox’s last eight games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last four games between the Red Sox and Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

Matchup/League Facts

The Angels rank 30th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.289).
The Angels rank 29th in the league for doubles this season (102).
The Red Sox rank 1st in the league for doubles this season (147).
The Red Sox rank 28th in the league for strikeouts against this season (733).

Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction

The Angels won their previous series against the Red Sox this season in Boston with 2-1 wins. Both teams are tied 5-5 wins in their last 10 overall meetings, and are 2-2 in their last 4 meetings in Los Angeles.  
In this Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles AngelsPrediction, the Red Sox are coming as -120 road favorites. Boston has a slightly better overall record, but they have been bad on the road. Both pitchers have been terrible this season, with a combined 11.33 ERA, and 1.50+ WHIP. The Angels have the third-worst bullpen ERA in the league, and the Red Sox have the 8^th-best offense in the MLB with 4.7 runs per game. I expect fireworks offensively in this game, so take the over 9 runs.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Over 9