LA Angels (31-46) vs Oakland Athletics (29-52)
Game Info: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 4:07 pm (Angel Stadium of Anaheim)
The Line: Betting Odds: LA Angels / Oakland Athletics — Over/Under:
The Oakland A’s and the Los Angeles Angels square off Wednesday in MLB action from Angel Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Oakland Athletics vs LA Angels Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Oakland A’s will send out Joey Estes for the start here and Estes is 2-2 with a 5.53 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. This will be Estes’ first career start against the Angels. The Los Angeles Angels will send out Roansy Contreras for the start and Contreras is 1-0 with a 3.90 ERA and 29 strikeouts this season. This will be Contreras’ second career start against the A’s.
Oakland A’s Recap
The Oakland A’s will look to rebound from a 7-5 loss at the hands of the Angels in Tuesday’s game two. The loss confirmed another series loss for the A’s, making it back-to-back series losses after a loss to the Twins this past weekend.
A’s Struggling To Get Back On Track
Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 45 RBIs along with 14 home runs this season while Abraham Toro has 72 hits and 24 RBIs. JJ Bleday has a team-high 22 doubles, 3 triples, 74 hits and 29 RBIs and Toro has a .260 batting average. Rooker also has the unfortunate title of leading strikeout bat with 97 K’s at the dish this season. Shea Langeliers has also chipped in 14 home runs and 39 RBIs.
Why the Oakland Athletics will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last eight day games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Athletics have won each of their last three Wednesday day games as underdogs against the Angels.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 day games against the Athletics following a home win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last six Wednesday day games.
Los Angeles Angels Recap
The Los Angeles Angels will try to push for the sweep after emerging victorious in the first two games of the set with Tuesday’s victory. The win in the series helped the Halos bounce back from a series split against the Dodgers and a series loss to the Brewers over the last week.
Angels Trying To Get The Ball Rolling
Taylor Ward has 68 hits along with 14 doubles, 14 home runs and a team-high 41 RBIs. Mike Trout also has 10 home runs along with a pair of triples and 6 stolen bases, but remains out indefinitely with injury while Zach Neto has 17 doubles, 68 strikeouts and 10 stolen bases. Luis Rengifo also has a team-high 68 hits and 20 stolen bases while Jo Adell has 12 home runs, 34 RBIs and 9 stolen bases as well.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last 10 road games.
- The home team has won 10 of the last 11 games between the Athletics and Angels.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against teams that held a losing record.
- The favorites have covered the run line in each of the Athletics’ last four games.
Oakland Athletics vs LA Angels Prediction
I’m on the Angels here. I just haven’t been able to get behind Joey Estes this season, and for good reason as he’s been hit hard more often than not this season and even the Angels I think can get to him here. I’m not a Roansy Contreras fan by any stretch, but the Angels have been the better team by a wide margin in this series, and I think they get the job done again here. Give me the Angels.