The Oakland Athletics (41-63) travel to face off against the Los Angeles Angels (45-57) on Thursday, July 25th. This game will be played at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim and televised on NSPCA. The Angels are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Athletics are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Astros. First pitch is set for 8:38 CT.

Athletics vs. Angels Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Angels (-108)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 9 Runs

• The Angels have won 4 of their last 5 home games.
• In the last 15 games, the Angels have scored 5 or more runs in 8 games, showing strong offensive performance.
• Against the Athletics specifically, the Angels have won 4 of their last 5 home games.
• The Angels have a winning streak of 4 games, indicating positive momentum.
• The Athletics have lost 7 of their last 10 games, showing a recent trend of poor performance.

Athletics vs Angels

The Angels Took The Last Game Of This Series

The Athletics wrapped up their series vs. the Astros with an 8-1 loss. Oakland was the +130 underdog at home going into this matchup. Things started off well for the Athletics, as they got on the board with a run in the 1st inning but gave up the lead right away as the Astros scored one run in the top of the first.

Oakland started JP Sears, and he took the loss, going six innings and giving up seven earned runs on nine hits. The Athletics also issued three walks and hit a batter. Seth Brown was hot at the plate, going 3/3 with a run scored.

After winning the final two games of their series vs. the Astros, the Athletics are 41-63 overall, with a 6-4 record in their last 10 games. They trail the Angels by 5 games in the AL West, as the Angels are in 4th place, and the Athletics are in 5th place, 13 games behind the Astros.

As underdogs, the Athletics have a 48-44 run line record, but as favorites, they are 5-7. Their games have averaged 8.9 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 48-54. In games with a total of 9 runs, they have gone 9-6-1.

Ross Stripling Gets The Start For The Athletics

Ross Stripling gets the start for the Athletics today as he faces the Angels on the road. This season, he has made 11 starts and has a record of 1-9. Stripling’s ERA is 5.82, and he has a WHIP of 1.60. So far, he has turned in two quality starts and is averaging just 5.66 strikeouts per nine innings. In his last outing, Stripling gave up six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work. He took the loss in that outing. Before that, he had given up just two earned runs in each of his previous two starts.

Athletics Offense Breakdown

For the season, the Athletics are averaging 4.1 runs per game, which is 22nd in the league. However, they have been a better offensive team at home, averaging 4.6 runs per game. As a team, they are batting just .231, which is 18th in the league, and their on-base percentage of .302 is also near the bottom of the league rankings.

Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers have been the Athletics’ top home run hitters this season, but Rooker has been the better overall hitter, with a batting average of .290. Langeliers is batting just .211 for the season and has gone just 3/17 in his last five games. However, Lawrence Butler has been hot of late, going 13/22 in his last six games.

The Angels Are Coming Off A Win

The Angels’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Mariners, closing out their series with a 2-1 win. After allowing one run to the Mariners in the 2nd inning, the Angels responded with two runs of their own. Los Angeles was the +141 underdog on the money line going into this matchup.

Griffin Canning put together a good start for the Angels, going five innings and giving up just one earned run, and picking up the win. He also issued only three hits and struck out six Mariners batters. Hans Crouse got the save for the Angels, and Los Angeles’s offense scored their only two runs in the 2nd inning.

Los Angeles has a 16-15 record in AL West matchups this season and they are currently on a four-game winning streak. They trail the Astros by eight games in the AL West and are in 4th place in the division, eight games below .500.

When it comes to the run line, the Angels have a 58-44 record overall and are 55-36 as underdogs. Their average run differential in wins is +3.1, while in losses, it’s -4.1. The Angels’ over/under record for games with a 9-run line is 8-8-2, and their overall O/U record is 51-48 this season.

Kenny Rosenberg Gets The Start For The Angels

Kenny Rosenberg will be making his first start of the season for the Angels, as he has been used out of the bullpen in his first two appearances. He went 4 innings in his first outing, giving up 1 run on 4 hits and striking out 3 in a no-decision against the Athletics. His last outing was a 6-inning appearance, where he gave up 6 runs on 8 hits and struck out 4.

Angels Offense Breakdown

Heading into today’s game, the Angels offense is averaging just 4 runs per game, which is 26th in the league. They are also near the bottom of the league in terms of home runs and have a collective batting average of just .235. Zach Neto, Logan O’Hoppe, and Taylor Ward are all near the top of the team’s home run and RBI leaderboards, but Ward is batting just .229 for the season, and O’Hoppe is hitting .276.

Over his last six games, Zach Neto is batting .350 with one home run and three RBIs. Nolan Schanuel has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 7/17 in his last six games. The Angels will be looking for Jo Adell to get going, as he is leading the team in homers but is batting just .194 for the season.

Athletics vs Angels Prediction

We see the Angels taking this one at home over the Athletics by a score of 6-5. Given that they are the underdogs, you could take them on the run line, but we see the better value on the money line at -108.

Looking at the starting pitchers, Ross Stripling has the fourth-best chances of picking up a win today. However, his strikeout numbers are not great, and he is projected to finish with just four K’s.

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