Nicholas Castellanos and the slumping Detroit Tigers will make a road trip to Anaheim to play the Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The game will begin at 10:07 p.m. ET and this AL showdown will be shown on YouT.
Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels Odds
Detroit (+200) is hosting this one as the underdog to Los Angeles (-220) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this one at 10.5 runs (+100 for the over and -120 for the under). This game currently has a runline of Tigers +1.5 (-110) and Angels -1.5 (-110).
The Angels are 55-52 straight up (SU) and 59-47 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 1.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline while gaining 12.7 units ATS. Los Angeles has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Tigers, on the other hand, have gone 30-71 SU this year and are 39-61 ATS. In total, the club has lost 28.9 units for moneyline gamblers and 29.6 units ATS. Detroit is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven.
Neither squad has been a strong over/under bet this season. Angels games have a 49-48-9 over/under record in 2019. The Tigers have an over/under record of 46-47-7.
Jordan Zimmermann will get the nod for the visiting Tigers. The right-handed Zimmermann is 0-8 with a 7.57 ERA and 43 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Angels this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Angels will deploy righty Jaime Barria (4-3, 6.63 ERA) to the mound. Barria has 37 strikeouts and 13 walks as well as a 1.55 WHIP. Barria only made one start against the Tigers in 2018 (1-0, 0.00 ERA and five strikeouts across 5.2 innings).
Detroit’s pitching staff allowed 5.6 runs per game and its starters own a 5.25 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 8.50 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.05, along with a K/9 of 8.16.
The Tigers offense has slashed .231/.291/.379 on its way to 3.5 runs scored per game in 2019, including 2.2 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 1.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (0-5 SU).
Nicholas Castellanos and Miguel Cabrera have paced Detroit’s offense. Castellanos is hitting .276/.332/.466 with 11 home runs, 37 RBIs and 56 runs scored, while Cabrera has a .275 average with five homers, 37 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Los Angeles’ pitchers have yielded 5.1 runs per game overall this season. Its starting pitching staff has a 5.31 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.49 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 9.4 K/9.
The Los Angeles offense is putting up 5.1 runs per outing, including 4.8 per game over its last 10 games and 5.2 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .212/.294/.434 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The Angels’ offense has been led by David Fletcher and Mike Trout. Fletcher is hitting .297/.359/.414 with five home runs, 38 RBIs, 55 runs and eight steals, and Trout’s line is .297/.440/.660 with 34 homers, 85 RBIs and 82 runs.
The Tigers have lost 26.4 units and are 29-51 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 34 of those games, compared to 41 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Angels have netted 6.2 units and are 42-29 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in 35 of those games, compared to 29 that went under the total.
Tigers vs. Angels Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Angels, ATS Winner – Tigers, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- Detroit has tallied nine extra-base hits over its last five outings. Los Angeles has 21 XBH over its last five.
- The Tigers have dropped 12 of their last 13 games SU.
- The Detroit defense has coughed up two errors over the last five contests, compared to eight errors for Los Angeles over its last five.
- The Tigers have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games. The Angels have hit 17 over their last 10.
- The Tigers have a total OPS of .670 this season and an OPS of .660 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Angels’ OPS sits at .780 overall and .774 versus righties.
