The New York Yankees (78-50) and Los Angeles Angels (55-73) open a 3-game series at Angel Stadium Monday with a 9:38 p.m. ET first pitch.
Season series: New York leads 3-0 and has outscored Los Angeles 17-3
The Yankees head to Anaheim after a disappointing weekend in Oakland. New York defeated the Athletics Thursday and Friday but then managed a total of 5 hits over losses Saturday and Sunday.
The Angels are back at home after a surprising 3-game sweep of the Blue Jays in Toronto. Before arriving in Toronto, the Halos had been 1-6 on a road trip that also had stops at the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays. Los Angeles is a woeful 5-13 over its last 18 games at home.
Yankees at Angels projected starters
RHP Frankie Montas vs. LHP Jose Suarez
Montas (4-10, 3.84 ERA) is making his 24th start. He has a 1.21 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 8.9 K/9 through 124 1/3 IP.
- Owns a 5.97 ERA over his last 7 starts.
- Has logged a 1.26 ERA over his last 5 starts against Los Angeles, all as a member of the Oakland Athletics.
- Current Angels batters own an aggregate .649 OPS against him.
Suarez (4-6, 4.19 ERA) has clocked a 1.34 WHIP, 3.3 BB/9 and 8.8 K/9 through 73 IP across 16 games (14 starts).
- Has allowed 6 ER over his last 10 2/3 IP
- Faced the Yanks once last season (Aug. 16, 2021): allowed 2 ER on 4 H and 3 BB with 6K across 5 IP in a 2-1 road loss.
Yankees at Angels odds and lines
- Money line: Yankees -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Angels +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Yankees -1.5 (-105) | Angels +1.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
Yankees at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Yankees 5, Angels 3
Money line
AVOID.
The Yankees are worthy of being a moderate road favorite, but the current tag offers up no value.
Run line/Against the spread
The YANKEES -1.5 (-105) is a play worth making.
New York’s .797 OPS versus left-handers ranks 3rd in the league. Montas has been banged up by some unfavorable rates around the margins of late such as a .333 batting average on balls in the last month.
Los Angeles has lost its last 6 return-home games after road trips and has been held off the scoreboard in 3 of them.
Over/Under
The Over 7.5 is a lean but only to -125 (partial-unit action) or -120 (full PASS on the current pricing.
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