The Boston Red Sox (26-22) and Los Angeles Angels (26-23) meet Tuesday for the 2nd game of a 3-game series. The first pitch at Angel Stadium is slated for 9:38 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Red Sox vs. Angels odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Red Sox lead 3-2
Boston lost Monday’s opener 2-1 and has scored just 1 run in its last 2 games. Since April 22 the Crimson Hose own a .911 OPS at home but a mere .684 figure on the road.
Los Angeles is 4-1 over its last 5 games. The Halos have been embroiled in a lot of close games recently as 5 of their last 6 games have been decided by 2 runs or less. For the season the Angels have played in an above-average 18 1-run affairs.
Red Sox at Angels projected starters
RHP Brayan Bello vs. RHP Griffin Canning
Bello (3-1 4.45 ERA) is tabbed for his 7th start. He has logged a 1.59 WHIP 3.8 BB/9 and 9.8 K/9 through 28 1/3 IP.
- Owns a 3.16 ERA over 5 starts since his season debut on April 17
- vs. Angels in his season debut: Loss 2 2/3 IP 5 ER 8 H 1 BB 5 K
- Owns a 4.62 ERA and 1.72 WHIP over 19 career games (17 starts)
Canning (2-2 6.14 ERA) is making his 7th start of the 2023 season. He has a 1.50 WHIP 3.4 BB/9 and 7.7 K/9 through 29 1/3 IP.
- Owns a 4.90 ERA and 1.36 WHIP over 49 career games (47 starts)
- Faces a left-leaning Boston lineup and has struggled mightily against lefty bats this season (.913 OPS allowed)
Red Sox at Angels odds
Provided by FanDuel SportsbookUSA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub Lines last updated at 10:48 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Red Sox -112 (bet $112 to win $100) | Angels -104 (bet $100 to win $104)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Sox -1.5 (+140) | Angels +1.5 (-170)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Red Sox at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Red Sox 5 Angels 4
Moneyline
The Red Sox are 6-2 in their last 8 meetings with the Angels and are 9-4 in their last 13 meetings in Los Angeles.
There is a little bit of trepidation with both starters coming off relatively high pitch counts in their last outings but Bello’s baseline performance figures as a point of differentiation. He induces way more ground-ball contact and perhaps that looms large on a breeze-out evening in Anaheim.
The left lean of the Boston lineup is another key point because it cuts into a Canning weakness. The Red Sox’ lefty bats own an .837 OPS against right-handers.
TAKE BOSTON (-112).
Run line/Against the spread
The RL action adds some juice and the impact of the Angels’ proclivity for playing a lot of close games. Would take Boston -1.5 at a +150 tag though.
PASS.
Over/Under
There is some favorable play to the numbers for both starting pitchers but some numbers for the Red Sox peg their offense as being undervalued. Mix in the expected wind conditions and some bullpen issues and there is plenty of push from the Over side.
PASS.
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