The Cleveland Guardians (67-73) and Los Angeles Angels (64-76) open up a 4-game set at Angel Stadium Thursday. First pitch is at 9:38 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Guardians vs. Angels </strong odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Guardians lead 2-1
The Guardians snapped a 3-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. They are now 6-4 over the last 10. Cleveland sits 6 games out in the AL Central and 10 out of a Wild Card spot.
The Angels have lost 6 in a row and are just 5-15 in the last 20 games. They were swept by the Oakland A’s and Baltimore Orioles in the last 2 series. They have not announced a starter for Thursday but they are going with a bullpen game as Chase Silseth recovers from a concussion.
Guardians at Angels projected starters
RHP Cal Quantrill vs TBD
Quantrill (2-6 6.16 ERA) makes his 15th start. He has a 1.51 WHIP 3.1 BB/9 and 4.9 K/9 in 73 innings.
- Last start: No-decision 6 IP 2 ER 2 H 3 BB 2 K in 3-2 win against the Tampa Bay Rays Friday
- Has made 4 career starts vs. Angels: 1-1 2.42 ERA 1.08 WHIP 21 K in 26 IP
The Angels’ bullpen ranks 24th with a 4.81 ERA.
- They are tied for 14th with a 9.11 K/9
- They have the 3rd-worst WHIP at 1.50
Guardians at Angels odds
Provided by BetMGM SportsbookUSA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub Lines last updated at 11:26 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Guardians -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Angels -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Guardians -1.5 (-155) | Angels +1.5 (-190)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Guardians at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Guardians 5 Angels 3
Moneyline
The Angels are going with a bullpen game and DH Shohei Ohtani has yet to return to the lineup. Yet they are slight favorites. And we should take advantage of that.
Quantrill faced the Angels in May and held them to 3 ER over 6 IP. That team had Ohtani and Mike Trout and if he can hold the Angels to that the Guardians should prevail.
Take the GUARDIANS -105.
Run line/Against the spread
Two of the 3 games in this matchup this season were decided by 1 run. However there’s far too much juice to consider Los Angeles +1.5 and I don’t have enough confidence to go with the Cleveland on the -1.5.
PASS.
Over/Under
The Guardians are 5-5 O/U over the last 10 and the Angels are 7-2-1. The Over is 4-5-1 in this matchup over the last 10. The pitching matchup screams Over but I don’t have enough confidence in either offense to cash it. Each team has scored more than 3 runs just twice in 6 games.
This shapes up to be a game with a lot of traffic and a lot of futility with RISP. Take the UNDER 8.5 (-105).