Angels Vs Athletics: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 4, 2022

The Los Angeles Angels (44-60) host the Oakland Athletics (39-66) at 4:07 PM ET on Thursday, with each team aiming to win the series. Los Angeles (-123 to win) has Janson Junk starting, while Oakland (+104) will counter with Paul Blackburn.

The insights in the article below reflect odds as of August 4, 2022 at 3:32 PM ET.

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Angels vs Athletics Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Angels Probable Starter Janson Junk

• Junk (1-0) makes the start for the Angels, his second of the season.
• In his last time out on Wednesday, July 27, the right-hander threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals while surrendering four hits.
• In two appearances this season, he has a .00 ERA and 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are batting .217 against him.
• He will face off against an Athletics team that is batting .216 as a unit (30th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .347 (29th in MLB) with 91 total home runs (25th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 4, 2022 at 3:32 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Athletics Probable Starter Paul Blackburn

• The Athletics will hand the ball to Blackburn (6-6) for his 21st start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he allowed five hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 20 games this season with an ERA of 4.15, a 2.966 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.251.
• He has started 20 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in four of them.
• The Angels have scored 402 runs this season, which ranks 26th in MLB. They have 786 hits, 27th in baseball, with 112 home runs (14th in the league).
• Among qualified Major League pitchers this season, the 28-year-old’s 4.15 ERA ranks 49th, 1.251 WHIP ranks 46th, and 7.3 K/9 ranks 49th.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 4, 2022 at 3:32 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Angels Betting Trends

• The Angels have won 35 of the 65 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (53.8%).
• When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -123 or shorter, Los Angeles has gone 28-24 (53.8%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Angels a 55.2% chance to win.
• Los Angeles has played in 104 games with set over/under, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 45 times (45-54-5).
• The Angels have covered 45.2% of their games this season, going 47-57-0 against the spread.

Athletics Betting Trends

• This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 92 times and won 35, or 38%, of those games.
• This season, Oakland has won 29 of its 83 games, or 34.9%, when they’re the underdog by at least +104 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 49% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• Games involving Oakland have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 44 of 106 chances this season.
• The Athletics have an ATS record of 53-53-0 in 106 games with a spread this season.

Angels Players to Watch

• Shohei Ohtani has a .491 slugging percentage, which leads the Angels. He’s batting .253 with 17 doubles, three triples, 22 home runs and 52 walks.
• Among the qualifying batters in MLB action, Ohtani’s batting average ranks 79th, his on-base percentage ranks 41st, and he is 23rd in the league in slugging.
• Taylor Ward’s .370 on-base percentage paces his team, and he has 11 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 42 walks while hitting .273.
• Among qualifying batters, Ward’s batting average ranks 46th, his on-base percentage ranks 16th, and he is 41st in the league in slugging.
• Jared Walsh has 18 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 20 walks while hitting .228.
• Luis Rengifo is hitting .278 with 13 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 13 walks.
• Rengifo takes a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is hitting .375 with four doubles, a triple, three walks and eight RBI.

Angels Batting Stats (2022)

Athletics Players to Watch

• Sean Murphy has an OPS of .757, fueled by an OBP of .320 to go with a slugging percentage of .437. All three of those stats rank first among Oakland hitters this season.
• Among all qualifying hitters in MLB, Murphy’s batting average is 103rd, his on-base percentage ranks 93rd, and he is 63rd in slugging percentatge.
• Elvis Andrus has collected 80 hits this season to earn an on-base percentage of .306.
• Andrus’ batting average ranks 108th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage puts him 114th, and he is 118th in slugging.
• Seth Brown leads Oakland in total hits (73) this season, and 36 of those have gone for extra bases.
• Ramon Laureano has 11 home runs, 23 RBI and a batting average of .224 this season.

Athletics Batting Stats (2022)

Angels vs Athletics Player Props

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