Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees Betting Pick & Prediction 8/6/24
At 7:05 PM ET, the Angels and Yankees will face off in an AL matchup. This one is being played at Yankee Stadium in New York, and the Yankees are the heavy favorites on the money line (-269). The Angels have won two straight and are 49-63 overall, putting them 4th in the AL West. New York is 2nd in the AL East with an overall record of 67-46.
YES will be televising Tuesday’s game, and the over/under line is at 9 runs. Luis Gil will start for the Yankees, while the Angels are sending Davis Daniel to the mound.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS VS NEW YORK YANKEES BETTING PICK
The Pick: OVER 9 Runs
This game will be played at Yankee Stadium at 7:05 ET on Tuesday, August 6th.
HOW TO BET THE ANGELS VS YANKEES:
- We have the Yankees winning by a score of 6 to 4
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Yankees to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 10 runs and like the over
Angels Records & Stats
Griffin Canning will be on the mound for the Angels as they close out their series vs. the Mets. Los Angeles is the +129 underdog at home. Canning has been excellent for the Angels this season, going 3-1 with a 1.82 ERA. He’s also been hot of late, giving up just one run and three hits over his last two starts, which total 13 innings.
Offensively, the Angels only scored three runs in their win over the Mets but got the job done. After falling behind 1-0 in the 2nd inning, the Angels scored two runs to take the lead. Los Angeles added another run in the 3rd to go up 3-1. The Angels were the +129 underdog at home going into the game.
Los Angeles is 49-63 overall and trail the Mariners in the AL West by 9.5 games. The Angels are 4th in the AL West and have gone 17-18 in divisional games this year. They have won two straight games, and their record includes a 26-35 mark at home and 23-28 mark on the road.
As the road underdog, the Angels are 23-25 this year and 43-51 as the underdog overall. Los Angeles has won four straight games as the road underdog. The Angels’ overall series record is 11-23-2, and they won their most recent series vs. the Mets.
When it comes to the run line, the Angels have been a solid bet on the road this season, going 29-22. Their run line record overall is 62-50, and they have covered the run line in four straight games away from home. They have been a better bet as the underdog, going 57-37 vs. the run line, compared to 5-13 as the favorite.
The Angels are on the road against the Yankees today, and the over/under line is set at 9 runs. The combined run average for Angels games this season is 8.9 runs, and their over/under record is 55-53. The average over/under line for their games is 8 runs, and when the line is set at 9 runs, their record is 9-9-3. So far this season, 13 of their games have had over/under lines set at 9 runs, accounting for 11.6% of their games.
Davis Daniel and the Angels are on the road to take on the Yankees. Daniel has started 3 games this season, and he has a win and 2 losses. His most recent outing was a no-decision vs. the Rockies, where he went 5 innings and gave up just 1 earned run. Daniel has 20 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings pitched this season.
Heading into today’s game, the Angels are 26th in the league in runs scored, averaging just 4 runs per game. They have been even worse at home, averaging only 4.1 runs per contest. As a team, the Angels are batting just .235, which is 15th in the league, and their OPS of .680 is 22nd in the league.
Los Angeles will be looking for their top three home run hitters to get going, as Zach Neto, Logan O’Hoppe, and Taylor Ward all have 16 homers this season. O’Hoppe has gone 5/19 in his last five games, including two homers. Ward and Jo Adell are also on four-game hitting streaks.
Yankees Records & Stats
The Yankees’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Blue Jays, closing out their series with a 4-3 win. After allowing two runs to the Blue Jays in the top of the 2nd, the Yankees responded with two runs of their own. New York went on to add another two runs in the 6th inning.
Gerrit Cole got the start for the Yankees, going 5 2/3 innings, and picked up the win. He gave up just two runs on six hits and struck out four Blue Jays batters. Juan Soto was hot at the plate, going 2/3 with a homer and a run scored. The Yankees also had three other players with two hits.
The Yankees come into today’s game vs. the Angels with an overall record of 67-46, which has them tied with the Orioles for the AL East lead. New York is 2-2 so far on their current homestand. They are also 29-24 at home this season and have gone 38-22 on the road. The Yankees are 2nd in the AL East with a 22-23 record vs. other teams in the division.
New York has won two straight games, and they took the final two games of their series vs. the Blue Jays. As the favorite, the Yankees are 49-40 this year and 18-6 as the underdog. They have an overall series record of 21-11-4, and they have won three straight series overall, which includes winning three straight series on the road.
Despite being a run line underdog in nearly 2/3 of their games, the Yankees have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 60-53 overall. They have been particularly good on the run line on the road, going 36-24. Their average run margin in winning games is 4.1, while their average run margin in losing games is -3.3.
The Yankees have the highest combined run average in the majors at 9.2 runs per game, and their over/under record is 62-47. They have played 16 games with an over/under line of 9 runs, and their record in those games is 6-9-2. Overall, 70.8% of their games have had lower over/under lines than today’s line of 9 runs.
Luis Gil gets the start for the Yankees today and comes in with a record of 11-5 and an ERA of 3.19. In his 21 starts, he has pitched 112 2/3 innings and has a WHIP of 1.10. Looking at his numbers, Gil has turned in nine quality starts and is averaging 10.54 strikeouts per nine innings. The right-hander has been much better on the road, coming in with a record of 6-2 and an ERA of 3.62 compared to 5-3 with a 6.48 ERA at home. Gil’s last outing came on July 29th, where he picked up the win, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up three earned runs on five hits. He did give up a homer in that outing.
Not only do the Yankees lead the league in runs per game at 5.2, but they also have the league’s top home run-hitting offense, and they are 1st in walks and on-base percentage. As a team, they are batting .252, which is 7th in the league. New York’s offense has been even better on the road, averaging 5.6 runs per game.
Aaron Judge and Juan Soto have been two of the league’s best hitters this season, with Judge leading the MLB with 41 homers and 103 RBIs, while batting .322. Soto is hitting .310 with 28 homers. Judge has gone 11/25 in his last seven games, with four homers, and eight RBIs. Anthony Volpe has also been hot of late, going 12/31 in his last seven games, with three homers and seven RBIs.