Saturday, June 13, 2015

Angel Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Kendall Graveman (3-2) vs. C.J. Wilson (3-5)

The Los Angeles Angels welcome the Oakland Athletics to Angel Stadium on Saturday. The Athletics send Kendall Graveman to the mound to face C.J. Wilson of the Angels. The opening line for this matchup has Oakland at +138 and Los Angeles at -148. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Athletics, with a 29-33 run line record, cover the spread 47% of the time. They also have a 35-23 over/under record. The Angels have a 28-29 over/under record and a 30-30 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 47% of the time.

The Athletics come into this game with a 25-37 record, and they are 14-19 away from home. Kendall Graveman has a 3-2 record on the season, an earned run average of 4.83 and a 1.59 WHIP. The Athletics are 5-3 over his 41 innings pitched and he's also given up 48 hits over that time period. The Athletics are also 5-3 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.71 and they have given up 175 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .251 against the Athletics bullpen while walking 67 times and striking out 170 times. Oakland is averaging 7.61 strikeouts per game while getting 8.21 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 8th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.66.

As a team, Oakland is batting .255, good for 11th in the league while putting together a .246 average away from home. The Athletics hold a .389 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .319 which is good for 13th in baseball. Marcus Semien leads the team in hits with 64 while the team ranks 9th in baseball with 8.85 hits per game.

With a 30-30 overall record, Los Angeles will come into this game 16-13 at home. C.J. Wilson has a record of 3-5 while sporting an earned run average of 3.92 on the year with a 1.17 WHIP. The Angels have a record of 5-7 over the 78 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 67 hits. The Angels are also 4-7 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.36 and they have given up 140 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .225 against the Angels bullpen while walking 53 times and striking out 156 times. Los Angeles is averaging 8.6 strikeouts per game while getting 8.14 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 5th in the league in team earned run average at 3.36.

As a team, they are batting .259, good for 9th in the league while putting together a .266 average at Safeco Field. The Angels hold a .441 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .336 which is good for 1st in baseball. Mike Trout leads the team in hits with 66 while the team ranks 15th in baseball with 8.52 hits a game.

Oakland has a team fielding percentage of .975 after having committed 58 errors with 611 assists and 1,647 put outs for the season. The Angels have committed 31 errors on the season with 503 assists and 1,589 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .985 on the year.

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 35-23 against the over/under so far this season

The Oakland Athletics are 29-33 against the run line so far this season

Los Angeles Angels Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Angels are 28-29 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Angels are 30-30 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Oakland Athletics

05/30/15 P Sean Doolittle Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/28)
05/29/15 P Edward Mujica Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/21)
05/23/15 CF Coco Crisp Neck Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/21)
05/23/15 2B Tyler Ladendorf Ankle Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/22)
05/17/15 1B Ike Davis Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/14)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 P A.J. Griffin Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/27)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/26)

Los Angeles Angels

06/12/15 3B David Freese Hamstring "?" Friday vs. Oakland Athletics
06/03/15 P Mike Morin Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/24)
05/28/15 RF Collin Cowgill Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/27)
04/16/15 P Tyler Skaggs Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Cory Rasmus Abdominal Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Guy's Pick: Take the Athletics

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