Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+115) Toronto (-135)

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (67-55) will compete against the Los Angeles Angels (52-73) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at +115 while Toronto is at -135. The total comes in at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Shohei Ohtani and Alek Manoah.

The Angels have recorded 160 doubles as a unit and have hit 136 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .375 and have been rung up 1,208 times, while being walked on 363 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are earning 3.7 runs per game, which ranks them 25th in baseball. They have tallied 447 RBI's and 941 hits on the season, while their batting average comes in at .226. They have earned a total of 467 runs scored while having a team OBP of .294.

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Angels pitchers have allowed 131 long balls and also 533 total runs (17th in baseball). They have walked 417 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.55 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26. The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.87 over the course of the season (14th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,064 batters.

Angels relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 130 times as well as having 117 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 50 holds on the year (27th in MLB). The Angels relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 55.3% and has come into the game in 99 save situations. They have tallied 26 saves on the year and have blown 21 of their 47 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 203 runners on the year with 36.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Angels have sent 377 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Angels have converted 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,963 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 8th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have earned 3,321 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,064 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 13th in baseball, and have accumulated 106 double plays.

Ohtani has taken the ball for 304 innings and has earned 389 punch outs in his career. Ohtani (23-13 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.25 while he has faced 1,253 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.25 (110 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.136. He has surrendered 240 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) with 106 walks.

The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .430 and they earn 4.73 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have 235 two-baggers, while taking a walk 362 times as well as notching 582 runs. Toronto has a total of 152 home runs so far this year and 569 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 954 occasions (27th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,107 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays hold an OBP of .325 as well as a team batting average of .263 for the year.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.239 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.23 (1,053 strikeouts against 326 walks). They are currently ranked 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,029. They have allowed 140 long balls and they surrender 4.24 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 515 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.83 (466 earned runs conceded).

With 123 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 66 holds and also 20 blown saves. Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the game in 54 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 149 times in high leverage situations and also on 121 occasions with base runners. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.7% out of 182 inherited base runners. They are ranked 16th in baseball with a save rate of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 444 relievers to the hill so far this year.

Out of their 9,846 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (20th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 98 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,032 assists, 64 errors and have accounted for 3,282 putouts so far this season.

So far in his career, Manoah has surrendered 194 base knocks while tallying 266 strikeouts in 260 frames. He has given up 84 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.041 and a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.45 and he has gone up against 1,063 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Manoah (21-8 career mark) has a 2.90 earned run average while giving up 6.7 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-135) and under 7 runs

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