Los Angeles Angels vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-112) New York (-108)

Citi Field is where the New York Mets (59-70) will go up against the Los Angeles Angels (62-67) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Angels at -112 while the Mets are coming in at -108. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Patrick Sandoval and David Peterson.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in baseball. They have notched a total of 610 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .323. The Angels have earned 201 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 188 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 588 RBI's in addition to 1,090 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .249. Los Angeles is slugging .434 and have been called out on strikes 1,203 times, while being walked on 430 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40. Angels pitchers have surrendered 164 home runs and 652 total runs (25th in baseball). Los Angeles has conceded 1,101 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 587 earned runs. The Angels hold a team ERA of 4.63 this season (23rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,182 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 500 batters and their FIP sits at 4.56 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Angels have sent 385 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 167 base runners so far this season with 41.3% of those runners crossed the plate. They have 39 saves this year and have not converted 19 of 58 save opportunities. The Angels relievers have earned a save rate of 67.2% and has come into the game in 142 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 83 holds so far this season (2nd in MLB). Angels bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 101 times in addition to having 135 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have converted 68.1% of balls in play into outs in their 10,278 innings, which has them ranked 24th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have 3,426 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,043 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which puts them in 26th in professional baseball, and have earned 100 double plays.

Sandoval has taken the mound for 428 frames and has racked up 422 strikeouts in his MLB career. Sandoval (16-34 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.92 and he has faced 1,850 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.80 (181 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.346. He has surrendered 395 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 182 free passes.

The New York Mets have accumulated an OBP of .317 as well as a team batting average of .237 this year. They have been rung up on 1,029 instances (25th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,009 base hits. New York has tallied 166 long balls for the year and 550 runs batted in. The Mets have a team slugging % of .402 and they are earning 4.39 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have hit 173 doubles, while getting a free base 436 times and putting up 566 runs.

The Mets have a WHIP of 1.384 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.62 as a team this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (1,096 strikeouts vs 481 walks). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,076. They have given up 160 dingers and they surrender 4.83 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The New York pitching staff have given up 604 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.49 (561 earned runs allowed).

New York has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 42 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 424 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 116 times in high leverage situations in addition to 130 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.7% out of their 192 inherited base runners. Sitting with 117 save situations, the Mets have tallied 71 holds and 14 blown saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 112 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in professional baseball). The Mets have 1,120 assists, 70 errors and have accumulated 3,376 putouts this season. In their 10,128 innings on the diamond, the Mets have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (18th in baseball).

During his career, Peterson has conceded 284 base knocks while accumulating 318 strikeouts in 299 frames. He has given up 153 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.413 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.29 and he has faced 1,295 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Peterson (18-20 career record) has earned a 4.60 earned run average and has surrendered 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-108)

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