Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 3/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-225) Oakland (+190)

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (60-102 last season) will take on the Los Angeles Angels (73-89 last year) on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Angels at -225 while the Athletics are coming in at +190. The total has been set at 7. The pitchers taking the mound will be Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Muller.

Los Angeles owned a slugging percentage of .390 and struck out 1,539 times, while taking a walk on 449 occasions. They amassed 600 runs batted in as well as 1,265 hits last year, and their batting average was at .233. The Angels earned 219 doubles as a team and hit 190 balls out of the park. They were sitting with 623 runs scored and held an on-base percentage of .297. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels put up 3.9 runs per outing, which had them sitting at 25th in the league.

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The Angels had an ERA of 3.77 for the prior year (9th in MLB), and they rung up 1,383 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 540 opposing hitters and their FIP finished at 3.96 as a team in the previous season. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.56 and their pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.24. Angels pitchers gave up 168 home runs and also 668 total runs (11th in the league).

Angels pitchers entered the contest with runners on base 164 times as well as having 157 outings in high leverage situations. The bullpen earned 79 holds last season (19th in the league). The Angels relievers compiled a save rate of 57.6% and stepped onto the mound in 147 save situations. They earned 38 saves over the course of the prior season and blew 28 of 66 chances to get a save. The bullpen inherited 262 base runners over the course of last season and 35.5% of them crossed the plate. The Angels dispatched 490 relief pitchers to the mound last year.

The Los Angeles Angels earned a total of 4,307 putouts for the prior year, as well as 1,382 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage was previously at .985 which put them in 15th in baseball, and they twisted 134 double plays. The Angels converted 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,921 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in professional baseball.

Ohtani (28-14 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.04 while going up against 1,420 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 263 base hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) with 118 free passes. His earned run average is 2.96 (115 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.090. Ohtani has taken the mound for 349 innings and has accumulated 441 strikeouts during his career.

Oakland tallied 137 HRs in the previous season and 537 RBIs. They hit 249 doubles, while getting a free base 433 times as well as scoring 568 runs. The Oakland Athletics compiled a team on-base percentage of .281 as well as a batting average of .216 for the previous season. The Athletics held a team slugging % of .346 and they averaged 3.51 runs per game (29th in the league). They were rung up on 1,389 instances (15th in baseball) and accounted for 1,147 hits.

The Athletics had a team WHIP of 1.330 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.41 as a pitching staff for the prior year. They earned a K/BB ratio of 2.39 (1,203 strikeouts vs 503 walks). They ranked 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,394. They surrendered 195 long balls and they allowed 4.86 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff given up 770 runs over the course of last season while holding an ERA of 4.52 (717 earned runs surrendered).

Oakland had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 59 save chances and they converted 34 saves. They ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 57.6%, and they dispatched 530 relievers to the hill last season. Their bullpen pitchers came in 161 times in high leverage situations and on 182 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers held an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 255 inherited runners. Ending the season with 166 save situations, the Athletics had 105 holds in addition to 25 blown saves.

Oakland Athletics turned 139 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in the majors). The Athletics had 1,466 assists, 92 errors and had a total of 4,279 putouts in the prior season. In 12,837 innings played, the Athletics accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (15th in MLB).

In his career, Muller has conceded 39 base knocks while he has tallied 49 punch outs in 49 frames. Muller (3-5 career mark) has earned a 5.14 earned run average while allowing 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 28 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.367 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.75 and he has gone up against 214 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-225)

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