Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-180) Oakland (+155)

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (60-102 last season) will compete against the Los Angeles Angels (73-89 last year) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Angels at -180 while the Athletics are coming in at +155. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Patrick Sandoval and Ken Waldichuk.

Los Angeles had a slugging % of .390 and were rung up 1,539 times, while being walked on 449 occasions. They had 600 RBI's and 1,265 base knocks in the prior season, while their team batting average was at .233. The Angels accrued 219 two-baggers as a team and smacked 190 baseballs out of the park. They racked up 623 runs while holding a team OBP of .297. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels notched 3.9 runs per outing, which ranked them 25th in MLB.

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The Angels finished with a team earned run average of 3.77 during the previous year (9th in baseball), and their staff struck out 1,383 hitters. They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 and the pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.24. Angels pitchers relinquished 168 home runs in addition to 668 total runs (11th in baseball). Their pitching staff walked 540 opposing players and their FIP came in at 3.96 as a squad last season.

The Angels bullpen compiled a save rate of 57.6% and stepped onto the mound in 147 save situations. The relief pitchers inherited 262 base runners in the previous season with 35.5% of them earned a run for their team. Angels relief pitchers entered the contest with runners on base 164 times in addition to having 157 outings in high leverage situations. The Angels sent 490 relievers to the mound in the previous season. The relievers had 79 holds for the prior year (19th in baseball). They earned 38 saves over the course of the prior season and blew 28 out of their 66 chances to get a save.

The Angels turned 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,921 innings on the field, which ranked them 5th in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels accounted for 4,307 putouts in the previous season, as well as 1,382 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .985 which had them ranked 15th in pro baseball, and earned 134 double plays.

Sandoval (10-24 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.88 while he has gone up against 1,329 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 280 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 127 walks. His ERA is 3.70 (128 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.306. Sandoval has pitched in 311 frames and has accumulated 320 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Oakland was sitting with 137 home runs for the previous season in addition to 537 runs batted in. They had 249 doubles, while taking a walk 433 times as well as scoring 568 runs. The Oakland Athletics tallied an OBP of .281 and a team batting average of .216 over the course of last season. The Athletics had a team slugging % of .346 and they scored 3.51 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They were called out on strikes on 1,389 occasions (15th in MLB) and notched a total of 1,147 hits.

The Oakland pitching staff given up 770 runs last year while having an ERA of 4.52 (717 earned runs yielded). They gave up 195 dingers and they gave up 4.86 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Athletics finished with a team WHIP of 1.330 with a FIP of 4.41 as a team over the course of the prior season. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 (1,203 strikeouts vs 503 walks). They finished at 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,394.

Oakland had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 59 save opportunities and they walked away with 34 saves. They were sitting at 22nd in the league holding a save rate of 57.6%, and they sent 530 relievers onto the field last season. Their bullpen pitchers came in 161 times in high leverage situations in addition to 182 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers had an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 255 inherited base runners. With 166 save situations, the Athletics amassed 105 holds and 25 blown saves.

Out of their 12,837 innings on the diamond, the Athletics had a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (15th in MLB). Oakland Athletics twisted 139 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in the majors). The Athletics had 1,466 assists, 92 errors and amassed 4,279 putouts for the prior year.

During his career, Waldichuk has given up 32 hits while he has totaled 33 K's in 34 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 19 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.212 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.30 and he has faced 146 opposing hitters in his career. Waldichuk (2-2 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.93 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-180)

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