Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-145) Seattle (+125)

The Seattle Mariners (1-4) will go up against the Los Angeles Angels (3-1) at T-Mobile Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -145 and Seattle is coming in at +125. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Shohei Ohtani and Chris Flexen.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 6.8 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in MLB. They have tallied 27 runs while having a team OBP of .356. The Angels have tallied 5 doubles as a team and have knocked 6 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 27 RBI's and 38 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .270. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .433 and have been called out on strikes 32 times, while being walked on 18 occasions.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 1.29 for the year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 34 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.43 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.00. Angels pitchers have given up 1 home run and 6 runs in total (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 14 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.07 as a team this year.

The Angels have converted 75.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 315 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 3rd in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated 105 putouts this year, as well as 26 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which ranks 26th in professional baseball, and have 5 double plays.

Ohtani (28-14 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.02 and he has gone up against 1,443 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 265 base knocks (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 121 walks. His earned run average is 2.91 (115 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.085. Ohtani has taken the ball for 355 innings and has totaled 451 punch outs in his career.

Seattle has 2 HRs this season as well as 14 runs batted in. They have recorded 13 two-baggers, while getting a free base 12 times as well as racking up 15 runs. The Seattle Mariners hold an OBP of .256 as well as a team batting average of .188 this season. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .303 and they average 3.00 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 43 occasions (7th in baseball) and have earned a total of 31 base hits.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.391 and have a FIP of 4.49 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.77 (39 strikeouts vs 22 bases on balls). They come in at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 42. They have conceded 5 long balls and they allow 4.70 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 24 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.52 (18 earned runs given up).

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 3 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (24th in pro baseball). The Mariners have accrued 48 assists, 4 errors and have amassed 138 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 414 innings played, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (13th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Flexen has surrendered 412 base hits while earning 270 strikeouts in 389 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 191 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.438 and a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.82 and he has faced 1,692 batters during his career. Flexen (25-26 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.42 ERA and has surrendered 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+125)

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