Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-110) Los Angeles (-110)

Angel Stadium is where the Los Angeles Angels (4-2) will play the Toronto Blue Jays (3-3) on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Blue Jays at -110 while the Angels are priced at -110. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Chris Bassitt and Patrick Sandoval.

As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 15th in MLB. They are sitting with 27 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .363. The Blue Jays have accounted for 11 doubles as a team and have hit 3 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 23 RBI's and 63 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate sits at .292. Toronto has a slugging rate of .384 and have struck out 46 times, while taking a walk on 24 occasions.

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The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 5.12 this year (19th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 44 hitters. They have walked 18 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.75 as a squad so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.47. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 8 home runs and also 32 runs (23rd in baseball).

The Toronto Blue Jays have a total of 153 putouts so far this season, as well as 49 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which puts them in 11th in the majors, and have accumulated 8 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 66.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 459 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 23rd in baseball.

Bassitt has taken the ball for 740 frames and has totaled 671 K's thus far in his career. Bassitt (46-35 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.88 while going up against 3,109 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.55 (292 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.204. He has surrendered 664 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 228 free passes.

The Angels hold a team SLG% of .383 and they earn 5.50 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have recorded 8 doubles, while getting a free base 27 times and recording 33 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 7 home runs so far this year and 33 runs batted in. They have struck out on 51 occasions (16th in MLB) and have notched a total of 50 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for an OBP of .332 in addition to a batting average of .243 so far this year.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.154 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.68 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 42. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 20 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.12 (18 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.94 (53 strikeouts vs 18 walks). They have surrendered 5 homers and they yield 3.46 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 6 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .976 (27th in baseball). The Angels have recorded 47 assists, 5 errors and have notched a total of 156 putouts so far this year. In 468 innings played, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (13th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Sandoval has allowed 282 base hits while he has tallied 322 punch outs in 316 innings. Sandoval (11-24 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.67 earned run average and has allowed 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up 129 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.298 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.50 and he has gone up against 1,349 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-110)

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