Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-118) Los Angeles (+100)

The Los Angeles Angels (20-30) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (33-17) at Angel Stadium on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Guardians at -118 while the Angels are coming in at +100. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Tanner Bibee and Jose Soriano.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in MLB. They have accumulated 244 runs and have an OBP of .311. The Guardians have hit 81 doubles as a team and have hit 54 balls out of the park. They have compiled 226 RBI's and 392 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .237. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .394 and have been rung up 373 times, while being walked on 147 occasions.

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The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.28 so far this season (5th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 450 batters. Guardians pitchers have yielded 50 home runs in addition to 179 total runs (4th in MLB). They have walked 151 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a squad over the course of the season. Cleveland has conceded 382 base knocks (7.6 per 9 innings) and 164 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Guardians bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 69.2% and has come into the game in 68 save situations. The relievers have inherited 60 runners over the course of the season with 21.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Guardians bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 50 times as well as having 74 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 187 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have notched 41 holds over the course of the season (1st in MLB). They have tallied 18 saves on the season and have blown 8 of their 26 chances to save the game.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with 1,350 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 431 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which is 19th in pro baseball, and have earned 46 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,050 innings on the field, which ranks them 14th in the majors.

Bibee (12-5 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.58 while he has gone up against 806 hitters in the majors. He has given up 171 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 61 free passes. His earned run average is 3.24 (70 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.192. Bibee has taken the ball for 194 frames and has earned 197 strikeouts so far in his career.

Los Angeles has recorded 59 home runs so far this season and 202 RBIs. They have put up 76 two-baggers, while taking a walk 147 times and recording 219 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for an on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a batting average of .244 on the campaign. The Angels have a SLG% of .400 and they have an average of 4.38 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 434 instances (12th in MLB) and have 418 hits.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.314 in addition to having a FIP of 4.34 as a squad so far this year. They sit at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 401. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 247 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.54 (225 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (417 strikeouts against 185 free passes). They have yielded 58 home runs and they yield 4.98 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.3% out of 65 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 44 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 24 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are ranked 24th in the league holding a save percentage of 55.0%, and they have sent 153 relievers onto the field so far this year. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 20 save chances and they have converted 11 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 41 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (11th in the majors). The Angels have accrued 427 assists, 26 errors and have a tally of 1,339 putouts this season. Out of their 4,017 innings on the field, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (7th in baseball).

Soriano (3-7 career mark) has earned a 3.46 ERA and has allowed 6.9 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.20 and he has gone up against 381 hitters during his career. He has surrendered 34 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.279 and having a FIP of 4.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Soriano has given up 68 base hits while totaling 99 K's in 88 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-118)

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