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

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+114) Cleveland (-134)

The Los Angeles Angels (12-20) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will play the Cleveland Guardians (20-12). The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at +114 and Cleveland is coming in at -134. The total is 8.5. The men taking the mound are Griffin Canning and Carlos Carrasco.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .390 and have been rung up 292 times, while being walked on 92 occasions. They have 124 runs batted in as well as 267 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .245. The Angels have tallied 43 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 36 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 137 runs while holding a team OBP of .309. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which is 18th in baseball.

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The Angels are sitting with a team ERA of 4.82 so far this year (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 273 batters. Angels pitchers have given up 36 home runs and 169 total runs (26th in baseball). They have walked 125 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.37 as a squad so far this year. Los Angeles has yielded 262 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 152 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.37.

The Angels relievers have a save percentage of 63.6% and has come into the game in 25 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 44 base runners this season with 34.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. Angels bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 28 times and also have had 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have sent 101 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have recorded 14 holds on the year (28th in the league). They have tallied 7 saves so far this season and have not converted 4 of their 11 chances to get a save.

The Los Angeles Angels have notched a total of 851 putouts this season, as well as 276 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which ranks 18th in pro baseball, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Angels have turned 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,553 innings, ranking them 20th in professional baseball.

Canning (20-24 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.61 while he has gone up against 1,567 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 353 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 129 free passes. His ERA is 4.80 (195 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.319. Canning has taken the ball for 365 innings and has totaled 374 K's so far in his career.

The Cleveland Guardians have a team OBP of .319 and a batting average of .245 this year. They have been rung up on 243 occasions (27th in baseball) and have tallied 267 hits. Cleveland has hit 30 home runs so far this season to go along with 142 runs batted in. The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .389 and they score 4.91 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have 55 doubles, while taking a walk 97 times as well as putting up 157 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 123 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.56 (115 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 30 homers and they concede 3.80 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.230 and have a FIP of 3.62 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.50 (306 strikeouts against 104 free passes). They sit at 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 254.

Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 17 save chances and they have walked away with 11 saves. They are ranked 16th in the league with a save percentage of 64.7%, and they have sent 128 relievers to the mound so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 53 times in high leverage situations and on 38 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.4% out of 42 inherited runners. With 43 save situations, the Guardians have accumulated 25 holds and also 6 blown saves.

In their 2,619 innings played, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (21st in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 26 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in baseball). The Guardians have accrued 273 assists, 16 errors and have amassed 873 putouts during this campaign.

Carrasco (108-95 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.09 ERA and has allowed 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.69 and he has gone up against 6,540 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 711 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.255 and a FIP of 3.7. During his career, Carrasco has surrendered 1,531 base knocks while earning 1,596 punch outs in 1,565 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland (-134) and under 8.5 runs

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