New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-188) Los Angeles (+158)

The Los Angeles Angels (20-33) will go up against the New York Yankees (37-18) at Angel Stadium on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at -188 while the Angels are priced at +158. The betting total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Luis Gil and Tyler Anderson.

As a team, the New York Yankees are recording 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 7th in the league. They have notched a total of 266 runs and have an on-base percentage of .335. The Yankees have accounted for 80 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 81 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 255 runs batted in and 472 hits this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .257. New York has a slugging percentage of .438 and have been called out on strikes 422 times, while drawing a walk on 207 occasions.

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The Yankees have a team earned run average of 2.77 for the season (1st in the league), and they have rung up 478 batters. Yankees pitchers have given up 49 long balls and 174 total runs (1st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 181 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.78 as a squad this year. New York has surrendered 378 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 151 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.64 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.14.

The Yankees have dispatched 161 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 94 runners over the course of the season with 33.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have recorded 20 saves for the season and have blown 8 out of their 28 chances to save the game. The Yankees relievers have recorded a save rate of 71.4% and has entered the game in 55 save situations. The relief pitchers have 26 holds this year (20th in MLB). Yankees pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 64 times as well as having 55 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have earned 1,473 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 446 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 15th in professional baseball, and have a total of 41 double plays. The Yankees have transformed 72.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,419 innings on the field, ranking them 2nd in MLB.

Gil has taken the ball for 88 innings and has earned 113 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Gil (7-2 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.38 while he has gone up against 369 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 2.74 (27 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.150. He has surrendered 52 base knocks (5.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 50 walks.

Los Angeles has tallied 64 home runs over the course of the season as well as 213 runs batted in. They have hit 81 two-baggers, while getting a free base 152 times as well as earning 230 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have an OBP of .307 and a batting average of .245 this year. The Angels have a SLG% of .403 and they score 4.34 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have struck out on 463 occasions (10th in the league) and have a total of 444 base knocks.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.317 and have a FIP of 4.39 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (447 strikeouts against 200 walks). They rank 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 423. They have yielded 63 long balls and they surrender 5.06 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 266 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.64 (244 earned runs relinquished).

With 44 save situations, the Angels have compiled 24 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the contest in 20 save opportunities and they have walked away with 11 saves. Their relievers have come in 42 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 69 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 24th in the league with a save percentage of 55.0%, and they have sent 162 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

Out of their 4,260 innings on the diamond, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in MLB). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 41 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in MLB). The Angels have recorded 455 assists, 28 errors and have accounted for 1,420 putouts so far this year.

During his career, Anderson has conceded 969 base hits while earning 843 strikeouts in 1,007 innings. He has surrendered 474 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.267 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and he has gone up against 4,239 opposing hitters so far in his career. Anderson (55-53 career mark) has a 4.23 ERA and has conceded 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+158)

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