The Los Angeles Angels (30-34) host the Athletics (26-41) on Monday at 9:38 p.m. ET. The Angels are moneyline favorites (-159) against the underdog Athletics (+133). Yusei Kikuchi starts for Los Angeles, and Jeffrey Springs is Sacramento’s pick to start.

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Angels vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Angels (-159)
• Underdog: Athletics (+133)
• Over/under: 9

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have a 5-6 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 45.5% of those games).
• The Angels have gone 2-3 when they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -159 or shorter (40%).
• The Angels have an implied moneyline win probability of 61.4% in this matchup.
• The Angels have combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 33 times this season for a 33-29-2 record against the over/under.
• The Angels have collected a 32-32-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50% of the time).

Angels hitting info

• Taylor Ward paces the Angels in home runs (18) and runs batted in (45).
• In MLB play, Ward ranks fifth in homers and 10th in RBI.
• Ward takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .150 with a double, two home runs, a walk and seven RBIs.
• Nolan Schanuel has a club-best .272 batting average.
• Schanuel ranks 219th in homers and 182nd in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Zach Neto has 11 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and eight walks while batting .267.
• Jo Adell is hitting .220 with seven doubles, 11 home runs and 12 walks.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors with a collective 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Angels have a 4.85 team ERA that ranks 24th among all league pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Angels combine for the third-worst WHIP in MLB (1.521).
• Angels pitchers combine to allow the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (82 total, 1.3 per game).
• In their 3-2 loss last time out they struck out 11 Mariners batters while allowing 11 hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• This season, the Athletics have won 17 out of the 49 games, or 34.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• The Athletics have a record of 5-18, a 21.7% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by +133 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Athletics, based on the moneyline, is 42.9%.
• The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 37 of their 67 games with a total this season.
• The Athletics are 30-37-0 against the spread in their 67 chances this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Jacob Wilson leads Sacramento with a .372 batting average. He’s also hit eight homers and has 38 RBI.
• Wilson’s home run total ranks 85th in MLB, and he is 27th in RBI.
• Wilson enters this game on a nine-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is hitting .465 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and eight RBIs.
• Brent Rooker has 72 hits and an OBP of .340 to go with a slugging percentage of .474 this season.
• Rooker currently ranks 19th in homers and 35th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in home runs (14) and runs batted in (44) this season while batting .260.
• Soderstrom has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with two home runs, five walks and eight RBIs.
• Lawrence Butler is batting .273 with an OBP of .341 and a slugging percentage of .474 this season.
• Butler heads into this matchup on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .400 with seven doubles, a home run, eight walks and six RBIs.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the big leagues.
• Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.69 ERA this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
• The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.539 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
• The Athletics have allowed the most home runs this season with 101, or 1.5 per game.
• The Athletics earned a 5-1 win in their most recent game, striking out nine Orioles batters while allowing eight hits.