The Los Angeles Angels (66-74) and the Athletics (64-77) meet in the first of a three-game series on Friday at Angel Stadium, starting at 9:38 p.m. ET. The favored Angels (-154) are coming off of a 2-1 series win over the Royals, and the underdog Athletics (+128) enter the matchup following a 1-2 series loss to the Cardinals. Los Angeles’ Jose Soriano and Sacramento’s Mason Barnett will take the mound first.

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Angels vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Angels (-154)
• Underdog: Athletics (+128)
• Over/under: 9

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have been favored on the moneyline 33 total times this season. They’ve finished 17-16 in those games.
• The Angels have a record of 5-4 when they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -154 or shorter (55.6%).
• The Angels have an implied moneyline win probability of 60.6% in this contest.
• The Angels have combined with their opponents to go over the total 73 times this season for a 73-61-6 record against the over/under.
• The Angels have a 77-63-0 record ATS this season (covering 55% of the time).

Angels hitting info

• Taylor Ward has a team-best 94 runs batted in.
• Ward’s home runs rank 11th in MLB and he ranks 10th in RBI in MLB.
• Zach Neto is hitting .261 with 29 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 31 walks.
• Neto currently ranks 36th in homers and 95th in RBI in the majors.
• Jo Adell has launched a team-best 33 home runs.
• Mike Trout is batting .230 with 12 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 77 walks.

Angels pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 7.9 K/9, which ranks 25th in the majors.
• The Angels’ 4.70 team ERA ranks 25th among all league pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Angels combine for the third-worst WHIP in the majors (1.424).
• The Angels allow the third-most home runs in baseball (192 total, 1.4 per game).
• They fell to the Royals 4-3 in their last game with three strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have won 48, or 44.9%, of the 107 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• This season, the Athletics have won 17 of their 50 games, or 34%, when they’re the underdog by at least +128 on the moneyline.
• The Athletics have a 43.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 69 of 141 chances this season.
• In 141 games with a spread this season, the Athletics are 73-68-0 ATS.

Athletics hitting info

• Brent Rooker has been key for Sacramento with 27 home runs, 80 RBI and a batting average of .271 this season.
• Rooker ranks 24th in home runs and 26th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in runs batted in with 81 while batting .272 with 23 homers.
• Soderstrom is 43rd overall in home runs and 24th in RBI this season.
• Soderstrom takes a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with two doubles, a walk and four RBIs.
• Nick Kurtz has 105 hits this season and a slash line of .308/.401/.636.
• Kurtz has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .313 with a double, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.
• Shea Langeliers’ 29 home runs are most among Sacramento batters. He’s driven in 65 runs this season while slugging .533.
• Langeliers heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .150 with two doubles and a walk.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
• The Athletics have the 28th-ranked ERA (4.82) in the majors this season.
• Athletics pitchers have a 1.368 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
• The Athletics have allowed the second-most home runs this season with 198, or 1.4 per game.
• The Athletics struck out five Cardinals hitters while allowing seven base hits in a 5-1 loss last time out.