The Los Angeles Angels (36-51) and the Boston Red Sox (37-48) take the field on Friday at Angel Stadium, beginning at 9:38 p.m. ET. The Angels are moneyline favorites (-112), while the Red Sox are -110 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +157 odds. Reid Detmers takes the mound first for Los Angeles, and Jake Bennett is Boston’s pick to start.
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Angels to win vs Red Sox -112
Angels vs. Red Sox betting lines
- Favorite: Angels (-112)
- Underdog: Red Sox (-110)
- Over/under: 8
Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Angels betting info
- The Angels have won 50% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (9-9).
- Los Angeles has a record of 9-8 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -112 or shorter (52.9% winning percentage).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Angels’ implied win probability is 52.8%.
- In the 87 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Los Angeles, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 41 times (41-42-4).
- The Angels have put together a 45-42-0 record ATS this season (covering 51.7% of the time).
Angels hitting info
- Zach Neto has collected a team-best 18 home runs.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Neto’s home run total ranks 22nd and his RBI tally ranks 63rd.
- Neto brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
- Jo Adell has made the most of his opportunities as he leads his team with 45 RBI.
- Adell ranks 82nd in homers and 49th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
- Nolan Schanuel paces the Angels with a team-high batting average of .262.
- Jorge Soler is batting .220 with 10 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 28 walks.
Angels pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 9.0 K/9, the sixth-best in MLB.
- Los Angeles’ 4.65 team ERA ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Angels average baseball’s fifth-highest WHIP (1.408).
- Angels pitchers combine to give up the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (92 total, 1.1 per game).
- Los Angeles its 8-3 loss the last time out, the team struck out 16 Mariners batters while allowing 13 hits.
Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Red Sox betting info
- The Red Sox have entered the game as underdogs 31 times this season and won 14, or 45.2%, of those games.
- Boston has a record of 14-18 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least -110 on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox have a 52.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 37 of its 85 opportunities.
- The Red Sox have an ATS record of 37-48-0 in 85 games with a spread this season.
Red Sox hitting info
- Willson Contreras leads Boston in home runs with 18, runs batted in with 53 and his batting average of .283 is also best on his team.
- Contreras’ home run total ranks 22nd in the majors, and he is 24th in RBI.
- Wilyer Abreu has collected 85 hits this season and has an OBP of .331. He’s slugging .429 on the year.
- Abreu is 94th among hitters in the majors in home runs, and 78th in RBI.
- Abreu has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .167 with two walks and an RBI.
- Ceddanne Rafaela has collected 85 base hits, an OBP of .331 and a slugging percentage of .435 this season.
- Caleb Durbin has 58 hits and an OBP of .286 to go with a slugging percentage of .387 this season.
Red Sox pitching rankings
- The Red Sox average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
- Boston has the ninth-best ERA (3.82) in the majors this season.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.262 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
- With just 91 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 10th in the league at preventing long balls.
- Last time out, Boston fell to the Nationals 10-2. Its pitchers compiled 10 strikeouts and 13 hits allowed.
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