Sportsbooks give the Los Angeles Angels (40-40) the edge (-130 on the moneyline) to add to their three-game win streak when they meet the Washington Nationals (33-48), at +109, on Saturday at 9:38 p.m. ET. Kyle Hendricks starts for Los Angeles, and Mike Soroka is Washington’s choice to start.
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Angels to win vs Nationals -130
Angels vs. Nationals betting lines
- Favorite: Angels (-130)
- Underdog: Nationals (+109)
- Over/under: 9
Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Angels betting info
- The Angels have won 62.5% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (10-6).
- Los Angeles has a 7-5 record (winning 58.3% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -130 or shorter.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Angels have an implied win probability of 56.5%.
- Los Angeles has had an over/under set by bookmakers 80 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 40 of those games (40-37-3).
- The Angels have collected a 43-37-0 record against the spread this season (covering 53.8% of the time).
Angels hitting info
- Nolan Schanuel is hitting .274 with 15 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 35 walks.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Schanuel’s home run total ranks 170th and his RBI tally ranks 126th.
- Taylor Ward has put his power on display as he leads his team with 19 home runs and 53 runs batted in.
- Ward currently ranks 12th in home runs and 15th in RBI in the bigs.
- Zach Neto leads the Angels with a .278 batting average.
- Neto enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBIs.
- Jo Adell is hitting .230 with eight doubles, 17 home runs and 17 walks.
- Adell has hit safely in eight straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .250 with a double, four home runs, five walks and seven RBIs.
Angels pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 8.0 K/9, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- Los Angeles’ 4.49 team ERA ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Angels combine for the third-worst WHIP in MLB (1.440).
- Angels pitchers combine to allow the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (103 total, 1.3 per game).
- Los Angeles struck out 14 Red Sox batters while allowing three hits in a 5-2 win in its last game.
Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Nationals betting info
- The Nationals have won 30, or 45.5%, of the 66 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Washington has a record of 23-30, a 43.4% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +109 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 47.8% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
- Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 36 of its 80 games with a total this season.
- The Nationals have an ATS record of 42-38-0 in 80 games with a spread this season.
Nationals hitting info
- James Wood leads Washington in home runs with 22 and runs batted in with 63.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Wood is sixth in homers and fifth in RBI.
- C.J. Abrams leads Washington in batting with a .283 average while slugging 11 homers and driving in 26 runs.
- Among all MLB batters, Abrams is 65th in homers and 165th in RBI.
- Luis Garcia has 69 hits this season and a slash line of .267/.310/.422.
- Nathaniel Lowe has collected 69 hits this season and has an OBP of .292. He’s slugging .393 on the year.
Nationals pitching rankings
- The Nationals strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.97 ERA this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- Nationals pitchers have a 1.381 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
- The Nationals have given up the 19th-fewest long balls so far this season with 96 home runs allowed.
- Last time out, Washington fell to the Padres 1-0. Its pitchers compiled eight strikeouts and six hits allowed.
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