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2021 MLB Handicapping
(61-61) Los Angeles Angels vs. Cleveland Indians (58-61)
Date: Friday, August 20th, 2021
Time: 7:10 PM ET
Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
Projected Pitchers: Jaime Barria (LAA) vs. Sam Hentges (CLE)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Angels +110 Indians -141
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Angels +1.5, Indians -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
The Angels will be in Cleveland to take on the Indians for game 1 Friday at 7:10 ET.
Jaime Barria will be squaring off against Sam Hentges.
These teams met back in May and the Indians won 2 games out of 3.
Los Angeles Angels
The Angels have been an up and down team this year. They can get hot, but they have yet to sustain consistency in their play.
They are in 4th place of the American League West with a record of 61-61. They trail the Astros by 10 games.
Los Angeles beat the Tigers 3-1 on Wednesday.
Shohei Ohtani went 8 innings and allowed 1 earned run on Wednesday.
Jaime Barria is 2-1 with a 4.71 ERA. His last start was against the Astros where he went 3 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. The Astros won that game 8-2.
Pitching has not been great for this team. They have an ERA of 4.63 which is 23rd best in the game.
Offense is the best part of their game. They are scoring 4.51 runs per game which is 14th best in the majors.
Los Angeles has hit 151 home runs which is 12th best in baseball.
Cleveland Indians
The Indians have really not had a great season. They started off the year well, but they have really faltered since then.
They are 2nd in the American League Central with a record of 58-61. They trail the White Sox by 12 games.
Cleveland lost 8-7 to the Twins on Wednesday. Minnesota took 2 games out of 3 in that series. In those games, the Indians scored 14 runs and allowed 14 runs.
Zach Plesac went 4.2 innings and allowed 5 earned runs on Wednesday.
Sam Hentges has not been great this year. He is 1-4 with a 7.95 ERA. His last start was against the Tigers where he went 2 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. The Tigers won that game 6-4.
The pitching has not been great for this team and a big reason is because both Aaron Civale and Shane Bieber have been hurt. The team has an ERA of 4.50 which is 20th best in the game.
Their offense is scoring 4.36 runs per game which is 18th best in the MLB.
Cleveland has hit 147 home runs which is 16th best in the majors.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Angels are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. the American League Central.
- Angels are 13-3 in their last 16 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
- Angels are 21-5 in their last 26 games vs. a team with a losing record.
- Angels are 7-3 in their last 10 road games.
- Indians are 4-10 in their last 14 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
- Indians are 4-11 in their last 15 Friday games.
- Indians are 1-4 in their last 5 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5
- Indians are 0-6 in their last 6 games following an off day.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Cleveland Indians MLB Prediction:
The Angels have done a good job this year taking care of teams with losing records. I look for that to continue on Friday.
Los Angeles is the better team and I am picking them to do enough against this Tribe squad to get a win.
I look for Barria to be solid and for the Halos to hit around Hentges early and often.
I like the Angels as a dog on the road.
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