Free MLB Pick: Angels vs Rangers Odds
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2021 MLB Handicapping
(54-54) Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers (39-69)
Date: Thursday, August 5th, 2021
Time: 2:05 PM ET
Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
Projected Pitchers: Dylan Bundy (LAA) vs. Spencer Howard (TEX)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Angels -105 | Rangers -105
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Los Angeles -1.5 (+130)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U 9
A pair of AL West rivals get an early week series underway from the Lone Star State. The Los Angeles Angels are on the road as they play the first game of a 4-game set with the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
The Rangers won for the 5th game in a row and played spoilers to the Angels to win 4-1 on Monday night.
Top prospect Jo Adell drove in 3 runs in his season debut as the Angels offense showed out in a dominating 11-3 win over the Rangers.
Shohei Ohtani pitched 6 strong innings, allowing only 1 run and striking out 6 batters to lower his ERA to 2.94 and the Angels beat the Rangers 2-1.
Los Angeles Angels
The Angels dropped 3 of 4 games at home against the Athletics and fell further away from a possible playoff spot. LA held Oakland to only 14 runs but they struggled to score runs themselves, only plating 4 runs.
LA is now 52-53, a game below .500 and 5th place in the AL West division. The Angels are 11.5 games back from the division leading Astros and 7 games back from the Athletics for the final wild card spot.
Shohei Ohtani continues his MVP season and sits atop the league in several offensive categories. He has 37 HR’s (1st), 82 RBI’s (2nd), and a 1.039 OPS (2nd).
Shohei will also be making his 15th start of the season. He has a 5-1 record, 3.04 ERA, and 1.13 WHIP on the mound.
Texas Rangers
Texas was just 1-12 since the All-Star break heading into this weekend at home against the Mariners. They doubled their win total by grabbing the final 2 games of the series in comeback fashion as rookie Jonah Heim hit walk-off home runs in both games.
The Rangers entered Monday in the basement of the AL West, 25.5 games behind the Astros for the top spot in the division. They are a whopping 21 games back of the Athletics for the final wild card spot.
Texas dealt arguably their best player Joey Gallo to the Yankees and pitcher Kyle Gibson to the Phillies at the tread deadline as the team continues to try and rebuild their roster.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Angels are 54-54 overall
- Angels are 24-28 on the road
- Rangers are 39-69 overall
- Rangers are 26-29 at home
Free Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers MLB Prediction:
This one is a battle of the bottom two teams in the AL West but there is a pretty wide gap between the squads.
Los Angeles is still on the fringes of the wild card chase and they hope that the impending potential return of Mike Trout can help them get back in the race.
I’m taking the Angels to win once again.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Angels -1.5
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