Angels Turn To Veteran Weaver As Club Seeks To Stop Streaking A’s, Reach 100 Wins
While the Oakland A’s (70-80 SU, 57-85-7 O/U, 76-73 RL).
After having their five-game winning streak in the BetUS Sportsbook emphatically snapped by the A’s the Angels, winners of seven of their last ten games overall, Los Angeles will turn to veteran right-hander Jered Weaver (11-10, 4.25 ERA) to help the team get back in the win column and on track to record the first 100-win season in franchise history.
Weaver is coming off what is likely his best outing of the season in his last starts, shutting out the Seattle Mariners for six innings while allowing just three hits in a 7-4 win on Thursday.
Weaver is 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA in six career starts against the A's.
The red-hot Athletics have won three straight games and seven of their last ten overall after underachieving all season long despite entering the 2008 regular season expecting big things.
After smacking around struggling Angels’ starter John Lackey to the tune of four runs on nine hits in 5.1 innings on Tuesday, the A’s will try to do the same to Weaver tonight and will counter with struggling rookie left-hander Greg Smith (7-15, 4.23) who has lost more games this season than any A’s starter since 1998. Smith allowed six runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings of a 7-0 loss to Texas on Friday.
Smith however, has not been supported very well by his teammates who have put up the lowest run-support average in the majors for Smith this season at 2.82 per contest.
"There's nothing I can do about that," Smith told the A's official Web site. "I don't go hit. That's not my job. ... Maybe it's just one of those things where I'll just have to bite the bullet for this year."Here is a look at tonight’s key MLB online betting Free Picks:
The Angels are 4-1 in Weaver’s last 5 starts with 5 days of rest.
The Angels are 16-5 in Weaver’s last 21 starts during game 2 of a series.
The Athletics are 2-7 in Smith’s last 9 starts on grass.
The Athletics are 1-4 in Smith’s last 5 starts with 4 days of rest.
The Under is 4-0 in Weaver’s last 4 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
The Under is 9-0-1 in Smith’s last 10 starts during game 2 of a series.
Los Angeles Angels -1½ +140
Jered Weaver –R -120
Oakland A’s +1½ -160
Greg Smith –L Ev
Over 7½ -105
Under 7½ -115
Analysis: This pick is as easy as pie BetUS MLB bettors! I know the Oakland A’s are playing solid baseball right now, but the Los Angeles Angels are the right pick in this matchup as they will jump all over Smith while getting another strong performance from Jered Weaver. Take the Angels and the ‘Over’ to double up on your winnings in this matchup.
MLB Free Picks: Angels 6 A’s 3
