Angels Looking For Revenge Over Athletics
Now that the 2023 MLB season has started, there will be more options to make MLB picks on any given day. The Los Angeles Angels are in Oakland on Saturday to continue a weekend series between AL West Division teams.
Los Angeles is looking for a big bounce-back this season, and they are a team with the talent to get it done. The Angels are not a favorite to win the AL West this season, but they could be in the mix.
Oakland looks like a team that could finish the season with the worst record in baseball, despite winning on Thursday. The Athletics are a team with a ton of young players in the lineup, and they are hoping to rebuild for the future.
The MLB lines for this game will have the Los Angeles Angels as a betting favorite in this game over the Athletics.
Angels Need Stars To Shine
After scoring jone run in the season opener, Shohei Ohtani said, “We got a lot of guys on base and in scoring position, we just lacked that one big hit.” The Angels are a team that has some offensive talent, but they are going to need their biggest stars to lead the way.
Ohtani and Mike Trout are two of the best players of all time, and they will have to come up with some big hits in this game. The Angels have a solid defense as well, but nothing will happen unless Ohtani and Trout are setting the tone.
Patrick Sandoval will be on the mound for the Angels. He went 6-9 with a 2.91 ERA a season ago. The Angels pitched well on Thursday night, but they just didn’t get any help.
Pitching Could Be a Problem For Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are going to be in the MLB news all season long, especially when it comes to losing. Oakland will be looking to trade away any veteran talent that they have, and that will leave some young players in the rotation.
Shintaro Fujinami is set to take the ball for the Athletics, and he will be making his MLB debut. The Athletics are hoping that Fujinami will be a key piece of the team moving forward, but he will have to prove it on the mound.
Oakland managed to score two runs on Thursday, and that is about all you can expect from this team moving forward as well.
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Angels vs Athletics Head-to-Head
The scores and odds for the Opening Day game between the Angels and Athletics didn’t match up. Los Angeles was a big betting favorite in that game, but the Athletics were able to come away with a win. That was just the first of more than a dozen division rivalry games this season.
Angels vs Athletics Game Information
- Game: Angels (0-1) vs Athletics (1-0)
- Location: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA
- Day/Time: Saturday, April 1, 4:07 p.m. ET
- Angels vs. Oakland Live stream: MLB.tv
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Angels vs Athletics Picks & Prediction
Making MLB betting predictions this early in the season is never easy to do, but it’s going to be hard to bet on the Athletics at any point this season. Oakland just isn’t a team that is going to win many games, even though they pulled off a win on Opening Day.
Los Angeles has enough talent in their everyday lineup to score some runs, and they should respond in a big way in this one. Don’t expect a huge blowout in this game, but the Angels are going to do some damage on offense and come away with a comfortable victory.
Head to BetUS Sportsbook, and when the odds come out, take the Angels to win this game and cover the run line at -1.5.
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