The Baltimore Orioles, who now have a 3.5-game lead in the AL West, will face the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023. The Orioles will be looking to protect their divisional lead. They are up against one of the weakest teams in baseball over the last several weeks. Game time is at 7:38 PM ET/4:48 PM PT on Tuesday. My Orioles vs Angels prediction is that Baltimore wins this game for moneyline backers.
Baltimore vs Los Angeles Prediction: Latest MLB News
The Angels have been awful, basically since the trade deadline. Their chart since the start of August is below. It shows that they have only been winning about 25% of their games recently.
Los Angeles Angels: Recent Form Alert
- Formerly: 56 - 51 on August 1st, 2023
- Currently: 64 - 74 (overall)
- Recent form: 8 - 23 since August 1st, 2023
- Recent winning rate: .258
The pitching matchup for this game is Dean Kremer for Baltimore against Reid Detmers for the Angels. Kremer is 12-5, he has an ERA of 4.20, and a WHIP of 1.28. Detmers is just 3-10 on the season with an ERA of 5.01. Detmers had an embarrassing August with an ERA of 7.94 for the entire month. Meanwhile, Kremer went 2-1 in the month with an ERA of 2.37. The pitching matchup sharply favors the Orioles in this game. When matters go to the respective bullpens, you would expect Baltimore to have a lead that they will protect.
Orioles vs Angels Prediction: Final Thoughts
The betting odds on the moneyline do not do Baltimore justice. They are priced at just -150 favorites to win this contest (bet365). You could definitely put them at much shorter odds than that. In fact, a good starting point would be about -300, given LA's winning rate lately.
This is a game where bettors have to go with the road team as underdogs. The Orioles are the ones playing meaningful baseball right now. Teams have about 25 games left and Baltimore cannot afford to treat their AL East divisional lead as a guaranteed lock with Tampa Bay still buzzing around. My recommendation is to back the Orioles in this game against a disinterested opponent.
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