Guardians vs Angels Prediction and Odds

Guardians vs Angels Prediction and Odds: The Los Angeles Angels are favored to win this game as per stats and bookmakers.

The Los Angeles Angels have a crucial away matchup ahead as they are set to lock horns with the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. The Angels need a comeback after back-to-back series defeats at home. They lost the last matchup against the Houston Astros by 2-1. The Angeles faced a 4-5 defeat in the last match of the series. Los Angeles is currently in the 2nd position in the American League West with 20 wins and 18 defeats.

The Cleveland Guardians will look to bounce back at home when they host the Angels in the upcoming series. They are also coming off a crushing 0-5 defeat against the Detroit Tigers which resulted in a series loss by 2-1. The Guardians are currently in the 3rd position in the American League Central. They have 17 wins and 20 losses.

Result of Match 1: Angels: 5-4 Guardians

Guardians vs Angels Prediction: Home-Away Stats

The Los Angeles Angels have a decent home record so far. They won 10 out of 19 games at home this season. The Angels’ away record is exactly the same with 10 wins and 19 losses.

The Cleveland Guardians did not look convincing at home till now. They won 7 out of 18 home fixtures. In the away games, Cleveland is 10-9 as of now.

Guardians vs Angels Prediction: Key Stats

Batting

Batting Advantage: Los Angeles Angels

• The Cleveland Guardians have struggled in batting this season. They are playing with a Batting Average of .221 along with 272 Hits and 19 Home Runs. Their On Base Percentage is currently at .297.
• The Los Angeles Angels have maintained a Batting Average of .258 so far. They added 333 Hits and 51 Home Runs. The Angels have their On Base Percentage at .258.

Pitching

Pitching Advantage: Cleveland Guardians

• The Cleveland Guardians looked decent at pitching. They played with an Earned Run Average of 3.72. They allowed the opposition batters to play with a Batting Average of .246. Cleveland’s Average Whips stands at 1.25.
• The Los Angeles Angels have been below-par in pitching til now. Their Earned Run Average is currently at 4.24. The Angels maintained an Opponent Batting Average of .234 as of now. The Average Whip is currently at 1.29.

Angels vs Guardians Odds

Both teams are coming off defeats from in last fixture. The home advantage will be on the side of the Cleveland Guardians but they have failed to capitalize on that in the current season. .

Spread

• Los Angeles Angels: -1.5 (+123)
• Cleveland Guardians: +1.5 (-175)

Moneyline

• Los Angeles Angels: -132
• Cleveland Guardians: +105

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Guardians vs Angels Prediction: Head-to-Head Stats

There have been 31 matches between these two teams till now. The Cleveland Guardians have the upper hand with 19 wins, while the Los Angeles Angels won 12 games. Out of 265 rounds, 142 were won by the Guardians and 121 by the Angels.

If we check out the last 5 meetings, 3 matches were won by the Guardians and 2 by the Angels. The previous clash took place in the MLB preseason on 15 March 2023. The Los Angeles Angels registered an 8-6 win in that game.

Head-to-Head: Key Highlights

Los Angeles Angels

• Home Win%: 46.7%
• Away Win: 31.2%
• Points Per Game: 4.0
• Home Points Per Game: 4.7
• Away Points Per Game: 3.3

Cleveland Guardians

• Home Win%: 68,8%
• Away Win: 53.3%
• Points Per Game: 4.6
• Home Points Per Game: 4.9
• Away Points Per Game: 4.2

Guardians vs Angels Prediction: Players to Watch Out

Los Angeles Angels

• Hunter Renfroe (3F): Home Runs: 10 | Runs Batted In: 26 | Batting Average: .257
• Gio Urshela (DH): Batting Average: .302 | Hits: 38 | On Base Percentage: .302
• Shohei Ohtani (SP): Hits: 41 | Batting Average: .293 | On Base Percentage: 0.359

Cleveland Guardians

• Jose Ramirez (3B): Batting Average: .270 | Runs Batted In: 20 | On Base Percentage: .350
• Steven Kwan (LF): Hits: 39 | Batting Average: .265 | On Base Percentage: 0.349
• Josh Bell (DH): Runs Batted In: 16 | On Base Percentage: .336 | Hits: 28

Guardians vs Angels Prediction: Last Game Analysis

Los Angeles Angels

Shohei Ohtani’s two-run homer in the 9th-inning couldn’t help the Los Angeles Angels as they fell short of 1 run against the Houston Astros in the last match. Ohtani went for a homer against Ryan Pressly. But an impactful inning by Cristian Javier which included a three-hit ball finished the hopes of the Angels. Renfroe continued his excellent form and scored the 10th homer for Los Angeles. Griffin Canning had a poor day as he conceded 5 Hits and 5 Runs which gave momentum to the Astros.

Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians lost the last home series with an embarrassing 0-5 defeat in the third match against the Detroit Tigers. The Guardians had no answers for Eduardo Rodriguez who struck out 8 in 7 innings. Rodriguez conceded just 4 Hits and 2 walks. Cleveland’s betters crumbled under pressure. Tyler Freeman had 2 singles but the Guardians were denied any run by the mighty pitching staff of Detroit.

Guardians vs Angels Winner Prediction

• Home Advantage: Guardians
• Performance Advantage: Angels
• Batting Advantage: Angels
• Pitching Advantage: Guardians
• Overall: Angels can win

The Los Angeles Angels will look to take advantage of the inconsistent form of the Guardians at home and win an important away series. On the other hand, the Cleveland Guardians need to bring out their best to avoid another home defeat. They will aim to improve their home record to go up in the AL Central

The odds are suggesting a win for the Los Angeles Angels in this matchup.