The Los Angeles Angels (54-79) will try to end their seven-game losing streak when they visit the Detroit Tigers (68-66) on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET on BSW. Bookmakers consider the Tigers to be -180 favorites for the contest, while the Angels are +152 underdogs looking for the upset.
Detroit’s Keider Montero gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Jack Kochanowicz.
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Tigers and Angels Betting Trends
The Tigers have been the moneyline favorite 49 total times this season. They’ve gone 28-21 in those games.
Detroit has a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -180 or shorter.
This season, the Angels have been the underdog 111 times and won 48, or 43.2%, of those games.
Los Angeles is 10-17 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +152 or more on the moneyline.
The Tigers have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 68 times this season for a 68-61-4 record against the over/under.
Games involving the Angels have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 63 of 132 chances this season.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers rank 19th in runs scored with 571, 4.3 per game.
Detroit ranks 21st in MLB action with 140 total home runs.
The Tigers’ .234 batting average ranks 24th in the majors.
Detroit strikes out 8.8 times per game, the No. 22 mark in baseball.
The Tigers pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Detroit has a 3.80 team ERA that ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels have scored 519 runs (just 3.9 per game) this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Los Angeles has hit just 129 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the majors.
The Angels have a team batting average of just .231 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
Los Angeles ranks 17th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.
The Angels strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Los Angeles has pitched to a 4.59 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers will send Montero (4-5) to make his 12th start of the season. He is 4-5 with a 5.15 ERA and 53 strikeouts through 64 2/3 innings pitched.
Riley Greene leads Detroit in batting average (.262), home runs (19) and runs batted in (56) this season.
Matt Vierling has collected 111 hits this season and has an OBP of .304. He’s slugging .440 on the year.
Colt Keith leads Detroit with a .262 batting average while slugging 12 homers and driving in 52 runs.
Kerry Carpenter has collected 55 hits this season and has an OBP of .347. He’s slugging .589 on the year.
Angels Key Players to Watch
Kochanowicz (1-3) will take the mound for the Angels, his sixth start of the season.
Zachary Neto paces the Angels in home runs (19), runs batted in (64) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .254.
Nolan Schanuel is batting .251 with 16 doubles, 12 home runs and 58 walks.
Taylor Ward has 23 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 47 walks while batting .238.
Jo Adell is batting .211 with 15 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 33 walks.
Tigers and Angels Injuries
Tigers: Wenceel Perez: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), Alex Faedo: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Reese Olson: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Javier Báez: 60 Day IL (Hip), Brendan White: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Casey Mize: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
Angels: José Soriano: 15 Day IL (Arm), Jose Marte: 15 Day IL (Viral infection), Matt Moore: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Kelvin Caceres: 60 Day IL (Lat), Luis Rengifo: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Mike Trout: 60 Day IL (Meniscus), Andrew Wantz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Robert William Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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