The San Francisco Giants (13-7) visit the Los Angeles Angels (10-9) for the second game of their 3-game series Saturday. First pitch from Angel Stadium is at 9:38 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Giants vs. Angels odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Angels lead 1-0.
The Giants have lost 2 games in a row and 3 of their last 4. They dropped the series opener Friday 2-0. mustering only 4 hits on the evening. CF Jung Hoo Lee reached base 3 times with 2 hits and a walk in the losing effort.
The Angels got 6 shutout innings from starter Tyler Anderson, and closer Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth inning for his fifth save of the year. They only had 5 hits on the night, but the 2 runs they scored in the second inning were enough to snap their 4-game losing streak.
Giants at Angels projected starters
RHP Landen Roupp vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks
Roupp (1-1, 4.80 ERA) makes his fourth start. He has a 1.60 WHIP, 4.2 BB/9 and 12.0 K/9 through 15 innings.
- Last start: Win, 5 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 8 K in 10-4 road win over Philadelphia Phillies Monday
- Road splits: 1-0 with 7.00 ERA and 1.89 WHIP in 2 starts
- First-ever game vs. Angels
Hendricks (0-1, 4.20 ERA) makes his fourth start. He has a 1.20 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9 and 5.4 K/9 through 15 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 4 IP. 5 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 1 K in 7-3 road loss to Houston Astros Sunday
- Making first home start of season
- Is 7-3 with 2.33 ERA in 14 career starts vs. Giants
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Giants at Angels odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Giants -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Angels +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Giants -1.5 (+125) | Angels +1.5 (-155)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Giants at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Angels 4, Giants 3
Moneyline
The Giants have been fantastic on the road so far this season at 9-5, but the Angels have won 3 straight at home and are 3-1 at Angel Stadium this season.
Roupp has benefited from good run support in his 2 road outings, as the Giants scored 16 runs in those games.
But Hendricks has a track record of success against the Giants. He had a 2.13 ERA in 2 starts against them last season when he pitched for the Chicago Cubs and a career 2.33 ERA against them.
The Angels should clinch the series with a win.
BET ANGELS (+135).
Run line/Against the spread
The Angels are 9-6 ATS as underdogs, and 8 of those wins are outright.
The Giants are 4-5 ATS when favored.
But -155 odds for the Angels don’t give you the value that the moneyline does.
PASS.
Over/Under
The Angels have 4 straight games and 5 of 6 with totals below 9. Six of their 10 wins have not reached 9 total runs.
Four of the Giants’ 7 losses this season have not reached 9 total runs. They had 8 straight games with totals of 9 or more before the series opener.
BET UNDER 8.5 (+100).
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