Guardians vs. Angels Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 25

Updated May. 25, 2024 9:01 p.m. ET

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Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels square off against Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday at 9:38 PM ET at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Guardians are favored in this one, at -119, while the underdog Angels have +100 odds to play spoiler. Cleveland is the run-line favorite (-1.5). An 8.5-run total has been set in this game.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Guardians-Angels game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Guardians vs. Angels Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 9:38 PM ET
Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California
How to Watch on TV: BSW

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Guardians	-119	+100	8.5	-115	-105	-1.5	+136	-163

Guardians vs. Angels Prediction

Score Prediction: Guardians 6, Angels 5
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Guardians 52%, Angels 48%

Guardians vs. Angels Betting Insights

The Guardians have won 23, or 71.9%, of the 32 games they've played as favorites this season.
Cleveland is 17-7 this season when entering a game favored by -119 or more on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 54.3% chance to win.
The Angels have won in 19, or 43.2%, of the 44 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Los Angeles has come away with a win 14 times in 33 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or worse on the moneyline.
The Angels have an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Guardians Recent Betting Performance

The Guardians won all of the seven games it played as a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
In their last 10 outings, the Guardians and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
The Guardians have gone 7-3-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Guardians Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	9-1
Runs Per Game	5.9
HR	13
ERA	2.73
K/9	9.2

Guardians Player Insights

Ramirez is the Guardians best power hitter, connecting on 14 round-trippers this season in addition to delivering 49 RBI, both team highs.
Of all hitters in the majors, Ramirez ranks fifth in homers and first in RBI.
Ramirez takes a hitting streak of four games into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and eight RBI.
Josh Naylor is hitting .247 with eight doubles, 13 home runs and 21 walks.
Naylor is seventh in home runs and 13th in RBI on the season.
Andres Gimenez has put up a team-high batting average of .271.
Gimenez is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .222 with two home runs, a walk and six RBI.
David Fry is hitting .360 with five doubles, six home runs and 21 walks.
Fry has recorded at least one hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .545 with two home runs, six walks and five RBI.

Learn more about this Guardians vs. Angels matchup on Fox Sports.

Angels Recent Betting Performance

The Angels have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won five of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Angels and their opponents have combined to hit the over seven times.
The Angels have eight wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Angels Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	5.3
HR	19
ERA	4.35
K/9	7.3

Angels Player Insights

Ward leads the Angels in home runs (10), runs batted in (29) and has posted a team-best batting average of .272.
Ward's home run total puts him 17th in the big leagues, and he is 36th in RBI.
Luis Rengifo is hitting .322 with eight doubles, a triple, four home runs and nine walks.
Rengifo is currently 150th in home runs and 167th in RBI in the big leagues.
Jo Adell leads the Angels with 10 long balls.
Zachary Neto is hitting .249 with 11 doubles, six home runs and 12 walks.