Guardians vs. Angels Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 8

Updated Sep. 8, 2023 9:00 p.m. ET

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The Cleveland Guardians and Steven Kwan head into the second of a four-game series against Luis Rengifo and the Los Angeles Angels on Friday at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Guardians are favored in this one, at -129, while the underdog Angels have +110 odds to win. Cleveland is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total is 8 runs for this game.

The Cleveland Guardians will hand the ball to Logan Allen (6-7, 3.77 ERA), who is looking for win No. 7 on the season, and the Angels will turn to Griffin Canning (7-5, 4.30 ERA).

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Guardians-Angels game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Guardians vs. Angels Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, September 8, 2023 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	-129	+110	8	-108	-110	-1.5	+129	-153

Guardians vs. Angels Prediction

Score Prediction: Angels 5, Guardians 4
Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
Win Probabilities: Guardians 52%, Angels 48%

Guardians vs. Angels Betting Insights

The Guardians have entered the game as favorites 66 times this season and won 35, or 53%, of those games.
Cleveland has a record of 23-24, a 48.9% win rate, when favored by -129 or more by bookmakers this season.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 56.3% chance to win.
The Angels have been victorious in 30, or 42.9%, of the 70 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This year, Los Angeles has won 22 of 52 games when listed as at least +110 or worse on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 47.6% chance of pulling out a win.

Guardians Recent Betting Performance

Over the last 10 games, the Guardians were named the moneyline favorite by bookmakers just once, a game they lost.
In their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Guardians and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total four times.
The Guardians have a 5-5-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Guardians Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	4
HR	6
ERA	5.63
K/9	8.7

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Guardians Player Insights

Jose Ramirez supplies the Guardians with a supply of both power and average, leading the team in homers with 21 and hitting at .271. He has also driven in 72 runs this season.
Among all MLB hitters, Ramirez is 47th in batting average, 38th in on-base percentage, and 44th in slugging.
Steven Kwan has a club-leading .271 batting average.
Kwan is 298th in homers and 149th in RBI on the year.
Josh Naylor has sent home a team-best 81 runs batted in.
Andres Gimenez has 24 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 32 walks while hitting .235.
Gimenez is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .313 with a double, three walks and an RBI.

Guardians Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Steven Kwan	1.5 (+190)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+1100)	0.5 (+255)
Josh Naylor	0.5 (-244)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+450)	0.5 (+160)
Ramón Laureano	0.5 (-149)	0.5 (-149)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+210)
Kole Calhoun	0.5 (-149)	0.5 (-149)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+210)
Gabriel Arias	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+250)

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Angels Recent Betting Performance

The Angels have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
When it comes to hitting the over, the Angels and their opponents are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
The Angels are 3-7-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Angels Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	2-8
Runs Per Game	4.3
HR	11
ERA	6.70
K/9	6.8

Angels Player Insights

Shohei Ohtani leads the Angels in home runs (44), runs batted in (95) and has posted a team-high batting average of .304.
Among all hitters in the majors, Ohtani is second in home runs and sixth in RBI.
Luis Rengifo has 15 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 41 walks while hitting .264.
Rengifo is currently 108th in home runs and 134th in RBI in the major leagues.
Brandon Drury is batting .264 with 24 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs and 21 walks.
Randal Grichuk has 22 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 26 walks while batting .268.

Angels Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Brandon Drury	0.5 (-238)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+400)	0.5 (+190)
Randal Grichuk	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+450)	0.5 (+170)
Logan O'Hoppe	0.5 (-204)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+185)
Eduardo Escobar	0.5 (-222)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+205)
Mickey Moniak	0.5 (-130)	0.5 (-130)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+255)