Red Sox vs. Angels Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 5

Updated Apr. 5, 2024 9:01 p.m. ET

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The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels will meet on Friday at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, at 9:38 PM ET, with Masataka Yoshida and Brandon Drury among those expected to step up at the plate. Bookmakers list the Red Sox as -114 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Angels -105 moneyline odds to win. Boston is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). The total is 8.5 runs for the contest.

Take a look at everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Red Sox-Angels game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Red Sox vs. Angels Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, April 5, 2024 at 9:38 PM ET
• Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California
• How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Red Sox vs. Angels Prediction

• Score Prediction: Red Sox 9, Angels 8
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Red Sox 55%, Angels 45%

Red Sox vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been favored in three games this season and picked up the win in all of them.
• Boston has entered three games this season favored by -114 or more, and won each of those games.
• The Red Sox have a 53.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Angels have been underdogs in six games this season and have come away with the win four times (66.7%) in those contests.
• Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 3-2 when favored by -105 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• The Angels have an implied victory probability of 51.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL

BOS 8 · LAA 6

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Boston Red Sox

BOS

-1.5

-114

o8.5

Los Angeles Angels

LAA

+1.5

-105

u8.5

Red Sox Player Insights

• Tyler O'Neill has left the yard two times this season, the highest mark on the Red Sox, while hitting .333 with two RBI.
• Among all hitters in MLB, O'Neill's home run total places him 14th, and his RBI tally ranks him 159th.
• O'Neill carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a home run, four walks and an RBI.
• Jarren Duran has a club-high .393 batting average.
• Duran ranks 159th in homers in MLB, and 159th in RBI.
• Duran heads into this game looking for his fourth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is batting .500 with a walk and two RBI.
• Rafael Devers is batting .217 with two doubles, a home run and two walks.
• Devers has at least one base hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .217 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
• Yoshida has two doubles and three walks while hitting .250.
• Yoshida has recorded at least one hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .235 with a double, two walks and two RBI.

Red Sox Team Props

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Angels Player Insights

• Taylor Ward paces the Angels with three long balls and runs batted in, driving in eight.
• In all of MLB, Ward ranks third in home runs and 10th in RBI.
• Ward carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI.
• Mike Trout has shown off his power as he paces his team with three home runs.
• Trout is currently third in home runs and 100th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Logan O'Hoppe paces the Angels' lineup with a .438 batting average.
• Nolan Schanuel has a home run and five walks while batting .188.

Angels Team Props

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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