Tigers vs. Angels Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 1

Updated May. 1, 2025 9:01 p.m. ET

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Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels hit the field against Kerry Carpenter and the Detroit Tigers at Angel Stadium on Thursday at 9:38 p.m. ET. The Tigers are the favorite in this one, at -149, while the underdog Angels have +125 odds to upset. Detroit is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +112 odds). The over/under for the contest has been listed at 8.5 runs.

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Tigers-Angels game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Tigers vs. Angels Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 9:38 p.m. ET
Where: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California
How to watch on TV: FDSW and FDSDET

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Tigers	-149	+125	8.5	-102	-120	-1.5	+112	-132

Tigers vs. Angels Prediction

Score Prediction: Tigers 6, Angels 5
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Tigers 55%, Angels 45%

Tigers vs. Angels Betting Insights

The Tigers have been favorites in 15 games this season and won 11 (73.3%) of those contests.
Detroit has a record of 8-1, a 88.9% win rate, when favored by -149 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Tigers have a 59.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
The Angels have been chosen as underdogs in 21 games this year and have walked away with the win eight times (38.1%) in those games.
Los Angeles has a mark of 5-5 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +125 or worse on the moneyline.
The Angels have an implied victory probability of 44.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Tigers Recent Betting Performance

The Tigers were the moneyline favorite in six of their last 10 games, and finished 4-2 in those matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups -- all had a set run total -- the Tigers and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total four times.
The Tigers have put together a 5-5-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Tigers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.8
HR	12
ERA	2.63
K/9	9.3

Tigers Player Insights

Spencer Torkelson has a team-high eight home runs and 24 runs batted in.
Torkelson is 12th in homers and ninth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Carpenter is hitting .265 with four doubles, seven home runs and two walks.
Of all major league batters, Carpenter is 22nd in homers and 82nd in RBI.
Zach McKinstry paces the Tigers with a .323 batting average.
McKinstry will look to build on his 10-game hitting in this game. In his last 10 games he is hitting .421 with five doubles, a triple, four walks and five RBI.
Gleyber Torres is batting .273 with two doubles, three home runs and seven walks.

Tigers Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Zach McKinstry	-	-	-	-
Trey Sweeney	-	-	-	-
Spencer Torkelson	-	-	-	-
Riley Greene	-	-	-	-
Justyn-Henry Malloy	-	-	-	-

Angels Recent Betting Performance

The Angels have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and lost each of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Angels and their opponents are 4-5-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
The Angels have a record of 2-8-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Angels Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	2-8
Runs Per Game	2.5
HR	11
ERA	5.72
K/9	6.8

Angels Player Insights

Trout paces the Angels in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (18).
In all of the big leagues, Trout is fourth in homers and 35th in RBI.
Nolan Schanuel is batting .250 with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 12 walks.
Schanuel is currently 159th in home runs and 183rd in RBI in the big leagues.
Joseph Ward is batting .189 with four doubles, six home runs and seven walks.
Logan O'Hoppe leads the team in batting average with a high-water mark of .270.