Angels vs. Tigers Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/19/2022

The Los Angeles Angels (51-67) will look to Shohei Ohtani, red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers (45-75) on Friday at 7:10 PM ET. The Angels are -125 favorites for the contest, according to sportsbooks. Los Angeles’ Patrick Sandoval and Detroit’s Matt Manning have been named the starters for this contest.

Angels vs. Tigers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Angels vs. Tigers

Our best bet is the Tigers on the moneyline at +105 after taking a look at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 7 runs.

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+105) and Over (7)

Angels vs. Tigers Game Info

• Los Angeles Angels probable starting pitcher: Patrick Sandoval
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Matt Manning
• Game Day: Friday, August 19, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• Stadium: Comerica Park

Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

Angels Starter Patrick Sandoval

• Sandoval (3-8 with a 3.42 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 100 innings pitched) makes the start for the Angels, his 20th of the season.
• In his most recent time out on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, the left-hander went 5 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 25-year-old has put together a 3.42 ERA and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings across 19 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .260 to opposing hitters.
• Sandoval is trying to pick up his eighth quality start of the year.
• Sandoval will try to build upon a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 innings per appearance).
• He will face off against a Tigers team that is batting .226 as a unit (28th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .331 (30th in MLB) with 71 total home runs (30th in MLB).

Tigers Starter Matt Manning

• The Tigers will hand the ball to Manning (0-0) for his sixth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox.
• The 24-year-old has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 3.24, a 2.125 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.320.
• He has started five games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in two of them.
• Manning has pitched five or more innings in three straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The Angels rank 25th in MLB with 455 runs scored this season. They have a .228 batting average this campaign with 131 home runs (13th in the league).

Angels Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Angels have been favored 65 times and won 36, or 55.4%, of those games.
• Los Angeles has a record of 26-21, a 55.3% win rate, when favored by -125 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 55.6% chance to win.
• Games involving Los Angeles have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 53 of 118 chances this season.
• The Angels are 55-63-0 ATS in their 118 games with a spread this season.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have been underdogs in 101 games this season and have come away with the win 36 times (35.6%) in those contests.
• Detroit has a win-loss record of 31-62 when favored by +105 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Detroit and their opponents have hit the over in 42 of their 121 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Tigers are 53-68-0 against the spread in their 121 games that had a posted line this season.

Angels Leaders & Batting Stats

• Ohtani leads the Angels with 27 home runs and 72 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .265.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Ohtani ranks 10th in home runs and 17th in RBI.
• Ohtani has collected a hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .526 with two triples, two home runs, three walks and six RBI.
• Taylor Ward is hitting .265 to pace his team.
• Ward is 51st in home runs and 109th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Luis Rengifo is batting .273 with 18 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 13 walks.
• Rengifo will look to build on his seven-game hitting in this game. In his last 10 games he is hitting .279 with three doubles, four home runs and 10 RBI.
• Jared Walsh is hitting .222 with 18 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 24 walks.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Javier Baez leads the Tigers in home runs (11) and runs batted in (45).
• Baez’s home run total puts him 117th in the big leagues, and he ranks 105th in RBI.
• Baez carries an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .268 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
• Harold Castro is batting .280 with 17 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 13 walks.
• Castro ranks 239th overall in home runs and 211th in RBI this season.
• Jonathan Schoop is batting .202 with 19 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 15 walks.
• Willi Castro is hitting .248 with 13 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 12 walks.