Phillies vs. Angels Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/5/2022

Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Sunday when the Philadelphia Phillies (24-29) and Los Angeles Angels (27-27) take the field at 1:35 PM ET. Kyle Schwarber has 14 home runs for the Phillies (-121 favorites on the moneyline) while Mike Trout has 13 homers this season for the Angels (+103). Philadelphia’s Kyle Gibson gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Patrick Sandoval.

Phillies vs. Angels Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Phillies vs. Angels

Our computer pick: Los Angeles Angels (+103) and Over (8.5)

Phillies vs. Angels Game Info

• Philadelphia Phillies probable starting pitcher: Kyle Gibson
• Los Angeles Angels probable starting pitcher: Patrick Sandoval
• Game Day: Sunday, June 5, 2022
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Stadium: Citizens Bank Park

Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Angels Pitching Matchup

Phillies Starter Kyle Gibson

• The Phillies will send Gibson (3-2) out for his 11th start of the season. He is 3-2 with a 3.83 ERA and 49 strikeouts through 54 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance came on Monday against the San Francisco Giants, when the right-hander tossed six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing three hits.
• In 10 games this season, the 34-year-old has a 3.83 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .245 to his opponents.
• Gibson has four quality starts under his belt this season.
• Gibson is seeking his fourth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.1 frames per appearance on the mound.
• He will face an Angels offense that ranks 10th in MLB with 439 total hits (on a .243 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .408 (seventh in MLB) with 68 total home runs (third in MLB).
• The 34-year-old’s 3.83 ERA ranks 44th, 1.204 WHIP ranks 39th, and 8.2 K/9 ranks 31st among qualifying pitchers this season.

Angels Starter Patrick Sandoval

• Sandoval (3-1) will take the mound for the Angels, his ninth start of the season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up five earned runs and allowed five hits in three innings against the Toronto Blue Jays.
• The 25-year-old has an ERA of 2.70, a 2.1 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.269 in eight games this season.
• He has four quality starts in eight chances this season.
• In eight starts, Sandoval has pitched through or past the fifth inning five times. He has a season average of 5.1 frames per outing.
• The Phillies have scored 247 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB. They are batting .246 for the campaign with 63 home runs, eighth in the league.

Phillies Betting Picks & Insights

• The Phillies have entered the game as favorites 31 times this season and won 16, or 51.6%, of those games.
• Philadelphia is 13-14 this season when entering a game favored by -121 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 54.8% chance to win.
• Philadelphia and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 30 of their 53 opportunities.
• The Phillies are 26-27-0 ATS in their 53 games with a spread this season.

Angels Betting Picks & Insights

• The Angels have been chosen as underdogs in 15 games this year and have walked away with the win four times (26.7%) in those games.
• This season, Los Angeles has come away with a win three times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +103 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 49.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 27 of their 54 opportunities.
• The Angels are 26-28-0 against the spread in their 54 games that had a posted line this season.

Phillies Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bryce Harper has a team-high batting average of .304 and paces the Phillies in runs batted in (36).
• Among all hitters in the majors, Harper’s home run total places him 13th, and his RBI tally puts him 11th.
• Schwarber’s 14 home runs lead his team.
• Schwarber is fifth in home runs in baseball, and 47th in RBI.
• Schwarber carries a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is batting .389 with a double, four home runs, five walks and five RBI.
• Nicholas Castellanos is hitting .248 with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 15 walks.
• Rhys Hoskins is hitting .218 with nine doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 23 walks.

Angels Leaders & Batting Stats

• Trout paces the Angels with 13 home runs and has racked up a team-best batting average of .278.
• Trout is 10th in homers and 38th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Taylor Ward is hitting .333 with seven doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 26 walks.
• Ward is 24th among all hitters in MLB in home runs, and 52nd in RBI.
• Shohei Ohtani has a team-high 32 runs batted in.
• Jared Walsh has 10 doubles, 10 home runs and 12 walks while hitting .257.

Betting Tips for Phillies vs. Angels

Our best bet is the Angels on the moneyline at +103 after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 8.5 runs.