Red Sox vs. Angels Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/7/2022

The Los Angeles Angels (27-29) hope to avoid their 13th straight defeat when they host the Boston Red Sox (28-27) Tuesday at 9:38 PM ET. The Red Sox are listed as -136 favorites, while the Angels are +116 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. Garrett Whitlock starts for Boston while Reid Detmers is Los Angeles’ starter for the contest.

Red Sox vs. Angels Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Red Sox vs. Angels

Our computer pick: Los Angeles Angels (+116) and Over (9)

Red Sox vs. Angels Game Info

• Boston Red Sox probable starting pitcher: Garrett Whitlock
• Los Angeles Angels probable starting pitcher: Reid Detmers
• Game Day: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
• Game Time: 9:38 PM ET
• Location: Anaheim, California
• Stadium: Angel Stadium

Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Pitching Matchup

Red Sox Starter Garrett Whitlock

• Whitlock makes the start for the Red Sox, his ninth of the season. He is 2-1 with a 3.02 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds, when the right-hander went six innings, surrendering no earned runs while allowing five hits.
• The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.02, with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opponents have a .226 batting average against him.
• Whitlock is looking to secure his third straight quality start in this matchup.
• Whitlock is aiming for his third straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 3.2 frames per appearance on the mound.
• He will match up with an Angels team that is hitting .241 as a unit (15th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .401 (11th in MLB) with 68 total home runs (fifth in MLB).
• Whitlock has a 3.60 ERA and a 0.400 WHIP against the Angels this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .118 batting average over one appearance.

Angels Starter Reid Detmers

• Detmers (2-2) will take to the mound for the Angels and make his 10th start of the season.
• The left-hander allowed five hits in 4 1/3 scoreless innings pitched against the New York Yankees on Thursday.
• The 22-year-old has pitched to a 4.20 ERA this season with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across nine games.
• In nine starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in one of them.
• In nine starts, Detmers has pitched through or past the fifth inning four times. He has a season average of 5.0 frames per outing.
• The Red Sox are batting .258 this season, third in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .417 (third in the league) with 52 home runs.
• The Red Sox have gone 4-for-17 with two doubles and three RBI in one game against the left-hander this season.

Red Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The Red Sox have entered the game as favorites 30 times this season and won 17, or 56.7%, of those games.
• Boston is 9-10 this season when entering a game favored by -136 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Red Sox, based on the moneyline, is 57.6%.
• So far this season, Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 21 of their 55 games with a total.
• The Red Sox have an ATS record of 31-24-0 in 55 games with a spread this season.

Angels Betting Picks & Insights

• The Angels have come away with four wins in the 16 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Los Angeles has been victorious three times in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least +116 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 46.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• Los Angeles and their opponents have hit the over in 28 of their 56 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Angels have posted a record of 26-30-0 against the spread this season.

Red Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rafael Devers’ 12 dingers in 2022 are the most on the Red Sox. He’s also driven in 31 runs while hitting .339.
• Devers ranks 15th in home runs and 25th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Devers has collected a hit in six games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is batting .325 with four doubles, two home runs, two walks and six RBI.
• Xander Bogaerts has 15 doubles, six home runs and 21 walks while batting .322.
• Bogaerts is 72nd in homers and 62nd in RBI in the majors.
• J.D. Martinez paces the Red Sox with a .358 batting average.
• Martinez has at least one base hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with two doubles and three walks.
• Trevor Story’s 40 runs batted in are a team-high mark.

Angels Leaders & Batting Stats

• Mike Trout leads the Angels with 13 homers while recording a team-best batting average of .276.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Trout is 10th in homers and 43rd in RBI.
• Shohei Ohtani is batting .232 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 22 walks.
• Ohtani is currently 20th in home runs and 20th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Jared Walsh has collected a team-high 33 runs batted in.
• Brandon Marsh is hitting .252 with five doubles, four home runs and 11 walks.

Betting Tips for Red Sox vs. Angels

Our best bet is the Angels on the moneyline at +116 after taking a look at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 9 runs.