Check the Betting Guide and Odds for Athletics vs Angels – Monday June 9th, 2025

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Los Angeles Angels

As the Los Angeles Angels prepare to face the Oakland Athletics on June 9, 2025, both teams are struggling in the standings, with the Angels sitting at 30-34 and the Athletics at 26-41. This American League West matchup marks the first game in their series, and both teams will be looking to turn their seasons around. In their last outing, the Angels fell to the Athletics by a score of 3-2, while the Athletics recently celebrated a 5-1 victory.

Projected starters Yusei Kikuchi for the Angels and Jeffrey Springs for the Athletics present an intriguing contrast. Kikuchi, despite a below-average Power Ranking at #140 among approximately 350 pitchers, boasts a solid 3.23 ERA this season. However, his xFIP of 4.76 suggests he may have been fortunate, as he tends to allow a high number of hits, averaging 5.5 per game. In his last start on June 3, he pitched 5 innings, allowing 3 earned runs while walking 5 batters—an uneventful outing that didn’t inspire confidence.

Conversely, Springs, who is ranked among the worst pitchers in MLB, has a slightly better Win/Loss record at 5-4 and an average ERA of 4.66. His projections indicate that he may also struggle, allowing 3.0 earned runs and 5.2 hits per game. With both pitchers facing offenses ranked #20 (Angels) and #7 (Athletics) in MLB respectively, the Angels’ ability to capitalize on Springs’ vulnerabilities could be key to their success.

With the Angels having a solid home run ranking (#3), they will look to exploit Springs’ high-flyball tendencies. Betting odds favor the Angels, who have an implied team total of 4.89 runs, further indicating that they have a stronger chance of coming out on top in this matchup.

Athletics Insights

• Jeffrey Springs – Over/Under Strikeouts
  With 8 hitters of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Jeffrey Springs will have a tough matchup while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.
  Explain: Right-handed pitchers perform worse against left-handed hitters (and visa-versa). If several hitters hold this advantage against the pitcher, it can have a huge impact on whether he will perform well or struggle on any given day.
• Jacob Wilson – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (-115/-115)
  Despite posting a .402 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jacob Wilson has been lucky given the .088 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .314.
  Explain: Players that are overperforming should be expected to play worse going forward, which can create value on prop Unders if the lines are too heavily weighing the lucky, to-date overperformance.
• Brent Rooker – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+110/-140)
  Brent Rooker projects as the 20th-best batter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
  Explain: THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available.

Los Angeles Angels Insights

• Yusei Kikuchi – Over/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-135/+105)
  Yusei Kikuchi’s 94-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a significant 1.6-mph fall off from last year’s 95.6-mph figure.
  Explain: Velocity is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs, so a pitcher whose velocity decreases will likely see worse results.
• Chris Taylor – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-145/+110)
  Chris Taylor has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (93% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.
  Explain: The higher in the order a player bats, the more plate appearances he will get and the more opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits higher in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting lower.
• The Los Angeles Angels have 5 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Logan O’Hoppe, Scott Kingery, Jo Adell, Chris Taylor, Mike Trout).
  Explain: Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts

Betting Trends

• Los Angeles Angels – Run Line -1.5 (+135)
  The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Run Line in 18 of their last 27 games (+7.45 Units / 21% ROI)
• Athletics – Over/Under 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total
  The Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 25 of their last 36 games (+12.65 Units / 28% ROI)
• Brent Rooker – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-245/+185)
  Brent Rooker has hit the Hits Under in 11 of his last 20 away games (+6.85 Units / 30% ROI)