Bet the Angels-Athletics Series June 17-19
You can bet the Angels-As series this weekend at AceSportsbook.com.
The Angels are 7-1 in the last eight meetings between these two teams while Oakland is 2-10 in their last 12 overall.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels RH Matt Shoemaker (3-7, 4.76 ERA) vs. Athletics RH Kendall Graveman (2-6, 5.28)
The 29-year-old Shoemaker had a 9.15 ERA through April despite tossing six scoreless in a win at Oakland on April 13 while Graveman has a 2.12 ERA in three career encounters with Los Angeles.
The Angels are 3-13 in Shoemaker’s last 16 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance but are also 14-3 in his last 17 road starts vs. a team with a losing record. The OVER is 5-1-1 in Shoemaker’s last 7 starts vs. Athletics.
The Athletics are 0-9 in Graveman’s last 9 starts with 4 days of rest,1-11 in his last 12 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game and 0-4 in Gravemans last 4 starts vs. American League West.
Oakland was a +128 underdog at home for Game 1 with the Angels a -141 favorite on the road. The total was set at 8.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com