Angels vs Red Sox Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Apr 12

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Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers looks on during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sept. 29, 2023, in Baltimore. With the Red Sox ramping up at the start of spring training, Devers made it clear Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, that he felt the franchise should have done more to improve the roster over the winter.
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  • The Angels are -110 favorites vs the Red Sox
  • Angels vs Red Sox Over / Under today: 9 Runs
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The Los Angeles Angels (-110) visit Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox (-110) on Friday, April 12, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10pm EDT in Boston, MA.

This season, the Angels are 6-6 against the spread (ATS), while the Red Sox are 8-5 ATS.

Angels vs Red Sox Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Angels starting pitcher: Reid Detmers 2-0, 1.64 ERA
  • Red Sox starting pitcher: Tanner Houck 2-0, 0.00 ERA

Angels vs. Red Sox Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Angels-1.5 +150O 9 +100-110
Red Sox +1.5 -185U 9 -120-110

Angels vs Red Sox Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Angels will win Friday‘s MLB game with 51.0% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Angels players for Friday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Angels Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Luis Rengifo has hit the Hits Over in his last 11 away games (+12.85 Units / 54% ROI)
  • Patrick Sandoval has hit the Pitching Outs Under in 16 of his last 21 games (+11.00 Units / 40% ROI)
  • Taylor Ward has hit the RBIs Over in 8 of his last 11 away games (+9.95 Units / 90% ROI)
  • Anthony Rendon has hit the Hits Under in his last 6 away games (+9.90 Units / 165% ROI)
  • Anthony Rendon has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 11 of his last 12 away games (+9.90 Units / 68% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Red Sox players for Friday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Red Sox Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Pablo Reyes has hit the Hits Under in 9 of his last 10 games at home (+12.25 Units / 123% ROI)
  • Pablo Reyes has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in his last 10 games at home (+10.00 Units / 74% ROI)
  • Masataka Yoshida has hit the Total Bases Under in his last 9 games (+9.50 Units / 56% ROI)
  • Pablo Reyes has hit the Total Bases Under in 11 of his last 14 games (+9.30 Units / 46% ROI)
  • Ceddanne Rafaela has hit the Total Bases Under in his last 7 games (+8.70 Units / 109% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Team Total Under in 37 of their last 59 games (+13.19 Units / 19% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Game Total Over in 44 of their last 76 games (+11.05 Units / 13% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 9 of their last 11 games (+8.66 Units / 77% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 7 of their last 11 games (+7.95 Units / 69% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 12 of their last 18 away games (+5.72 Units / 28% ROI)
  • The Boston Red Sox have hit the Game Total Under in 15 of their last 19 games (+10.60 Units / 50% ROI)
  • The Boston Red Sox have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 10 of their last 15 games (+5.49 Units / 34% ROI)
  • The Boston Red Sox have hit the Moneyline in 2 of their last 3 games (+1.40 Units / 43% ROI)
  • The Boston Red Sox have covered the Run Line in 2 of their last 3 games (+0.60 Units / 14% ROI)

Angels Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Angels are 5-7 against the Run Line (-4.35 Units / -24.79% ROI).

  • 6-6 when betting on the Moneyline for +0.6 Units / 4.82% ROI
  • 7-5 when betting on the total runs Over for +1.25 Units / 9.43% ROI
  • 5-7 when betting on the total runs Under for -2.9 Units / -22.05% ROI

Red Sox Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Red Sox are 8-5 against the Run Line (+2.9 Units / 16.02% ROI).

  • 7-6 when betting on the Moneyline for +1.15 Units / 7.62% ROI
  • 7-5 when betting on the total runs Over for +1.5 Units / 10.38% ROI
  • 5-7 when betting on the total runs Under for -2.65 Units / -18.73% ROI

Red Sox vs Angels Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Tyler O'Neill (BOS) 0.5 +310 0.5 -400
Mike Trout (LAA) 0.5 +340 0.5 -450
Miguel Sano (LAA) 0.5 +400 0.5 -550
Mickey Moniak (LAA) 0.5 +450 0.5 -650
Connor Wong (BOS) 0.5 +500 0.5 -750

Red Sox vs Angels Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Mike Trout (LAA) 0.5 -275 0.5 +200
Masataka Yoshida (BOS) 0.5 -250 0.5 +175
Pablo Reyes (BOS) 0.5 -250 0.5 +190
Brandon Drury (LAA) 0.5 -250 0.5 +185
Logan O'Hoppe (LAA) 0.5 -225 0.5 +165

Red Sox vs Angels RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Tyler O'Neill (BOS) 0.5 +115 0.5 -150
Mike Trout (LAA) 0.5 +135 0.5 -175
Taylor Ward (LAA) 0.5 +140 0.5 -185
Pablo Reyes (BOS) 0.5 +145 0.5 -190
Miguel Sano (LAA) 0.5 +150 0.5 -200

Red Sox vs Angels Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Tanner Houck (BOS) 6.5 +105 6.5 -140
Reid Detmers (LAA) 6.5 +110 6.5 -140

Reid Detmers has a strikeout rate of 45% (19 SO in 42 PAs) this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23% — 100th Percentile.

Reid Detmers has struck out 48% (13/27) of right-handed batters he faced this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23% — 100th Percentile.

Opponents have a miss rate of 42% (38/91) against Reid Detmers this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25% — 100th Percentile.

Right-handed hitters have a miss rate of 43% (25/58) against Reid Detmers this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26% — 100th Percentile.

Red Sox Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Tanner Houck has a strikeout rate of 38% (17 SO in 45 PAs) this season — 2nd best among in AL; League Avg: 23% — 97th Percentile.

Opponents have a two strike miss rate of 42% (15/36) against Tanner Houck this season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25% — 98th Percentile.

Opponents have a swing rate of just 13% (6/45) against Tanner Houck on the first pitch of at-bats this season — 2nd lowest among in AL; League Avg: 31% — fourth Percentile.

Tanner Houck has a strikeout rate of 38% (17 SO in 45 PAs) this season — 3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23% — 98th Percentile.

Angels Keys to the Game vs. the Red Sox

The Angels are just 15-23 (.395) when tied entering the 7th inning since the 2022 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .497.

The Angels are just 58-37 (.611) when they’ve had 10 or more hits since the 2022 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .730.

The Angels were just 58-11 (.841) when leading entering the 8th inning in 2023 — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .899.

The Angels are just 52-23 (.693) when scoring 5 or more runs since the 2023 season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .783.

Red Sox Keys to the Game vs. the Angels

The Red Sox were just 17-27 (.386) after a home loss in 2023 — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .508.

The Red Sox are 68-3 (.944) when leading entering the 8th inning since the 2023 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .897.

The Red Sox are just 17-28 (.378) after a home loss since the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .510.

The Red Sox were 60-4 (.938) when leading entering the 7th inning in 2023 — best in MLB; League Avg: .859.

Angels hitters are averaging 4.37 pitches per plate appearance against LHP this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 3.90.

Angels hitters are slugging just .235 when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .408.

Angels hitters are slugging .484 against LHP this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .376.

Angels hitters have an OBP of .385 (78 PA’s) against LHP this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .319.

The Red Sox batted .182 on pitches out of the zone in the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .151.

The Red Sox are batting .274 at home since the 2022 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .249.

The Red Sox are batting .180 on pitches out of the zone since last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .151.

Red Sox hitters have an OBP of just .241 (108 PA’s) at home this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .319.

Angels pitchers walked 636 of 6,305 batters (10%) in the 2023 season — 3rd highest in MLB; League Avg: 9%.

Angels pitchers walked 150 of 1,434 batters (10%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning in the 2023 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Angels pitchers have walked 1,215 of 12,795 batters (10%) since the 2022 season — tied for 3rd highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 35% against Angels pitchers over the past seven days (6 games) — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 45%.

The Red Sox have allowed 7.67 runs per game (23/3) at home this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.61.

Red Sox pitchers have an ERA of 2.43 (118.1 IP) this season — best in MLB; League Avg: 4.11.

Red Sox pitchers have a strikeout rate of 27% this season — tied for 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 46% against Red Sox pitchers this season — 5th highest in MLB; League Avg: 44%.

Red Sox vs. Angels Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Wyatt Mills (Boston Red Sox): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Vaughn Grissom (Boston Red Sox): Hamstring, 10-Day IL
  • Michael Fulmer (Boston Red Sox): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Zack Kelly (Boston Red Sox): Oblique, Day-To-Day
  • Bryan Mata (Boston Red Sox): Hamstring, 15-Day IL
  • Chris Murphy (Boston Red Sox): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Kenley Jansen (Boston Red Sox): Back, Day-To-Day
  • Brandon Walter (Boston Red Sox): Shoulder, 7-Day IL
  • Lucas Giolito (Boston Red Sox): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Rob Refsnyder (Boston Red Sox): Toe, 10-Day IL
  • Yu Chang (Boston Red Sox): Oblique, Out
  • Michael Stefanic (Los Angeles Angels): Quadriceps, 10-Day IL
  • Sam Bachman (Los Angeles Angels): Shoulder, 60-Day IL
  • Mickey Moniak (Los Angeles Angels): Illness, Day-To-Day
  • Austin Warren (Los Angeles Angels): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Robert Stephenson (Los Angeles Angels): Shoulder, 15-Day IL
  • Aaron Loup (Los Angeles Angels): Shoulder, Out
  • Randal Grichuk (Los Angeles Angels): Ankle, 10-Day IL
  • Kelvin Caceres (Los Angeles Angels): Lat, 60-Day IL
  • Jose Quijada (Los Angeles Angels): Elbow, 60-Day IL

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