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After splitting the first two games of this interleague series, the Mets and Angels meet for a rubber match on this week's edition of Sunday night baseball. Lefty Patrick Sandoval hits the hill for the home team here against righty Taijuan Walker for the visitors.
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Sunday's baseball betting lines opened this game at right around a pick 'em, with an over/under of 8.5 runs. Early betting action then slid Los Angeles into a -125 favorite and bumped that total to nine.
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Mets-Angels MLB Betting Preview<br />
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New York took the opener of this series Friday night 7-3, but Los Angeles won Saturday's game 11-6. The Mets won Friday as -135 favorites on the dime line, while the Angels won Saturday as +120 underdogs.
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Also, both games played over their totals.
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With Saturday's win, Los Angeles is now 2-1 since its epic 14-game losing skid. At 29-32 overall, the Angels trail first-place Houston by eight games in the AL West, and they're 2.5 games behind Boston in the battle for the third and final AL wild-card spot.
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With Saturday's loss, New York is 1-3 over its last four games. But at 39-22 overall, the Mets still lead the NL East by 5.5 games over second-place Atlanta. This series is the first meeting between these two teams since 2017.
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Sunday's Pitching Match-Up<br />
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Lefty <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/296176&quot; title="Patrick Sandoval Pitching Game Logs">Sandoval</a> is 3/9 on quality starts this season but 0 for his last two. Last Sunday, he gave up two runs on four hits and four walks through 4 2/3 innings of a 9-7 Los Angeles loss to Philadelphia. And just before that, he gave up six runs - five earned - and five hits through only three innings of an 11-10 Angels loss to Toronto. Los Angeles is 6-3 with Sandoval this season but 0-2 his last two times out. This start will be Sandoval's first career start against the Mets. <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/48972&quot; title="Taijan Walker Pitching Game Stats">Walker</a> is 2/9 on quality starts this year but also owns three what we'd call "near misses." Tuesday, he gave up four runs and five hits through six innings of a 7-0 New York loss to San Diego. But over his three starts previous to that, he allowed only four runs and 18 hits through 17 2/3 innings. The Mets are 4-5 with Walker this season, 0-2 his last two times out. This will be Walker's first start against the Angels since 2020 when he was with Seattle.
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Splits With the Sticks<br />
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New York is batting .246 against left-handed pitching this season, with a .326 team OBP and a .376 team slugging percentage. The Mets have also scored at least five runs five times over their last seven games. Los Angeles is slashing .244/.313/.427 against right-handed pitching.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Mets bullpen owns a 3.83 ERA this season, along with a 1.24 WHIP. The Angels pen owns a 4.25 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP.
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<span style="font-size:14px; color:#008000;">Get more details:</span> <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/matchup/1607681">NY Mets at LA Angels 6/12/22 Betting Stats</a>
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MLB Betting Trends<br />
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The Mets are 20-14 on the road this season and 11-10 against left-handed starters.
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The Angels are 17-17 at home and 21-24 against right-handed starters.
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Totals Report<br />
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The overs are 32-25 in Mets games this season.
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The Over is 28-27 in Angels games.
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The Under is 17-14 at Angel Stadium this season.
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The Under is a combined 11-5 with Sandoval and Walker this season.
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