<p>Oakland A’s vs. L.A. Angels Prediction and Betting Odds. It’s the 29-42 Oakland A’s versus the Los Angeles Angels tonight in Anaheim, California. The first pitch of the series opener is scheduled to be thrown at 10:05 PM ET on June 23, 2016.</p>
<p>In their last games: The Angels lost to the Houston Astros 3-2 and the A’s lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2.  The A’s gave up four runs on 13 hits and scored just two runs on five hits in their loss to the Brewers. The Angels gave up three runs on eight hits and couldn’t make the best of their chances tallying two runs on 10 hits in their loss to the Astros.</p>
<p>Before their last series these teams faced each other in Oakland with the A’s winning two of three games.</p>
<p>The A’s have lost three of their last four games and they are in the basement of the AL West 17 games back of the Texas Rangers and the Angels are 15.5 games back. Oakland ranks 27th in both runs scored and team ERA. In their last five games the A’s have scored 12 runs.</p>
<p>The Angels are coming off being swept in a three-game series against the Astros. They rank 17th in the Majors in runs scored and 19th in team ERA.</p>
<p>The Angels hit the board as a -143 betting favorite with the total line offered at 8.5 runs. Since the opener the line has settled in the Los Angeles -135 to -145 range at the sportsbooks we track. The UNDER has been getting pressure by the bettors, but only the money has moved so far with the line 8.5un -125.</p>
<p><strong>Pitching Match Up</strong></p>
<p>Oakland: Kendall Graveman (2-6, 4.87 ERA)</p>
<p>Los Angeles: Tim Lincecum (1-0, 1.50 ERA)</p>
<p>Kendall Graveman goes for the A’s tonight and in his last outing he was solid only giving up one earned run in seven innings in a 3-2 win over the Angels. The A’s have won three of his last four starts including his last two. Graveman has only given up one earned run in each of his last two starts. However, the A’s are only 1-5 in Graveman’s last 6 road starts.</p>
<p>Tim Lincecum gets the call for the Angels and in his last outing he gave up one earned run in six innings in a 7-1 win over the A’s. He made his first start of the season and his Angels debut in his last start and that game was in Oakland. In the game the two-time Cy Young award winner only gave up four hits and while he only struck out two he only walked two as well.</p>
<p><strong>Bettting Angles</strong></p>
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The Angels are 5-1 in their last 6 games against the A’s.</li>
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The Angels are 13-5 in their last 18 home games against the A’s.</li>
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In the last 4 games between these teams the total has gone Under every time.</li>
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In the last 4 games between these teams in L.A. the Over record is 3-0-1.</li>
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This season the Angels are 15-20 at home and the A’s are 13-20 on the road.</li>
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<p><strong>STRAIGHT UP / OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS</strong></p>
<p>Oakland A’s: 29-42 SU / O/U 32-37 / Run Line W/L 35-36</p>
<p>L.A. Angels: 31-41 SU / O/U 33-34 / Run Line W/L 32-40</p>
<p><strong>Oakland at L.A. Key Betting Trends</strong></p>
<p>• OAK is 4-13 in their last 17 overall.</p>
<p>• OAK is 6-20 in their last 26 road games.</p>
<p>• OAK has an Under record of 6-0 in their last 6 games.</p>
<p>• LA is 5-11 in their last 16 overall.</p>
<p>• LA is 8-20 in their last 28 vs. a team with a losing record.</p>
<p>• LA has an Under record of 5-1 in their last 6 games.</p>
<p><strong>Key Player Injuries</strong></p>
<p><strong>A’S</strong></p>
<p>[RF] 05/20/2016 - Josh Reddick 15-day DL (5/20) ( Thumb )</p>
<p>[LF] 05/11/2016 - Mark Canha 60-day DL (5/9), out for season ( Back )</p>
<p>[P] 05/11/2016 - Chris Bassitt 60-day DL (4/28); out for season ( Elbow )</p>
<p>[P] 06/09/2016 - Rich Hill 15-day DL (5/30) ( Groin )</p>
<p>[P] 06/15/2016 - Sean Manaea 15-day DL (6/14) ( Forearm )</p>
<p>[2B] 04/03/2016 - Eric Sogard 60-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder )</p>
<p>[P] 03/31/2016 - Jarrod Parker 60-day DL (3/13), out for season ( Elbow )</p>
<p>[P] 03/31/2016 - R.J. Alvarez 60-day DL (3/25) ( Elbow )</p>
<p>[CF] 04/01/2016 - Sam Fuld 60-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder )</p>
<p>[P] 04/05/2016 - Felix Doubront 60-day DL (4/4); out for season ( Elbow )</p>
<p>[P] 04/10/2016 - Henderson Alvarez 15-day DL (4/6) ( Shoulder )</p>
<p><strong>ANGELS</strong></p>
<p>[P] 04/06/2016 - Andrew Heaney 60-day DL (4/4) ( Shoulder )</p>
<p>[P] 04/03/2016 - C.J. Wilson 60-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder )</p>
<p>[2B] 06/01/2016 - Cliff Pennington 15-day DL (6/1) ( Hamstring )</p>
<p>[P] 06/04/2016 - Nick Tropeano 15-day DL (6/3) ( Shoulder )</p>
<p>[C] 05/18/2016 - Geovany Soto 15-day DL (5/17) ( Knee )</p>
<p>[P] 05/10/2016 - Garrett Richards 60-day DL (5/2) ( Elbow )</p>
<p>[LF] 05/02/2016 - Craig Gentry 60-day DL (4/26) ( Back )</p>
<p>[DH] 06/22/2016 - Albert Pujols "?" Thursday vs. Oakland Athletics ( Hamstring )</p>
<p>[P] 06/07/2016 - Joe Smith 15-day DL (6/7) ( Hamstring )</p>
<p>[P] 06/14/2016 - Cory Rasmus 15-day DL (6/14) ( Groin )</p>