Next up on our MLB schedule of betting predictions and analyses is an interleague matchup between the Los Angeles Angels (41-35, 21-19 Away) and Colorado Rockies (29-48, 16-19 Home). First pitch from Coors Field in Denver is scheduled for 8:40 pm EST on Friday night and will be broadcast locally in each market.
This is the first and only head-to-head series between these two MLB teams after not meeting at all during the 2022 campaign. Friday’s series opener will feature a pitching matchup between LA’s Patrick Sandoval (4-6, 4.08 ERA) and Colorado’s Kyle Freeland (4-8, 4.48 ERA).
We hit on a Halos game earlier this week, siding with the Dodgers in a battle of Los Angeles, so continue reading for our Angels vs Rockies betting prediction on Friday evening.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Colorado Rockies Odds
Angels vs. Rockies Information
Los Angeles Angels vs Colorado Rockies
Location of the game: Coors Field. Denver, CO.
Date & Time: Friday, June 23. 8:40 pm ET.
How to watch: Bally Sports West
Recent Scores
The Angels dropped two consecutive 2-0 games in their mini-series with the Dodgers, failing to score a single run in back-to-back contests after getting shut out only once this season prior to Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Rockies are in the midst of the second-worst losing skid in the entire sport. They now return home after a 10-game road trip that ended with eight consecutive losses, their second June swoon after a six-game slide earlier this month. Most recently, they fell to the red-hot Reds, 5-3, on Wednesday afternoon.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Colorado Rockies Betting Analysis
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Dodger Blue
It was billed as the battle for Los Angeles, but the Angel faithful left a little deflated after the offense sputtered this week. The bats were silenced, first by a gem from Clayton Kershaw and then by seven different pitchers in a Dodger bullpen game.
The Los Angeles Angels injury report got another line item added to it as skipper Phil Nevin revealed that Gio Urshela broke his pelvis and will likely be out for the remainder of the season.
Urshela was a revelation in L.A., playing all four infield positions, lately primarily at third filling in for injured star Anthony Rendon.
Red-Handed
The off day Thursday was a welcome one for the fatigued Rockies, who had played 33 games in 34 days. Clearly running on fumes, Colorado now has the second-fewest wins in the National League when looking at the MLB standings.
They’ve got ten players on the IL and were forced into a bullpen game of their own on Wednesday when Connor Seabold was scratched late with a sore right triceps.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
Moneyline: Looking at the Angels vs Rockies betting odds, the Angels are the moneyline favorites on Friday at -166, while Colorado is a +135 moneyline underdog.
Run Line: Los Angeles are at -112 on the run line. Colorado Rockies is at -108 getting a run and a half.
Over/Under: The over/under is set at 12 runs.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Colorado Rockies Betting Prediction
The Los Angeles Angels standings are not what fans had hoped for, as they currently sit in third place in the AL West behind the Rangers and Astros. But the club announced that despite the aforementioned injuries, they would not be trading away superstar Shohei Ohtani.
Ohtani leads the majors in home runs when looking at MLB player stats and is coming off a 12-strikeout performance in the loss to the Dodgers Wednesday.
He now returns to Coors Field, where he helped put on a show in the Home Run Derby two years ago, ultimately getting eliminated by Juan Soto in an epic double-overtime first-round clash.
The Colorado altitude should be the anecdote for the Angels’ ailing offense, and they’ll break out with a big win Friday night in the series opener.
- Pick: Angels RL (-112)
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