Los Angeles Dodgers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+120) Los Angeles (-140)

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (41-33) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (39-33) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at +120 and the Angels are opening at -140. The total is 8.5. The men taking the mound are Michael Grove and Shohei Ohtani.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .446 and have been called out on strikes 639 times, while being walked on 301 occasions. They have accounted for 376 RBI's in addition to 586 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is at .241. The Dodgers have recorded 127 doubles as a team and have hit 116 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 389 runs and have an OBP of .329. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 91 home runs and also 347 runs in total (22nd in MLB). Los Angeles has given up 608 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 331 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 4.66 this season (25th in the league), and they have struck out 619 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 207 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.33 as a team on the year.

The Dodgers have dispatched 253 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 111 base runners on the campaign with 31.5% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 15 saves for the season and have not converted 8 of their 23 chances to save the game. The Dodgers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 65.2% and has entered the game in 58 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 35 holds for the season (21st in the league). Dodgers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 72 times as well as having 69 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,748 innings, which has them ranked 12th in the majors. The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 1,916 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 620 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 10th in the majors, and have a total of 52 double plays.

Grove has pitched in 59 frames and has accounted for 54 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Grove (1-2 career record) has a FIP of 5.46 while going up against 270 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 6.37 (42 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.517. He has conceded 71 base hits (10.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 19 free passes.

The Angels have a team SLG% of .439 and they average 4.93 runs per game (9th in the league). They have hit 122 two-baggers, while walking 250 times as well as recording 365 runs. Los Angeles has accumulated 108 long balls for the year as well as 354 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 648 occasions (9th in MLB) and have recorded 645 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have tallied an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a team batting average of .256 so far this year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 340 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.18 (305 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 79 long balls and they give up 4.66 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.338 with a FIP of 4.33 as a staff on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (639 strikeouts vs 269 free passes). They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 609.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.2% out of their 109 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 81 times in high leverage situations and on 65 occasions with runners on. With 97 save situations, the Angels have tallied 56 holds and also 13 blown saves. They sit at 9th in baseball with a save rate of 67.5%, and they have sent 218 relievers to the mound this year. Los Angeles has had relievers step onto the mound in 40 save chances and they have tallied 27 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 64 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in professional baseball). The Angels have racked up 625 assists, 42 errors and have a tally of 1,968 putouts for the year. Out of their 5,904 innings on the field, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (14th in pro baseball).

In his career, Ohtani has given up 314 hits while accumulating 546 strikeouts in 431 frames. He has allowed 145 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.082 and having a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.57 and he has faced 1,751 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Ohtani (34-16 career record) holds a 3.02 earned run average while allowing 6.5 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-140)

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