Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+106) Los Angeles (-128)

The Baltimore Orioles (13-22) are en route to Angel Stadium on Friday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (15-20). The odds on this game have the Orioles at +106 and the Angels are priced at -128. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Tomoyuki Sugano and Kyle Hendricks.

The Orioles have accounted for 43 doubles as a team and have knocked 43 balls out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging % of .384 and have struck out 306 times, while taking a walk on 97 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 3.8 runs per outing, which has them at 22nd in the league. They have compiled 124 RBI's and 256 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .226. They have racked up 132 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .294.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.53. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 55 home runs in addition to 198 runs in total (27th in baseball). Baltimore has surrendered 346 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 185 earned runs. The Orioles have an earned run average of 5.50 over the course of the season (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 247 hitters. They have walked 119 players from the other team and their FIP is 5.12 as a team so far this year.

The Orioles relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 85.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 32 save situations. The relievers have inherited 53 runners for the season and 26.4% of those runners ended up scoring. Orioles relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 41 times as well as having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 124 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have earned 22 holds this year (16th in the league). They have compiled 6 saves on the season and have blown 1 out of their 7 save opportunities.

The Atlanta Braves have a total of 909 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 319 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which is 22nd in professional baseball, and have a total of 30 double plays. The Orioles have turned 66.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,727 innings on the field, which has them sitting 29th in professional baseball.

Sugano has thrown 39 innings and has accumulated 21 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.00 (13 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.128. He has given up 36 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 8 free passes. Sugano (3-2 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 2.96 and he has gone up against 158 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Angels have recorded an OBP of .276 in addition to a batting average of .218 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 338 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have totaled 250 hits. Los Angeles has accumulated 49 long balls on the campaign as well as 127 runs batted in. The Angels have a slugging percentage of .389 and they are scoring 3.71 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have hit 44 doubles, while walking 81 times and scoring 130 runs.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.485 in addition to having a FIP of 5.04 as a pitching staff for the season. They sit at 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 324. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 188 runs on the season while having an ERA of 5.25 (178 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.40 (251 strikeouts against 129 walks). They have given up 52 long balls and they relinquish 5.55 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 15 save opportunities and they have converted 9 saves. They rank 18th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 107 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Their relievers have come in 38 times in high leverage situations in addition to 32 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 44.0% of 50 inherited runners. With 27 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 12 holds and 6 blown saves.

Out of their 2,745 innings on the diamond, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (23rd in MLB). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 43 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in baseball). The Angels have 330 assists, 20 errors and have notched a total of 915 putouts over the course of the season.

During his pro baseball career, Hendricks has surrendered 1,525 base knocks while he has earned 1,275 K's in 1,610 innings pitched. Hendricks (98-84 career mark) is the owner of a 3.72 earned run average and has surrendered 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 665 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.181 and a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.39 and he has gone up against 6,642 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+106)

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