Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/5/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+150) Los Angeles (-182)

The Los Angeles Angels (4-2) welcome the Cleveland Guardians (2-4) at Angel Stadium on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at +150 while Los Angeles is coming in at -182. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Tanner Bibee and Jack Kochanowicz.

The Guardians have accrued 9 doubles as a squad and have knocked 7 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .392 and have been rung up 49 times, while drawing a walk on 18 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 3.3 runs per game, which has them at 21st in MLB. They have earned 20 runs batted in and 44 base knocks this year, while their batting average comes in at .227. They have tallied 20 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .295.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.52 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.47. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 5 home runs and 29 total runs (18th in baseball). Cleveland has surrendered 54 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 25 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 4.41 on the season (19th in the league), and they have rung up 32 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 21 opposing players and their FIP is 4.20 as a squad for the season.

The Guardians have dispatched 21 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 11 base runners this season and 36.4% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 1 save over the course of the season and have blown 2 of 3 chances to get a save. The Guardians relievers have accumulated a save rate of 33.3% and has entered the game in 8 save situations. The bullpen have notched 5 holds for the year (10th in MLB). Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 8 times in addition to having 9 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have a tally of 153 putouts on the campaign, as well as 49 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .976 which puts them in 27th in pro baseball, and have a total of 7 double plays. The Guardians have converted 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 459 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 25th in the majors.

Bibee has taken the hill for 320 innings and has earned 330 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Bibee (23-12 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.15 and he has gone up against 1,315 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.20 (114 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.139. He has surrendered 274 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 91 free passes.

The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .267 and a team batting average of .198 this season. They have struck out on 50 occasions (17th in MLB) and have notched a total of 39 base knocks. Los Angeles has 4 home runs on the season to go along with 24 RBIs. The Angels hold a slugging percentage of .310 and they score 4.00 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have put up 6 doubles, while walking 16 times as well as racking up 24 runs.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.382 with a FIP of 4.83 as a staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.50 (46 strikeouts vs 24 walks). They come in at 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 52. They have conceded 10 HR's and they allow 5.40 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 33 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.58 (28 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 7 save opportunities and they have come away with 4 saves. They rank 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 22 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 17 times in high leverage situations and on 7 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 44.4% out of their 9 inherited base runners. Sitting with 11 save situations, the Angels have recorded 4 holds and also 3 blown saves.

In 495 innings on the field, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (13th in baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 6 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (11th in baseball). The Angels have accrued 55 assists, 2 errors and have accounted for 165 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Kochanowicz has allowed 72 base hits while totaling 29 K's in 71 innings. He has allowed 31 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.153 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has faced 287 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Kochanowicz (2-6 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.92 ERA while giving up 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+150)

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