Los Angeles Angels vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/12/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, May 12, 2025

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

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

Petco Park is the site where the San Diego Padres (23-13) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (15-21) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at +150 while San Diego is coming in at -182. The total is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Yusei Kikuchi and Michael King.

The Angels have hit 45 doubles as a team and have knocked 51 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .390 and have struck out 351 times, while drawing a walk on 82 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 3.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 23rd in MLB. They have recorded 131 RBI's in addition to 259 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .218. They have notched a total of 135 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .276.

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The Angels have an earned run average of 5.33 on the season (26th in the league), and their staff has rung up 262 hitters. Angels pitchers have allowed 53 home runs and 196 runs in total (26th in MLB). They have walked 136 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.04 as a unit on the year. Los Angeles has conceded 338 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) and 186 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Angels have sent 111 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 53 runners for the year with 47.2% of them crossed home plate. They have tallied 9 saves on the season and have missed out on 7 out of their 16 chances to get a save. The Angels bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 56.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 29 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 12 holds on the season (27th in the league). Angels relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 33 times and also have had 39 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have converted 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,826 innings, which has them sitting 25th in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 942 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 335 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them ranked 20th in baseball, and have accumulated 44 double plays.

Kikuchi (41-51 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.47 and he has faced 3,656 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 848 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 302 free passes. His ERA is 4.54 (429 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.351. Kikuchi has pitched in 851 innings and has earned 876 strikeouts in his MLB career.

San Diego has accounted for 30 home runs over the course of the season as well as 131 runs batted in. They have hit 53 doubles, while taking a walk 115 times as well as putting up 143 runs. The San Diego Padres have an OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .256 on the year. The Padres hold a slugging % of .382 and they score 3.97 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have struck out on 250 occasions (30th in MLB) and are sitting with 301 base hits.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.144 and have a FIP of 3.62 as a unit over the course of the season. They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 244. The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 114 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.01 (106 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (310 strikeouts vs 119 walks). They have given up 30 long balls and they yield 3.23 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

With 46 save situations, the Padres have accrued 28 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 17 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 28 occasions with base runners. San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.1% out of 41 inherited runners. They rank 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 88.2%, and they have sent 125 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season.

Out of their 2,859 innings on the field, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (2nd in baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 25 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in MLB). The Padres have recorded 259 assists, 18 errors and have earned a total of 953 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, King has allowed 386 base knocks while he has tallied 531 punch outs in 465 frames. He has allowed 161 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.173 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.32 and he has faced 1,939 batters in his career. King (30-27 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.11 earned run average while conceding 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (-182)

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