Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, May 23, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+110) Los Angeles (-130)

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (23-25) will compete against the Miami Marlins (19-29) on Friday. The odds on this game have Miami at +110 while Los Angeles is priced at -130. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Sandy Alcantara and Yusei Kikuchi.

Miami has a slugging rate of .387 and have been rung up 404 times, while drawing a walk on 145 occasions. They have 189 RBI's and 403 base knocks for the year, and their batting average comes in at .247. The Marlins have compiled 78 doubles as a team and have hit 45 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 197 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. As a team, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 19th in baseball.

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The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 5.46 for the season (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 379 batters. Marlins pitchers have allowed 61 home runs in addition to 276 runs in total (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 188 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.61 as a squad on the campaign. Miami has conceded 445 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 259 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.49.

The Marlins have sent 164 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 68 runners so far this season with 36.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 7 saves so far this season and have missed out on 8 of their 15 chances to save the game. The Marlins bullpen have a save rate of 46.7% and have come into the game in 38 save situations. The bullpen have 23 holds for the year (27th in MLB). Marlins bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 48 times in addition to having 55 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Marlins have turned 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,840 innings on the field, which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 1,280 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 423 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which ranks 16th in professional baseball, and have a total of 34 double plays.

Alcantara has thrown 941 innings and has racked up 823 K's during his career. Alcantara (43-61 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.47 while he has faced 3,871 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.53 (369 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.178. He has surrendered 813 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 296 free passes.

Los Angeles has hit 73 home runs for the season to go along with 195 RBIs. They have hit 69 doubles, while getting a free base 121 times and scoring 202 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an on-base percentage of .286 as well as a batting average of .225 this season. The Angels hold a slugging percentage of .413 and they have an average of 4.21 runs per outing (17th in baseball). They have been rung up on 470 occasions (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 359 base knocks.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 253 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 5.01 (234 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 68 dingers and they concede 5.42 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.498 and have a FIP of 4.96 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.60 (354 strikeouts vs 189 free passes). They come in at 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 440.

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 22 save opportunities and they have walked away with 12 saves. They are currently ranked 24th in baseball holding a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 151 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 54 times in high leverage situations and on 47 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.2% out of their 76 inherited runners. With 48 save situations, the Angels have 24 holds and also 10 blown saves.

In 3,780 innings on the field, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (26th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 58 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (27th in baseball). The Angels have accrued 438 assists, 34 errors and have a total of 1,260 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, Kikuchi has surrendered 858 hits while he has tallied 887 punch outs in 863 innings pitched. Kikuchi (41-51 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.50 earned run average while conceding 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 432 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.351 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and he has gone up against 3,706 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+110)

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