Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-210) Los Angeles (+172)

The Los Angeles Angels (13-20) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (16-18) at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at -210 while the Angels are coming in at +172. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Eric Lauer and Tyler Anderson.

As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 3.5 runs per game, which is 26th in the league. They have 120 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .310. The Blue Jays have accounted for 57 doubles as a team and have smacked 23 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 115 runs batted in in addition to 268 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .238. Toronto has a slugging rate of .351 and have been called out on strikes 244 times, while taking a walk on 108 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 48 home runs in addition to 153 total runs (18th in baseball). Toronto has conceded 272 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 144 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.24 so far this season (19th in MLB), and they have rung up 313 batters. They have walked 108 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a squad for the season.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 35 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 50 base runners for the season with 18.0% of those players crossed home plate. Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 40 times in addition to having 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 117 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 19 holds on the year (20th in the league). They have compiled 10 saves on the year and have blown 6 of their 16 chances to save the game.

The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 916 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 268 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 16th in MLB, and have earned 24 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,748 innings on the field, which has them ranked 13th in professional baseball.

Lauer has taken the mound for 596 innings and has earned 567 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.30 (285 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.367. He has allowed 585 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 230 free passes. Lauer (36-37 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.24 while facing 2,577 hitters in the major leagues.

The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .381 and they are earning 3.55 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have recorded 43 doubles, while walking 72 times as well as putting up 117 runs. Los Angeles has hit 44 HRs on the campaign to go along with 115 RBIs. They have struck out on 318 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have recorded 232 base knocks. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an OBP of .269 in addition to a team batting average of .214 this season.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.495 and have a FIP of 5.15 as a squad so far this year. They sit at 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 303. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 181 runs this season while having a team ERA of 5.36 (171 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.30 (232 strikeouts vs 126 free passes). They have given up 50 home runs and they surrender 5.68 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.4% out of their 45 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 34 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Angels have tallied 12 holds and 6 blown saves. They rank 19th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 100 relievers onto the field for the season. Los Angeles has had relievers enter the contest in 15 save opportunities and they have walked away with 9 saves.

Out of their 2,583 innings on the diamond, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (23rd in MLB). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 41 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in professional baseball). The Angels have accrued 314 assists, 20 errors and have earned a total of 861 putouts for the year.

Anderson (62-64 career record) is the owner of a 4.22 ERA and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.60 and he has faced 4,884 hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 542 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.277 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. During his career, Anderson has conceded 1,103 base knocks and he has 968 strikeouts in 1,155 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-210)

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