Los Angeles Angels vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/7/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, August 7, 2026

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: MLB.TV

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

The Los Angeles Angels (43-71) are hitting the road to LoanDepot Park on Friday where they will compete against the Miami Marlins (58-57). The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +110 while Miami is sitting at -130. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Brett Kerry and Tyler Phillips.

The Angels have tallied 171 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 119 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles is slugging .381 and have struck out 1,083 times, while drawing a walk on 359 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 4.2 runs per contest, which is 25th in baseball. They have accumulated 456 RBI's and 904 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average sits at .237. They have earned a total of 473 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .312.

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The Angels have a team earned run average of 4.49 on the season (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,018 hitters. Angels pitchers have allowed 126 home runs and also 552 total runs (23rd in MLB). They have walked 480 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.32 as a unit so far this season. Los Angeles has relinquished 885 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 501 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.12 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Angels have dispatched 366 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 187 runners on the campaign and 38.5% of them ended up scoring. The bullpen have accumulated 60 holds for the season (16th in the league). Angels relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 116 times in addition to having 118 appearances in high leverage situations. They have 14 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of their 34 save opportunities. The Angels relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 41.2% and have entered the game in 96 save situations.

The Angels have turned 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,030 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 13th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 3,010 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 935 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which ranks 22nd in baseball, and have a total of 68 double plays.

Kerry has taken the mound for 0 innings and is sitting with 0 punch outs in his MLB career. Kerry (0-0 mark in his career) has a FIP of 0.00 while he has faced 0 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 0.00 (0 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.000. He has allowed 0 base knocks (0.0 hits per nine innings) and has 0 walks.

The Miami Marlins are sitting with a team OBP of .324 and a batting average of .249 so far this year. They have been rung up on 931 instances (20th in baseball) and have tallied 949 hits. Miami has a total of 118 long balls so far this season to go along with 480 RBIs. The Marlins have a team slugging % of .404 and they score 4.34 runs per outing (18th in the league). They have put up 187 doubles, while taking a walk 381 times as well as putting up 499 runs.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.245 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (961 strikeouts against 383 walks). They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 873. They have given up 114 homers and they surrender 4.38 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Miami pitching staff have allowed 491 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.00 (448 earned runs relinquished).

They are ranked 15th in baseball holding a save rate of 65.1%, and they have dispatched 366 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 111 times in high leverage situations in addition to 97 occasions with base runners. With 111 save situations, the Marlins have 66 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Miami has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 43 save opportunities and they have tallied 28 saves. Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 21.1% of 142 inherited base runners.

In 9,081 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (10th in professional baseball). The Miami Marlins have gotten 86 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (27th in baseball). The Marlins have accrued 949 assists, 73 errors and have accounted for 3,027 putouts this year.

Phillips (9-7 career mark) has a 3.85 earned run average while conceding 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.12 and he has gone up against 856 opposing batters during his career. He has given up a total of 87 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.289 and a FIP of 3.8. So far in his MLB career, Phillips has surrendered 193 base hits while he has accumulated 146 strikeouts in 203 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (-130)

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