Los Angeles Angels vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, August 9, 2026

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: MLB.TV

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

LoanDepot Park is where the Miami Marlins (58-59) will play the Los Angeles Angels (45-71) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at +150 and Miami opens at -182. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Grayson Rodriguez and Ryan Gusto.

The Angels have recorded 172 doubles as a squad and have hit 122 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have been rung up 1,099 times, while being walked on 368 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in MLB. They have amassed 462 RBI's in addition to 918 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .236. They have tallied 481 runs and hold an OBP of .312.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.45 so far this season (24th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,033 batters. Angels pitchers have given up 127 home runs and 556 total runs (23rd in MLB). They have walked 493 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.32 as a unit on the season. Los Angeles has given up 901 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 505 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37.

Angels pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 120 times as well as having 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 64 holds for the season (13th in MLB). The Angels relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 44.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 102 save situations. They have 16 saves this season and have missed out on 20 of their 36 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 191 base runners for the year and 38.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Angels have dispatched 375 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Angels have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of 9,192 innings on the diamond, ranking them 13th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for 3,064 putouts thus far, in addition to 952 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which is 22nd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 70 double plays.

Rodriguez (23-12 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.60 and he has faced 1,240 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 289 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 100 walks. His earned run average is 4.67 (150 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.345. Rodriguez has taken the hill for 289 innings and has accounted for 301 K's during his career.

Miami has 118 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 486 runs batted in. They have put up 192 doubles, while taking a walk 390 times and putting up 505 runs. The Miami Marlins hold a team on-base percentage of .325 in addition to a batting average of .249 over the course of the season. The Marlins hold a slugging % of .403 and they earn 4.32 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 945 occasions (20th in baseball) and are sitting with 969 hits.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.251 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.02 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (974 strikeouts against 391 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 893. They have allowed 119 homers and they relinquish 4.44 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Miami pitching staff have conceded 506 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.01 (457 earned runs conceded).

They are ranked 15th in the league with a save percentage of 65.1%, and they have sent 375 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 113 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 111 save situations, the Marlins have earned 66 holds and also 15 blown saves. Miami has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 43 save opportunities and they have tallied 28 saves. Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.3% out of their 148 inherited runners.

The Miami Marlins have turned 87 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in the majors). The Marlins have racked up 967 assists, 77 errors and have amassed 3,078 putouts on the season. In 9,234 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (11th in baseball).

Gusto (7-10 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 5.42 earned run average while conceding 10.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and he has faced 651 batters during his career. He has given up a total of 88 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.443 and a FIP of 5.3. So far in his MLB career, Gusto has allowed 162 hits while he has earned 136 punch outs in 146 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (-182)

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