Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/16/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+126) New York (-152)

The New York Yankees (9-8) host the Los Angeles Angels (9-9) at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Angels at +126 and the Yankees are at -152. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Walbert Urena and Max Fried.

Los Angeles is slugging .392 and have struck out 179 times, while drawing a walk on 86 occasions. They have accrued 86 RBI's as well as 133 base knocks for the season, and their batting average comes in at .224. The Angels have tallied 20 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 26 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 90 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .332. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 5.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.77 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43. Angels pitchers have conceded 15 long balls in addition to 89 total runs (26th in the league). Los Angeles has given up 135 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 75 earned runs. The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.25 on the campaign (21st in the league), and their staff has rung up 165 batters. They have walked 93 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a unit on the year.

The Angels have sent 48 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 runners on the campaign and 41.2% of them crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have tallied 10 holds so far this season (13th in MLB). Angels relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 23 times and also have had 19 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 4 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 2 of their 6 save chances. The Angels bullpen have a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 17 save situations.

The Angels have transformed 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,431 innings, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 477 putouts so far this season, as well as 147 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .978 which puts them in 26th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 8 double plays.

Urena has taken the mound for 1 innings and has earned 2 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Urena (0-1 career mark) has earned a FIP of 0.00 while he has gone up against 15 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 0.00 (0 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 6.667. He has surrendered 5 hits (37.5 hits per nine innings) with 3 walks.

The Yankees hold a slugging % of .374 and they are recording 4.53 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have 26 doubles, while walking 78 times as well as putting up 77 runs. New York has compiled 19 home runs this season as well as 70 RBIs. They have struck out on 166 occasions (6th in MLB) and have 118 base hits. The New York Yankees have recorded an on-base percentage of .313 and a batting average of .213 this season.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.198 and are the owners of a FIP of 2.96 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.30 (156 strikeouts against 45 walks). They rank 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 135. They have allowed 10 homers and they relinquish 3.66 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The New York pitching staff have conceded 61 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.24 (54 earned runs given up).

With 17 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 8 holds and also 3 blown saves. New York has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 8 save chances and they have tallied 5 saves. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of their 25 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 19 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with base runners. They are currently ranked 17th in baseball with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 53 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

In 1,356 innings on the field, the Yankees are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (25th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 11 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in baseball). The Yankees have 147 assists, 10 errors and have 452 putouts on the campaign.

Fried (94-41 career mark) has a 3.01 earned run average and has given up 7.8 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.55 and he has gone up against 4,520 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded 370 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.143 and a FIP of 3.0. During his MLB career, Fried has surrendered 963 base knocks while he has totaled 1,072 K's in 1,107 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-152) and under 8.5 runs

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