Los Angeles Dodgers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

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

The Los Angeles Angels (16-28) will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (26-18) at Angel Stadium on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -182 while Los Angeles is coming in at +150. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Roki Sasaki and Grayson Rodriguez.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .433 and have struck out 346 times, while taking a walk on 171 occasions. They have 204 runs batted in in addition to 388 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate sits at .263. The Dodgers have tallied 72 two-baggers as a team and have hit 58 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 217 runs and have an OBP of .342. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 4.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in baseball.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.36 on the campaign (4th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 394 batters. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 41 home runs and 151 runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 125 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.57 as a team so far this season. Los Angeles has relinquished 310 base knocks (7.2 per 9 innings) and also 145 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.15 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.12.

Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 26 times and also have had 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 23 holds this season (18th in baseball). The Dodgers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 38 save situations. They have tallied 10 saves so far this year and have blown 5 out of their 15 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 44 runners this season with 29.5% of them earned a run for their team. The Dodgers have sent 134 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 1,164 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 358 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 3rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 26 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,492 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in the majors.

Sasaki has taken the hill for 69 innings and has accounted for 59 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.19 (40 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.544. He has given up 69 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 38 free passes. Sasaki (2-4 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.12 and he has faced 318 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Angels hold a team slugging % of .386 and they have an average of 4.16 runs per outing (23rd in MLB). They have put up 61 two-baggers, while walking 165 times as well as scoring 183 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 52 home runs on the season as well as 176 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 432 occasions (1st in baseball) and have a total of 338 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have a team on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .232 this year.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.431 with a FIP of 4.28 as a pitching staff this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (373 strikeouts vs 200 free passes). They have a ranking of 16th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 351. They have conceded 41 HR's and they surrender 5.02 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 215 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.56 (195 earned runs conceded).

They rank 30th in the league with a save rate of 33.3%, and they have sent 135 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 47 times in high leverage situations and on 61 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Angels have 22 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relievers step onto the hill in 15 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.8% of 98 inherited runners.

In 3,468 innings played, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (22nd in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 27 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in pro baseball). The Angels have 379 assists, 25 errors and have amassed 1,156 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Rodriguez has surrendered 230 base knocks while totaling 259 strikeouts in 238 innings pitched. Rodriguez (20-8 mark in his career) has earned a 4.12 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 109 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.293 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.32 and he has gone up against 1,006 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+150)

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