New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/31/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Monday, August 31, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-196) Los Angeles (+162)

The Los Angeles Angels (52-83) will compete against the New York Yankees (76-58) at Angel Stadium on Monday. The line on this matchup has New York at -196 while Los Angeles is priced at +162. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Elmer Rodriguez and George Klassen.

As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in the league. They have earned a total of 597 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. The Yankees have accrued 198 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 184 baseballs out of the park. They have 569 RBI's and 1,016 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .230. New York owns a slugging percentage of .407 and have struck out 1,237 times, while taking a walk on 489 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.18. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 133 home runs and also 496 runs in total (2nd in baseball). New York has allowed 1,000 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 428 earned runs. The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 3.22 on the year (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,200 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 410 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.67 as a team for the season.

The Yankees have sent 447 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 227 base runners on the season with 21.1% of them earned a run for their team. The bullpen have accumulated 74 holds so far this year (15th in the league). Yankees bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 158 times as well as having 157 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 40 saves on the season and have blown 26 of their 66 save chances. The Yankees relievers have recorded a save rate of 60.6% and have stepped onto the mound in 141 save situations.

The New York Yankees have accounted for 3,593 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,169 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which is 20th in professional baseball, and have a total of 104 double plays. The Yankees have turned 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,779 innings, ranking them 8th in the majors.

Rodriguez (0-2 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.63 and he has faced 105 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 22 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 13 free passes. His earned run average is 4.70 (12 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.522. Rodriguez has taken the mound for 23 innings and is sitting with 16 K's thus far in his career.

The Angels have a SLG% of .373 and they score 4.08 runs per game (26th in the league). They have 203 doubles, while taking a walk 422 times and putting up 551 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 132 home runs so far this season and 529 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,272 occasions (3rd in the league) and have totaled 1,057 base knocks. The Los Angeles Angels have a team on-base percentage of .309 as well as a team batting average of .235 so far this season.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.346 with a FIP of 4.16 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (1,207 strikeouts vs 553 free passes). They are currently ranked 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,050. They have given up 141 homers and they surrender 4.75 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 628 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.28 (567 earned runs yielded).

They rank 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 45.7%, and they have dispatched 436 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 148 times in high leverage situations and on 139 occasions with runners on. With 126 save situations, the Angels have amassed 77 holds and 25 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 46 save chances and they have recorded 21 saves. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.8% of 214 inherited runners.

Out of their 10,719 innings on the diamond, the Angels have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (13th in baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 88 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in MLB). The Angels have recorded 1,120 assists, 79 errors and have a tally of 3,573 putouts during this campaign.

Klassen (2-2 career mark) has a 3.67 ERA while allowing 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.14 and he has faced 125 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 11 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.630 and having a FIP of 3.6. Thus far in his career, Klassen has given up 23 base knocks while accumulating 24 K's in 27 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+162)

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