Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Monday, April 20, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+125) Los Angeles (-145)

The Los Angeles Angels (11-11) are hosting the Toronto Blue Jays (7-13) at Angel Stadium on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Toronto at +125 and Los Angeles is priced at -145. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dylan Cease and Jack Kochanowicz.

The Blue Jays have compiled 32 doubles as a unit and have hit 17 baseballs out of the stadium. Toronto has a slugging percentage of .370 and have struck out 139 times, while drawing a walk on 59 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 3.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 25th in baseball. They have accumulated 71 RBI's and 168 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is sitting at .246. They have tallied 73 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .309.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Blue Jays pitchers have relinquished 24 long balls and also 105 runs in total (25th in MLB). Toronto has conceded 166 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 91 earned runs. The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 4.58 so far this year (24th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 203 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 72 hitters and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 78 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 36 base runners for the year and 30.6% of them crossing home plate. The bullpen have a total of 11 holds this year (16th in baseball). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 28 times as well as having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 2 saves for the year and have blown 7 of 9 save opportunities. The Blue Jays relievers have a save rate of 22.2% and have stepped onto the mound in 22 save situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 536 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 163 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which puts them in 27th in the majors, and they have turned 12 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 67.3% of balls in play into outs out of 1,608 innings, which has them sitting 27th in MLB.

Cease has thrown 1,035 frames and has accumulated 1,263 K's thus far in his career. Cease (65-58 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.78 while he has faced 4,393 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.84 (442 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.265. He has surrendered 868 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 442 free passes.

Los Angeles has a total of 34 long balls on the season and 110 RBIs. They have recorded 26 doubles, while taking a walk 102 times as well as recording 114 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have an OBP of .335 as well as a batting average of .230 on the season. The Angels have a team SLG% of .407 and they score 5.18 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have struck out on 212 occasions (1st in MLB) and have 168 base hits.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.401 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff on the season. They are sitting at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 161. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 102 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.08 (88 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.40 (202 strikeouts vs 111 free passes). They have conceded 19 long balls and they concede 4.73 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

Sitting with 22 save situations, the Angels have 13 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 8 save chances and they have earned 4 saves. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.6% out of their 46 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 25 times in high leverage situations in addition to 31 occasions with runners on base. They sit at 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 66 relievers onto the diamond this year.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 11 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in pro baseball). The Angels have racked up 183 assists, 14 errors and are sitting with 583 putouts for the season. In 1,749 innings played, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (14th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Kochanowicz has allowed 218 base knocks and he has 115 strikeouts in 199 innings pitched. Kochanowicz (7-17 career win-loss mark) holds a 5.51 ERA while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 122 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.511 and a FIP of 5.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.39 and he has faced 877 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+125)

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