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LosAngeles Angels +110
After a lot of early failures, mainly do to an injury depleted pitching staff, and their best player out of the lineup, the Angels have risen steadily to now hold the third-best record in baseball. And they are still under the radar. They have been especially lethal against lefthand pitching, where they own a 24-11 mark. This isn't something new, as a year ago they went 29-18 to bring their two-year total against the port-siders to 53-29. While the Rays are vastly different the last two seasons, the biggest area it has shown up in is at home where they are 98-45, but has not translated on the road where they are just a less-than-average team at 68-78. When they are favored on the road they are an even worse 12-28. The Angels have been riding momentum as they are now 27-9 in their last 36 off a win, good enough to make them the choice here as a very live dog.
After a lot of early failures, mainly do to an injury depleted pitching staff, and their best player out of the lineup, the Angels have risen steadily to now hold the third-best record in baseball. And they are still under the radar. They have been especially lethal against lefthand pitching, where they own a 24-11 mark. This isn't something new, as a year ago they went 29-18 to bring their two-year total against the port-siders to 53-29. While the Rays are vastly different the last two seasons, the biggest area it has shown up in is at home where they are 98-45, but has not translated on the road where they are just a less-than-average team at 68-78. When they are favored on the road they are an even worse 12-28. The Angels have been riding momentum as they are now 27-9 in their last 36 off a win, good enough to make them the choice here as a very live dog.
