Red Sox vs. Angels Prediction and Odds for Thursday, June 8 (Los Angeles a Good Bet to Lose 15th Straight Game)

It’s way past gut-check time for the Los Angeles Angels after losing their 14th straight game last night to the Boston Red Sox. LA fired Joe Maddon earlier in the week, and is in full desperation mode heading into tonight’s series finale. This is the area I would usually update readers on these teams, but what more do you need to know than the Angels are on a 14-game losing streak? I suppose the nicest thing I can say about them right now is that they almost won last night. Almost.

The Red Sox, meanwhile, have really turned things around after a rather awful May. So far this month, the Red Sox have yet to lose a game in seven outings. It’s not often I heap praise on Boston, but they look great right now.

Can the Halos get one back tonight, or will they head to Seattle on Friday on an 0-15 slide? 

Here are the odds for this game, courtesy of WynnBET Sportsbook. 

Red Sox vs. Angels Odds, Run Line, and Total

Run Line

• Red Sox: +1.5 (-185)
• Angels: -1.5 (+152)

Moneyline:

• Red Sox: +115
• Angels: -125

Total:

• Total 9.5 (Over +105/Under -125)

Red Sox vs. Angels Prediction and Pick

To be fair, the Angels are a little bit banged up right now with several injuries, including one to superstar Mike Trout. The best player on this team left last night’s game with groin tightness. The Angels have been without Anthony Rendon for a while now as well. The Angels lack any real depth and suffer mightily when key players are forced to sit out. I mean, 0-14 doesn’t happen by accident. 

Despite all of this, I am tempted by the Angels tonight with Nick Pivetta going head to head against Shohei Ohtani. At least I was until I saw how well Pivetta turned his season around over the last few weeks. I have to admit I wasn’t paying attention while the righty dropped his ERA from 8.27 in April to 2.11 in May. He has been a big part of the Red Sox's recent hot streak and Boston is on a 5-0 win streak when Pivetta starts.

Ohtani, meanwhile, is coming off two straight bad starts totaling nine innings and nine runs. The Yankees took him yard three times in a three-inning start last Thursday in what was his worst outing of the year. His ERA is 12.00 in June and I think this whole team is circling the drain right now. 

Long story short, I am not in the habit of putting my trust in teams on a 0-14 losing streak. Take the Red Sox getting plus odds against the dumpster fire that is the LA  Angels. 

Pick: Red Sox +115

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