This is a 10* on OVER

These two AL West clubs hooked up right before the All Star Break. Seattle won the first two games, but then the Angels avoided a sweep with a 7-1 win on Sunday. We expect there to be a fair number of runs scored tonight. Seattle’s Chris Flexen has made six starts on the road so far. All six have gone Over the total. He’s been a big contributing factor in that, posting a 6.97 ERA and 1.74 WHIP. Andrew Heaney, who will start for the Angels Friday, has also been a bit of an “Over machine.” The Over is 12-2 in his 14 starts and he’s got a 9.42 ERA and 1.88 WHIP in the previous three. So there’s definitely reason to believe that one or both starters will struggle tonight. This series being in LA should also lead to more offense than what we saw from the Angels last weekend when they scored a total of 10 runs in three games. They are putting up 5.5 runs/game at home. That’s tied for the third highest average in baseball. The only teams higher are Toronto (who is playing in a minor league stadium) and Colorado (Coors Field). The Over is 51-24-3 in the Angels past 78 home games, including 41-17-2 when they are the favorite (as they are here). Play on OVER

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