MLB Betting Tips: Big 6/4 and 23/10 wins forecast in the west

Against the backdrop of news of an imminent return to the pitching mound for Shohei Ohtani, all 30 Major League Baseball teams are back in action on Wednesday night.

And it’s out on the west coast where I believe I’ve found some value in my MLB Betting Tips for Wednesday.

Today’s MLB Odds

Angels vs Athletics: Angels -2.5 @ 23/10

The Los Angeles Angels send out Kyle Hendricks tonight to face a slumping Athletics side who have a depressing 6-27 record since May 6 (Angel Stadium, 13:07 local, 21:07 BST).

Hendricks is not having the bounce-back year he was hoping for after his long association with the Chicago Cubs came to an end following the 2024 season.

The 2016 World Series Game 7 starter has so far posted a 5.40 ERA with a 3-6 win-loss record. While he has hung in in a lot of his starts, he has allowed either three or four runs in each of his last six outings.

But his last appearance saw him post a 100th career win as he went six and gave up four Ernies against the Seattle Mariners, and that might be as much as he needs again as the Halos go for a series sweep over the ailing Athletics.

The Oakland-Sacramento-Las Vegas transition looked to have started well in April, but they have been horrific since. And tonight they give the ball to JP Sears, whose own form of the first five weeks (4-2, 2.94 ERA through April) has given way to a 1-3, 7.49 spell.

He did get the win last time out against the Baltimore Orioles, throwing five innings and allowing four earned runs, but I’ll need to see more of that before I believe he’s beyond his poor stretch.

I see the Angels having enough to post a win of three or more runs, particularly given the fact that the Athletics have the worst bullpen ERA in the business (5.96) this season.

The 23/10 implies a 30.3% probability but that underestimates how bad the A’s are right now.

Rockies vs Guardians: Handicap – Giants -3.5 @ 6/4

I’m trying again with this one. On Tuesday I went for the San Francisco Giants -3.5 at 7/5 but it took a four-run rally in the ninth for them to get over the top of the Colorado Rockies.

But they’re back at it at Coors Field tonight (18:40 local, 01:40 BST) and I think the visitors really do get the big win this time.

Sure, they’ve lost star third baseman Matt Chapman to the IL, but with Robbie Ray on the mound opposing Kyle Freeland they have a big head-start.

Ray has thrown eight consecutive quality starts, with five of them lasting seven innings. His already-sparkling season record of 8-1 with a 2.44 ERA improves to 5-1 and 1.70 over that recent stretch.

Freeland, on the other hand, is 1-8 with a 5.19. He’s already given up four or more runs on five occasions in just 13 outings, and has failed to make it through six innings in six different starts.

Back that up with the fact the 12-54 Rockies’ offence has rarely come through in support of their starters, and this should be the Giants’ by a good few runs.

While I could go with the more conservative -2.5 bracket, the value pick at 6/4 and an implied probability of 40% is a definite possibility.

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