Los Angeles Angels vs Athletics Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/7/25, 2:11 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 2/3/26 at 7:04 AM in MLB Picks

The Athletics will attempt to complete a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday at Angel Stadium.

The A’s are -120 favorites to beat the Angels for the third straight time, though the run line market for this game offers more value with Oakland listed at +134 to cover a -1.5-run handicap.

Current Form

The Athletics outgunned the Angels in the last two games to improve their record to 66-77 and move a win away from overtaking Los Angeles for the No.4 spot in the AL West standings. Mathematically, the Athletics are still in the AL West race. But to climb from where they are right now in the standings and make the playoffs, the A’s will need to win most of their remaining games and hope the other teams struggle in the final three weeks of the regular season. The Athletics are currently 8.5 games off the Seattle Mariners, who control the third and final wild card spot in the American League with a 66-77 record.

The Angels have lost three games in a row, sliding to 66-76 in the season, 4th in the AL West. Los Angeles’ 4.82 ERA this season might not be that good, but their pitching performance in their last two games has gone downright pathetic after allowing the Athletics to score a total of 27 runs with still a game left in the series. As a result, Los Angeles’ ERA over its last five games has jumped to 6.75 while averaging 4.0 runs per game.