MLB Picks: Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals

The Los Angeles Angels have put together a season-high five-game winning streak, which can't be ignored when making your MLB picks on Friday as they take on the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

Sports bettors will find that the Angels are minus-115 road favorites in the pro baseball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total sits at nine in the betting market.

Let's take a closer look at this American League matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction along the way.

Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels improved to 64-35 in their last 99 games against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, picking up a 5-4 series-opening victory as plus-104 road underdogs.

Angels starting pitcher Jason Vargas has gone 11-4 with a 3.21 ERA in 31 appearances (25 starts) in May over the course of his career. 

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are 3-7 over their last 10 games, which has caused them to drop to third place in the American League Central standings—five games behind the Cleveland Indians.

MLB handicappers will find that the Royals are 4-9 versus left-handed starters this season, with the under going 9-4 in that situation.  

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers back the Los Angeles Angels in the first five innings on Friday, as they've combined to score 42 runs over their last five games.

MLB Pick: Los Angeles Angels First Five Innings -115

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