Lonte Smith grabbed the Angels at +110 and paired it with Over 8.5 in Anaheim. He conceded Kyle Hendricks is volatile but noted his 2‑1 team record in three starts because Los Angeles has scored six‑plus in each of his two wins. Hendricks’ 7.00 road ERA flips to a manageable 3.60 at home, and Smith expects some positive regression for his 55 % ground‑ball profile inside Angel Stadium. Giants righty Luke Raup (4.80 ERA, sub‑18 % K rate) has struggled against left‑handed bats—bad news versus Mike Trout and Taylor Ward, both with .400+ wOBA versus RHP this year. San Francisco has gone Over in eight of ten and is finishing a grueling third straight road series; bullpen usage is piling up with three relievers working in four of the past five days. The Angels’ bats cooled during a four‑game skid in Texas but still rank ninth in barrel rate for the season. Smith projected a 6‑5 L.A. win and would take the Halos down to +105 while chasing the Over to 9.

The same segment produced a second wager: full‑game OVER 8.5 runs. Cash Out Sports Picks noted that neither starter is trustworthy—Roupp is allowing a 44 % hard‑hit rate and Hendricks’ velocity is down a full tick—so both should exit early. That hands things to an Angels bullpen that ranks 29th in ERA (6.31) the last week, while even the strong Giants pen figures to work multiple innings on the back of a rookie starter. Both offenses have hit right‑handers well, combining for a .740 OPS versus RHP, and the Angels’ home park has played 9 % above league average for homers in early April. With two vulnerable pitching staffs, the tout projects double‑digit runs and advises betting the OVER.

Cash Out Sports Picks took the Giants on the money‑line, arguing that the overall run‑prevention edge tilts clearly toward San Francisco. Landon Roupp has posted strong strikeout numbers—26.5 % K‑rate through three starts—and the tout believes a .357 BABIP is the only reason his ERA looks bloated. Kyle Hendricks, meanwhile, just surrendered five earned and now owns a 1.8 HR/9 split. The real separator is the relief corps: Angels relievers have been torched for a 6.31 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 2.4 HR/9 over the past 10 days, while the Giants’ pen sits top‑five in MLB in ERA (2.84) and strand rate (80 %). Pair that with an L.A. lineup that has scored only nine total runs across its last five games, and the tout sees San Francisco’s higher floor carrying the day in Anaheim.

Romanelli played the Giants on both the moneyline and the -1.5 run line in Anaheim. He called Landon Rup "one of the unluckiest starters"—4.80 ERA but sub‑4.00 expected metrics, 55 % ground‑ball rate, and just one homer allowed across three starts. Rup settled after a three‑run first versus Philly, giving S.F. five solid innings before the bats erupted for 10 runs. Ron expects a repeat against Kyle Hendricks, whose declining velocity has produced barrels galore. The Giants project multiple early runs while Rup delivers his best outing yet, setting up another comfortable win.

Kingpin backed the Angels moneyline behind Kyle Hendricks’ 3.33 ERA, 55% ground‑ball rate, and elite walk suppression versus a Giants team batting .230. Rookie Eric Roupp debuts for San Francisco, and Mike Trout anchors an offense slugging .472 versus southpaws. L.A. has won Hendricks’ last two starts, and despite a shaky bullpen, projects to hand closer Carlos Estevez a late lead.

Kingpin played Trout to homer, noting his .310 average, 92nd‑percentile barrel rate, and success vs first‑pitch strikes (Roupp threw 65% first‑pitch strikes in AAA). Angel Stadium sees a slight jet‑stream to left tonight, and Trout has taken left‑handers deep in three of his last nine games. One mistake from the debutant could leave immediately.

JD Bets targeted Tyler Anderson’s wildness, betting OVER 1.5 walks issued. Anderson owns an 11.8% walk rate through three starts and now faces a Giants club that sits sixth in MLB at drawing free passes, averaging 3.9 walks per game. Oracle Park discipline travels: San Francisco’s hitters have chased just 28% of pitches out of the zone, exactly the kind of patience that forces Anderson deep into counts. The forecast at Angel Stadium shows only a light five‑mph breeze, so JD does not expect weather to mask Anderson’s command issues. He considered the Giants moneyline at –154 but declared the walks prop the cleaner angle, joking that "Mr. Anderson loves to put runners on; we just need two leashes tonight."

Chris Welsh said he is fine dropping Robbie Ray in shallow formats if you can’t stash him. Ray’s strikeouts remain intact—eight punch‑outs in his last start—but the command is a mess, producing five walks and consistent three‑ball counts every outing. Welsh joked that Ray "couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn" and noted the pattern has become regular, not a one‑off. If you have deep benches, park him there and hope the whiffs eventually offset the free passes, but in 10‑ or 12‑team leagues Welsh would rather churn for healthier arms with cleaner ratios.

Matt Perrault said to take Tyler Anderson over 4.5 strikeouts at –160 because San Francisco cannot stop whiffing on this road trip. The Giants fanned 12 times Thursday and now average roughly ten Ks per game away from Oracle Park, good for a top‑five strikeout rate on the road. Anderson’s own trend is moving in the right direction—he logged 4, 5 and 6 punch‑outs in his first three starts, all Angel wins, and faces the same lineup Christopher Sanchez just carved up for a career‑high 12. Books have shaded the total with heavy juice, signaling they expect at least five strikeouts. Perrault likes the matchup, the park, and Anderson’s increasing workload to get to five or more Ks and cash the prop.

Jeff Fox said the Giants -1.5 run line at +115 is his Friday best bet. He pointed to Baseball‑Reference advanced standings that have San Francisco running 2.7 runs better than an average club, the best mark in the majors, while the Angels sit 1.1 runs below average. Los Angeles comes in on a three‑game skid, each loss by at least two runs, and now has to face All‑Star right‑hander Logan Webb. Fox added that San Francisco owns the league’s third‑highest early‑season run production, making the moneyline “not juicy enough” and justifying the alternate spread play.