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The Angels were underdogs in 133 games in 2026, and backing them at those prices lost 25.12 units, more than any other team lost as an underdog. Against their own division, the Angels made money.

A hundred losses

The Los Angeles Angels went 62-100 in the 2026 regular season. Backing them blind, a unit a game, cost 25.37 units; one team cost more. They were the underdog 133 times, a number only one team topped, and went 46-87 in those games.

The Angels 2026 regular season, game by game2026-03-26 at Houston Astros 3-02026-03-27 at Houston Astros 6-22026-03-28 at Houston Astros 9-112026-03-29 at Houston Astros 7-92026-03-30 at Chicago Cubs 2-72026-03-31 at Chicago Cubs 2-02026-04-01 at Chicago Cubs 2-62026-04-03 v Seattle Mariners 1-32026-04-04 v Seattle Mariners 1-02026-04-05 v Seattle Mariners 8-72026-04-06 v Atlanta Braves 6-22026-04-07 v Atlanta Braves 2-72026-04-08 v Atlanta Braves 2-82026-04-10 at Cincinnati Reds 10-22026-04-11 at Cincinnati Reds 3-72026-04-12 at Cincinnati Reds 9-62026-04-13 at New York Yankees 10-112026-04-14 at New York Yankees 7-12026-04-15 at New York Yankees 4-52026-04-16 at New York Yankees 11-42026-04-17 v San Diego Padres 8-02026-04-18 v San Diego Padres 1-42026-04-19 v San Diego Padres 1-22026-04-20 v Toronto Blue Jays 2-52026-04-21 v Toronto Blue Jays 2-42026-04-22 v Toronto Blue Jays 7-32026-04-24 at Kansas City Royals 3-62026-04-25 at Kansas City Royals 1-122026-04-26 at Kansas City Royals 9-112026-04-27 at Chicago White Sox 7-82026-04-28 at Chicago White Sox 2-52026-04-29 at Chicago White Sox 2-32026-05-01 v New York Mets 3-42026-05-02 v New York Mets 4-32026-05-03 v New York Mets 1-52026-05-04 v Chicago White Sox 0-62026-05-05 v Chicago White Sox 4-32026-05-06 v Chicago White Sox 8-22026-05-08 at Toronto Blue Jays 0-22026-05-09 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-142026-05-10 at Toronto Blue Jays 6-12026-05-11 at Cleveland Guardians 2-72026-05-12 at Cleveland Guardians 2-32026-05-13 at Cleveland Guardians 2-42026-05-15 v Los Angeles Dodgers 0-62026-05-16 v Los Angeles Dodgers 2-152026-05-17 v Los Angeles Dodgers 1-102026-05-18 v Athletics 2-12026-05-19 v Athletics 6-142026-05-20 v Athletics 5-62026-05-21 v Athletics 2-32026-05-22 v Texas Rangers 9-62026-05-23 v Texas Rangers 5-22026-05-24 v Texas Rangers 2-12026-05-26 at Detroit Tigers 10-62026-05-27 at Detroit Tigers 0-42026-05-28 at Detroit Tigers 7-12026-05-29 at Tampa Bay Rays 5-82026-05-30 at Tampa Bay Rays 14-32026-05-31 at Tampa Bay Rays 2-52026-06-01 v Colorado Rockies 8-92026-06-02 v Colorado Rockies 2-82026-06-03 v Colorado Rockies 11-42026-06-05 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0-12026-06-06 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-92026-06-07 at Los Angeles Dodgers 13-52026-06-08 v Houston Astros 4-52026-06-09 v Houston Astros 10-12026-06-10 v Houston Astros 3-22026-06-12 v Tampa Bay Rays 4-32026-06-13 v Tampa Bay Rays 8-02026-06-14 v Tampa Bay Rays 3-82026-06-15 at Arizona Diamondbacks 3-42026-06-16 at Arizona Diamondbacks 7-02026-06-17 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1-82026-06-18 at Athletics 0-52026-06-19 at Athletics 11-122026-06-20 at Athletics 7-02026-06-21 at Athletics 9-72026-06-22 v Baltimore Orioles 1-62026-06-23 v Baltimore Orioles 5-12026-06-24 v Baltimore Orioles 7-62026-06-26 v Athletics 3-92026-06-27 v Athletics 5-22026-06-28 v Athletics 4-12026-06-29 at Seattle Mariners 2-62026-06-30 at Seattle Mariners 3-82026-07-02 at Seattle Mariners 0-12026-07-03 v Boston Red Sox 2-52026-07-04 v Boston Red Sox 1-82026-07-05 v Boston Red Sox 5-72026-07-07 at Texas Rangers 3-82026-07-08 at Texas Rangers 13-12026-07-09 at Texas Rangers 6-72026-07-10 at Minnesota Twins 4-32026-07-11 at Minnesota Twins 3-52026-07-12 at Minnesota Twins 2-42026-07-17 v Detroit Tigers 1-22026-07-18 v Detroit Tigers 0-72026-07-19 v Detroit Tigers 3-22026-07-20 v St. Louis Cardinals 3-22026-07-21 v St. Louis Cardinals 5-12026-07-22 v St. Louis Cardinals 0-12026-07-24 at San Francisco Giants 6-72026-07-25 at San Francisco Giants 2-92026-07-26 at San Francisco Giants 4-32026-07-27 v Houston Astros 4-62026-07-28 v Houston Astros 2-32026-07-29 v Houston Astros 4-72026-07-31 v Milwaukee Brewers 2-62026-08-01 v Milwaukee Brewers 1-32026-08-02 v Milwaukee Brewers 3-02026-08-04 at Baltimore Orioles 1-32026-08-05 at Baltimore Orioles 2-52026-08-06 at Baltimore Orioles 4-12026-08-07 at Miami Marlins 4-32026-08-08 at Miami Marlins 0-72026-08-09 at Miami Marlins 3-122026-08-10 v Texas Rangers 1-42026-08-11 v Texas Rangers 3-22026-08-12 v Texas Rangers 5-22026-08-13 v Texas Rangers 7-02026-08-14 v Kansas City Royals 6-72026-08-15 v Kansas City Royals 1-02026-08-16 v Kansas City Royals 0-32026-08-18 at Houston Astros 3-12026-08-19 at Houston Astros 2-32026-08-20 at Houston Astros 18-32026-08-21 at Texas Rangers 1-22026-08-22 at Texas Rangers 3-02026-08-23 at Texas Rangers 3-52026-08-24 v Cleveland Guardians 2-42026-08-25 v Cleveland Guardians 6-82026-08-26 v Cleveland Guardians 3-42026-08-28 v Philadelphia Phillies 3-52026-08-29 v Philadelphia Phillies 2-42026-08-30 v Philadelphia Phillies 2-52026-08-31 v New York Yankees 10-12026-09-01 v New York Yankees 3-72026-09-02 v New York Yankees 3-62026-09-04 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0-12026-09-05 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6-12026-09-06 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0-12026-09-07 at Boston Red Sox 2-52026-09-08 at Boston Red Sox 6-12026-09-09 at Boston Red Sox 6-42026-09-11 at Washington Nationals 3-42026-09-12 at Washington Nationals 5-62026-09-13 at Washington Nationals 5-62026-09-14 v Seattle Mariners 6-42026-09-15 v Seattle Mariners 2-12026-09-16 v Seattle Mariners 2-72026-09-17 v Minnesota Twins 5-42026-09-18 v Minnesota Twins 0-32026-09-19 v Minnesota Twins 6-52026-09-20 v Minnesota Twins 0-82026-09-22 at Athletics 7-92026-09-23 at Athletics 3-72026-09-24 at Seattle Mariners 6-42026-09-25 at Seattle Mariners 7-52026-09-26 at Seattle Mariners 4-82026-09-27 at Seattle Mariners 3-7Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margin0
62-100 in 162 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The short price was the trap

The damage came at the shortest underdog prices. In 60 games as underdogs priced below +130, they went 20-40 and lost 18.35 units. At +150 or longer they went 11-18 and made 1.43, with the longest win at +244 over the New York Yankees on 16 April. As favorites, 16-13 and 0.25 units down.

One unit on the Angels to win, every game0-20-10-25.37 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 162 priced 2026 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Home or away, it lost: 34-47 and 11.20 units lost at home, 28-53 and 14.17 lost on the road. July was the worst of it, 6-17 and 10.75 units gone. June, at 13-14 and 0.15 up, was the only full month that paid.

The AL West, the exception

Against the division they went 25-27 and made 3.60 units. The Texas Rangers were the series to back, 8-5 and 4.78 units, with 10 run-line covers in 13. The Athletics beat them eight times and cost 2.69. Outside the division they went 37-73 and lost 28.97 units, including 0-6 against the Cleveland Guardians.

The Angels against the teams they played mostAthletics5-8Houston Astros6-7Seattle Mariners6-7Texas Rangers8-5Minnesota Twins3-4New York Yankees3-4Baltimore Orioles3-3Boston Red Sox2-4
2026 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Inside the division the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners series both went 6-7 and still paid Angels backers, 0.95 and 0.56 units. Beyond it, the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Dodgers each beat them five times in six, for 4.35 and 2.86 units lost.

Runs, and the under

Getting 1.5 runs in 138 games, they covered 76, 55.1%, while getting-1.5 sides across MLB won 58.2%. They scored 4.04 runs a game; one team scored fewer. Their games went under 87 times and over 71, with four pushes; only one team saw more unders.

Questions and answers

Did the Angels make money as underdogs in 2026?

No: 46-87 in 133 games as the underdog and 25.12 units lost, the worst return at that price in MLB.

How often did Angels games stay under in 2026?

87 times, against 71 overs and four pushes, the second-highest under rate in MLB.

Which team did the Angels beat most often in 2026?

The Rangers, eight times in 13, worth 4.78 units to Angels backers.

Past games

  1. Angels at Mariners · 27 SepThis Angels vs Mariners game recap was controlled by Logan Gilbert from the first pitch.
  2. Angels at Mariners · 26 SepThis Angels vs Mariners game recap looked comfortable for Seattle, suddenly dangerous, and then comfortable again.
  3. Angels at Mariners · 25 SepThe Angels vs Mariners recap began as a pitching clinic and ended as a bullpen scramble.
  4. Angels at Mariners · 24 SepThe Angels vs Mariners recap delivered one of the slate’s steepest favorite losses.
  5. Athletics at Angels · 23 SepThe Los Angeles Angels vs Athletics recap starts with the verified final: Los Angeles Angels 3, Athletics 7.
  6. Athletics at Angels · 22 SepThe Los Angeles Angels vs Athletics recap starts with the verified final: Los Angeles Angels 7, Athletics 9.
  7. Angels at Twins · 20 SepThe Twins vs Angels recap produced Minnesota's cleanest possible answer to the pregame pitching question.
  8. Twins at Angels · 19 SepThe Giants vs Dodgers recap followed the preview’s expected direction but with considerably more offense.
  9. Angels at Twins · 18 SepThe Twins vs Angels recap was built around Connor Prielipp.
  10. Twins at Angels · 17 SepThe Twins vs Angels recap required 10 innings and two separate comebacks.
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  1. Mariners at Angels · 16 SepMariners at Angels
  2. Mariners at Angels · 16 SepThe Seattle Mariners visit the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at Angel Stadium.
  3. Mariners at Angels · 15 SepThe Mariners vs Angels recap punished bettors who paid -166 for Seattle.
  4. Mariners at Angels · 14 SepStart with the picks worth reviewing.
  5. Angels at Nationals · 13 SepThe Angels vs Nationals recap delivered exactly the kind of scoring volatility the preview targeted, but it took a late Washington rally to…
  6. Angels at Nationals · 12 SepThe Angels vs Nationals recap ended with Washington winning 6-5 in 10 innings after both clubs traded late-game swings.
  7. Angels at Nationals · 11 SepThe Angels vs Nationals recap became a late-game test of the exact Washington edge ScoresAndStats had identified.