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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Angels Odds

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The Arizona Diamondbacks will look to grab an inter-league road victory when they take on the Angels in Los Angeles at Angel Stadium on Saturday in baseball action.

The match puts starter Joe Saunders for the Diamondbacks on the hill facing Ervin Santana for the Angels. Saunders brings a 4-4 mark to the game, while Santana is 3-7 to date on the season.



View Arizona vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Angels in this one will find them as -135 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 8 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The Angels sit at No. 5 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Diamondbacks sit at a National League No. 10 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Los Angeles has the American League's No. 11-rated offensive output, at 8.7 hits per game. The Diamondbacks average 8.8 hits per game, good for No. 6 on the National League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Arizona owns the National League's No. 2-rated road mark, allowing 3.4 runs per game on the highway. Los Angeles, on the other hand, rates No. 10 in scoring at home.

Arizona won its last outing, a 5-0 result against the Angels on June 15. Bettors who backed the Diamondbacks at +138 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Arizona threw a shutout at Los Angeles in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Trevor Cahill to defeat Los Angeles 5-0 on Friday.




Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing LA Angels are 2-8
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Arizona are 9-1
After playing Arizona are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3


A few Diamondbacks at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Arizona is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Arizona is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels' last 8 games when playing Arizona
LA Angels are 16-6 SU in their last 22 games


Next up:
Arizona at LA Angels, Sunday, June 17

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