Chicago pays a visit to Los Angeles on Friday, hoping to shut down the Angels bats in baseball action at Angel Stadium.

It's a pitching duel between Ervin Santana for the Angels (8-12 on the year) and Jake Peavy for Chicago (11-11 so far).



View Chi White Sox vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Angels were listed as -140 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 5-ranked Angels and the American League No. 6-rated White Sox in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Los Angeles has the American League's No. 3-rated offensive output, at 9.3 hits per game. The White Sox average 8.7 hits per game, good for No. 8 on the American League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Los Angeles has the American League's No. 7-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the White Sox own the American League's No. 5 mark in runs allowed.

Last time out for Chicago, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Royals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Royals at -111 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Chicago didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 4-3 to Kansas City on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 3-1 loser at home against the Rangers. Bettors on Texas at +133 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Los Angeles suffered a 3-1 loss against Texas on Thursday, as Zack Greinke wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Angel Stadium.


Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing Texas are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few White Sox at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing LA Angels
Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels' last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels' last 10 games when playing Chi White Sox
LA Angels are 15-7 SU in their last 22 games
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


Next up:
Chi White Sox at LA Angels, Saturday, September 22