Baseball bettors look for value at Angel Stadium on Saturday as host Los Angeles battles the Oakland Athletics in baseball odds action.

Los Angeles sends Jerome Williams out against Guillermo Moscoso for the Athletics in this game. Williams is 3-0 with a 2.48 ERA on the season, while Moscoso is 8-8 on the year and has a 3.36 ERA.



View Oakland vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Angels as -150 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 8 before betting started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
The Angels sit at No. 7 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Athletics sit at an American League No. 4 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Los Angeles' American League No. 10-ranked scoring average of 4.1 runs per game, against a Athletics offense rated No. 12 and scoring 4 runs per game in the league. The Angels have averaged 8.6 hits per game to date this season, more than the Athletics hitters have managed (8.2 per nine innings).

Los Angeles owns the American League's No. 2 defense, allowing 3.9 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Oakland's American League No. 6-rated defense.

Oakland won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Angels on September 23. Bettors who backed the Athletics at +169 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Oakland rolled to a 3-1 win against Los Angeles on Friday, as Gio Gonzalez and the Athletics' bats led the team to victory at Angel Stadium.




Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

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

A few Athletics at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Oakland is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 6 games at home
LA Angels are 12-4 SU in their last 16 games at home
LA Angels are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Angels' last 10 games when playing at home against Oakland


Next up:
Oakland at LA Angels, Sunday, September 25