The Los Angeles Angels will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Baltimore Orioles invade Angel Stadium on Saturday.

Jake Arrieta, with a record of 1-0 on the season, gets the ball for the Orioles, while the Angels trot Jered Weaver to the mound in this one. He is 2-0 so far in 2012.



View Baltimore vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Angels in this one will find them as -200 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 13-rated Angels and the league No. 10-ranked Orioles, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



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 4.2 runs per game, against a Orioles offense rated No. 8 and scoring 4.4 runs per game in the league. The Angels have averaged 9 hits per game to date this season, more than the Orioles hitters have managed (8.6 per nine innings).

Comparing defensive stats, Baltimore owns the American League's No. 10-rated road mark, allowing 5.1 runs per game on the highway. Los Angeles, on the other hand, rates No. 13 in scoring at home.

Baltimore lost its last outing, a 6-3 result against the Angels on April 20. Bettors who backed the Angels at -168 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Baltimore looks to rebound from a loss to the Angels, who beat them 6-3 on Friday behind a start from Jerome Williams at Angel Stadium.




Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2

Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Baltimore are 6-4
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a win are 2-8

A few Orioles at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Baltimore's last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 9 games
Baltimore is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games at home
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Baltimore


Next up:
Baltimore at LA Angels, Sunday, April 22