The Baltimore Orioles will look to grab a road win when they take on the Angels in Los Angeles at Angel Stadium on Friday in baseball odds action.

Brian Matusz gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Orioles on this day; he's 0-2 on the season. The Angels, meanwhile, will counter with Jerome Williams, who will be looking to improve on his 0-1 mark.



View Baltimore vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Los Angeles opened as -144 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 9.

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:
The game also pits Los Angeles' No. 10-rated American League offense, averaging 4.1 runs per game, against a Orioles defense that ranks No. 6 in the American League at 4.4 in runs allowed per game. The Angels have averaged 8.8 hits per game so far, almost the same as Orioles batters have averaged on the year (8.8 hits per game).

Los Angeles owns the American League's No. 7 defense, allowing 4.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Baltimore's American League No. 6-rated defense.

The Orioles were a 5-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the White Sox. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Baltimore at +127 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors. Jason Hammel blew away 10 Chicago batter in the Orioles' last start, leading them to a 5-3 win over Chicago on Thursday at U.S. Cellular Field.

Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 4-2 loser as they battled the Athletics at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at +190 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Los Angeles didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 4-2 to Oakland on Thursday at Angel Stadium.


Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Baltimore are 6-4
After playing Oakland are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few Orioles at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Baltimore's last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 7 games
LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels' last 7 games when playing Baltimore
LA Angels are 16-7 SU in their last 23 games when playing at home against Baltimore


Next up:
Baltimore at LA Angels, Saturday, April 21