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

Hisashi Iwakuma gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Mariners on this day; he's 1-2 on the season. The Angels, meanwhile, will counter with Dan Haren, who will be looking to improve on his 8-8 mark.



View Seattle vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Angels as -230 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 8 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 10-rated Mariners taking on the American League's No. 5-rated Angels in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Los Angeles' No. 6 ranked American League offense (4.7 runs per game) against a Mariners defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 3 in the American League at 4.1 runs allowed per game. The Angels have been averaging 9.2 hits per game, more than the Mariners have managed so far this season (7.9 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Los Angeles has the American League's No. 6-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mariners own the American League's No. 3 mark in runs allowed.

The Mariners were a 6-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Angels. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Los Angeles at -116 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors. Seattle didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 6-5 to Los Angeles on Friday at Angel Stadium.




Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing LA Angels are 3-7
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Seattle are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 8-2
After a win are 3-7

A few Mariners at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Seattle is 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing LA Angels
Seattle is 5-18 SU in their last 23 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
LA Angels are 18-5 SU in their last 23 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels' last 9 games
LA Angels are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels' last 7 games when playing Seattle


Next up:
Seattle at LA Angels, Sunday, August 12