Comerica Park hosts an MLB battle between the Detroit Tigers and the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Thursday.

Detroit hands the ball to starter Max Scherzer in this one and he'll try to improve on his 8-5 mark on the year. Los Angeles counters with Jerome Williams, who will try to quiet the fans and the Tigers bats at the same time.



View LA Angels vs Detroit Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Tigers were listed as -135 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 9.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Tigers, most recently No. 4 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Angels, who rate an American League No. 3 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Detroit owns the No. 5 ranking for hits in the American League at 9.2 per game. By contrast, the Angels are rated No. 4 in the same category at 9.2 per game.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Detroit has the American League's No. 9-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Angels own the American League's No. 2 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 7-2 loser on the road against the Tigers. Bettors on Detroit at -102 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Los Angeles suffered a 7-2 loss against Detroit on Wednesday, as C.J. Wilson wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Comerica Park.




Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

A few Angels at Tigers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Angels' last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of LA Angels' last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels' last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
LA Angels are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Detroit is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Detroit is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels
Detroit is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels


Next up:
LA Angels home to Texas, Friday, July 20
Detroit home to Chi White Sox, Friday, July 20