Baseball bettors look for value at Overstock.com Coliseum on Sunday as host Oakland battles the Los Angeles Angels in baseball odds action.

It's a pitching duel between Gio Gonzalez for the Athletics (8-6 on the year) and Joel Pineiro for Los Angeles (5-3 so far).



View LA Angels vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, Oakland sat as -145 favorites. The total was set at 7.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Athletics, most recently No. 7 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Angels, who rate an American League No. 5 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Oakland's American League No. 13-ranked scoring average of 3.4 runs per game, against a Angels offense rated No. 12 and scoring 3.8 runs per game in the league. The Athletics have averaged 7.9 hits per game to date this season, less than the Angels hitters have managed (8.7 per nine innings).

Comparing defensive stats, Los Angeles owns the American League's No. 6-rated road mark, allowing 3.9 runs per game on the highway. Oakland, on the other hand, rates No. 11 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 4-3 loser on the road against the Athletics. Bettors on Oakland at -112 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Los Angeles lost in extra innings against the Athletics on Saturday as Oakland edged them 4-3 at Overstock.com Coliseum.




Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 9-1

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 9-1
Before playing Detroit are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

A few Angels at Athletics trends to consider:
LA Angels are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
LA Angels are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing Oakland
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Oakland is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games


Next up:
LA Angels home to Texas, Tuesday, July 19
Oakland at Detroit, Tuesday, July 19