The Yankees get a visit from the Los Angeles Angels in baseball action on Wednesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

New York hands the ball to starter Ivan Nova in this one and he'll try to improve on his 10-3 mark on the year. Los Angeles counters with Hisanori Takahashi, who will try to quiet the fans and the Yankees bats at the same time.



View LA Angels vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as +-185 moneyline underdogs in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 9 for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Yankees, most recently No. 1 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Angels, who rate an American League No. 7 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and New York has the American League's No. 2-rated offensive output, at 9 hits per game. The Angels average 8.5 hits per game, good for No. 9 on the American League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Los Angeles owns the American League's No. 5-rated road mark, allowing 3.9 runs per game on the highway. New York, on the other hand, rates No. 3 in scoring at home.

The Angels were a 6-4 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Los Angeles at +107 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. Los Angeles looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Yankees, a 6-4 final on Tuesday in support of Dan Haren at Yankee Stadium.




Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing LA Angels are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few Angels at Yankees trends to consider:
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels' last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 17-6 SU in their last 23 games at home
NY Yankees are 11-4 SU in their last 15 games when playing at home against LA Angels
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 6 games at home


Next up:
LA Angels at NY Yankees, Thursday, August 11