The Cleveland Indians battle the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday in MLB betting action at Progressive Field.

Los Angeles puts its faith in starter Ervin Santana to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 4-8. Getting the ball for the Indians is Derek Lowe, who owns a 7-6 record on the season with a 4.42 ERA.



View LA Angels vs Cleveland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Angels were listed as 105 favorites on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 9.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Indians, most recently No. 10 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:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Cleveland's American League No. 6-ranked scoring average of 4.4 runs per game, against a Angels offense rated No. 8 and scoring 4.4 runs per game in the league. The Indians have averaged 8.8 hits per game to date this season, less than the Angels hitters have managed (9.2 per nine innings).

Defensively, Los Angeles features the American League's No. 8-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.2 runs per game. Cleveland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 10 in the American League at home, scoring 4 runs per game.

The Angels were a 9-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Indians. That made winners of bettors who got Cleveland at +102 on the moneyline, while the total score (14) was good news for OVER bettors. Los Angeles suffered a 9-5 loss against Cleveland on Tuesday, as Dan Haren wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Progressive Field.




Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2

Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few Angels at Indians trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Angels' last 11 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels' last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels' last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Angels' last 8 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
LA Angels home to Baltimore, Thursday, July 5
Cleveland home to Tampa Bay, Thursday, July 5