The Los Angeles Angels host Cleveland on Sunday, looking to build on their 19-15 mark against the 22-10 Indians in MLB betting action at Angel Stadium.

Los Angeles sends Dan Haren out against Fausto Carmona for the Indians in this game. Haren is 3-2 with a 1.80 ERA on the season, while Carmona is 3-3 on the year and has a 4.43 ERA.



View Cleveland vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Angels in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -150 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Angels at No. 3 in the American League and the Indians at No. 5 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Los Angeles has the American League's No. 8-rated offensive output, at 9.7 hits per game. The Indians average 9.1 hits per game, good for No. 3 on the American League list.

Los Angeles owns the American League's No. 4 defense, allowing 3.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Cleveland's American League No. 2-rated defense.

Cleveland won its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Angels on May 7. Bettors who backed the Indians at +174 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Indians grabbed a win last time out, defeating Jered Weaver and the Angels 4-3 on Saturday at Angel Stadium.




Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few Indians at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 12 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of LA Angels' last 12 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels' last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Angels' last 13 games at home
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland


Next up:
Cleveland home to Tampa Bay, Tuesday, May 10
LA Angels home to Chi White Sox, Monday, May 9