Los Angeles will try to be nasty hosts on Tuesday when the Cleveland Indians pay a visit to Angel Stadium.

It's a pitching duel between Dan Haren for the Angels (1-0 on the year) and Fausto Carmona for Cleveland (0-1 so far).



View Cleveland vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Angels in this one will find them as -180 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7.5 at its open earlier today.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Los Angeles' American League No. 8-ranked scoring average of 3.9 runs per game, against a Indians offense rated No. 3 and scoring 5.6 runs per game in the league. The Angels have averaged 10.3 hits per game to date this season, more than the Indians hitters have managed (9.2 per nine innings).

Cleveland brings the American League's No. 4-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Angels' league No. 5-ranked defense.

In their last action, Cleveland was a 4-0 Sportsbook on the road against the Angels. Bettors on Cleveland at +115 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Cleveland threw a shutout at Los Angeles in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Mitch Talbot to defeat Los Angeles 4-0 on Monday.




Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a win are 9-1

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

A few Indians at Angels trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games


Next up:
Cleveland at LA Angels, Wednesday, April 13