The Los Angeles Angels will look to grab a road win when they take on the Tigers in Detroit at Comerica Park on Thursday in baseball odds action.

For the Tigers, Brad Penny gets the ball, charged with keeping the Angels hitters off the base paths. He'll face Joel Pineiro, 5-5 on the year.



View LA Angels vs Detroit Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Tigers as -130 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Tigers rated this week at No. 9 and the Angels sitting at No. 7.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Detroit owns the No. 4 ranking for hits in the American League at 9 per game. By contrast, the Angels are rated No. 8 in the same category at 8.6 per game.

Los Angeles brings the American League's No. 1-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Tigers' league No. 10-ranked defense.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 3-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Indians. Bettors on Los Angeles at -118 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Ervin Santana blew away 10 Cleveland batter in the Angels' last start, leading them to a 3-1 win over Cleveland on Wednesday at Progressive Field.

Detroit was a 2-1 loser in its last match on the road against the White Sox. They lost as +101 underdogs, while the total score of 3 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Detroit suffered a 2-1 loss against Chicago on Wednesday, as Max Scherzer wasn't able to lead his team to victory at U.S. Cellular Field.


Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

A few Angels at Tigers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels' last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 6 games on the road
LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games at home
Detroit is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels


Next up:
LA Angels at Detroit, Friday, July 29