The Angels get a visit from the Kansas City Royals in baseball action on Friday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Kansas City puts its faith in starter Bruce Chen to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 0-0. Getting the ball for the Angels is Jered Weaver, who owns a 0-0 record on the season with a 0.00 ERA.



View Kansas City vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Kansas City before the first pitch in this match will find them as 200-moneyline favorites. They will see an Sportsbook total of 7.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Angels at No. 5 in the American League and the Royals at No. 9 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. 7-rated offensive output, at 0 hits per game. The Royals average 0 hits per game, good for No. 7 on the American League list.

Defensively, Kansas City features the American League's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 0 runs per game. Los Angeles, meanwhile, comes in at No. 4 in the American League at home, scoring 0 runs per game.

Kansas City lost its last outing, a 1-0 result against the Twins on September 28. Bettors who backed the Twins at +105 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Kansas City didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by Carl Pavano in a losing cause, 1-0, against Minnesota on Wednesday.

Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Rangers on September 28. Bettors who backed the Rangers at -157 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Los Angeles suffered a 3-1 loss against Texas on Wednesday, as Garrett Richards wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Angel Stadium.


Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing Texas are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few Royals at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Kansas City's last 13 games
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Kansas City's last 21 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Kansas City is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of LA Angels' last 21 games when playing at home against Kansas City
LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Kansas City
LA Angels are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games


Next up:
Kansas City at LA Angels, Saturday, April 7