Sunday Night Baseball this week has the Dodgers hitting the MLB betting board against the SoCal rival Angels.
Chad Billingsley (7-6, 4.22 ERA) gets the ball for the Dodgers on Sunday, with Ervin Santana (3-8, 4.08 ERA) his opponent from the Angels. Santana hasn't been able to pick up a win since May 25.
View LA Dodgers vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Dodgers listed as underdogs of +-140 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 7.5, depending on the book.
Power Rankings:
This game puts the Angels, most recently No. 7 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Dodgers, who rate a National League No. 9 in the latest survey.
How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Los Angeles and its American League No. 11-rated batting order, averaging 3.8 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 12 lineup of the Dodgers at 3.8 runs per outing.
Los Angeles owns the American League's No. 3 defense, allowing 3.7 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Los Angeles' National League No. 7-rated defense.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 7-1 result against the Angels on July 2. Bettors who backed the Angels at -128 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Clayton Kershaw did his job in a losing cause last time out against Los Angeles, striking out 10 in a 7-1 loss on Saturday at Angel Stadium.
Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing NY Mets are 3-7
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7
Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 6-4
After playing LA Dodgers are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
A few Dodgers at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers' last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers' last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Dodgers are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games
LA Dodgers are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
LA Angels are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Angels are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Next up:
LA Dodgers home to NY Mets, Monday, July 4
LA Angels home to Detroit, Monday, July 4
