The Blue Jays get a visit from the Los Angeles Angels in baseball action on Thursday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

The match puts starter Ervin Santana for the Angels on the hill facing Henderson Alvarez for the Blue Jays. Santana brings a 11-12 mark to the game, while Alvarez is 1-2 to date on the season.



View LA Angels vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Blue Jays were listed as +100 moneyline underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 10 (Blue Jays) and the No. 7 (Angels) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Toronto's No. 5-rated American League offense, averaging 4.7 runs per game, against a Angels defense that ranks No. 2 in the American League at 3.9 in runs allowed per game. The Blue Jays have averaged 8.7 hits per game so far, almost the same as Angels batters have averaged on the year (8.7 hits per game).

Toronto owns the American League's No. 11 defense, allowing 4.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Los Angeles' American League No. 2-rated defense.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 7-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Blue Jays. Bettors on Los Angeles at -140 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Angels grabbed a win last time out, defeating Dustin McGowan and the Blue Jays 7-2 on Wednesday at Rogers Centre.




Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

A few Angels at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 16 of LA Angels' last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels' last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Toronto's last 24 games
Toronto is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against LA Angels


Next up:
LA Angels home to Oakland, Friday, September 23
Toronto at Tampa Bay, Friday, September 23