Angels-Rangers Pointers

The Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark.

Ervin Santana will be the starting pitcher for the Angels on this day. Righthander Santana is 1-0 this season with a 3.00 ERA.

It'll be Jason Jennings toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Righthander Jennings is 0-2 with a 7.45 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Angels defeated Seattle 10-5 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).

Jeff Mathis was 3-4 with a home run and two RBI for the Angels, while Joe Saunders allowed only two runs on six hits over five 1-3 innings for Los Angeles to earn the win.

The Rangers lost to Toronto 5-4 as a +120 underdog last time out. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Josh Hamilton homered and drove in two runs for Texas and Frank Catalanotto was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the loss.

Current streak:
Texas has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 7-6 SU
Texas: 5-7 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

Texas most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing LA Angels are 6-4
After playing Toronto are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games on the road
Texas is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games at home
Texas is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Next up:
Texas home to LA Angels, Tuesday, April 15

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