Red Sox-Angels Pointspread Pointers

The Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Angel Stadium. Righthander Clay Buchholz will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Buchholz is 2-4 this season with a 5.70 ERA. It'll be ace John Lackey toeing the rubber for the Angels in this contest. Righthander Lackey is 6-2 with a 2.46 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 152-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Red Sox defeated Baltimore 2-1 as a -200 favorite on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched six shutout innings, allowing only four hits while striking out seven for Boston, while Dustin Pedroia was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored. The Angels defeated Oakland 4-3 as a +165 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Howie Kendrick had a pair of RBI for the Angels, while Casey Kotchman hit a solo homer. Current streak: Boston has won 2 straight games. Los Angeles has won 2 straight games. Team records: Boston: 57-40 SU Los Angeles: 57-38 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing LA Angels are 6-4 After playing Baltimore are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 3-7 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Angels Boston is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games when playing LA Angels The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Angels's last 10 games when playing at home against Boston The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games Next up: LA Angels home to Boston, Saturday, July 19