Angels-Yankees Preview

The Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Yankee Stadium. The Angels will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander John Lackey in this game. Lackey has a 9-2 record and a 2.93 ERA this season. It'll be Darrell Rasner toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Righthander Rasner is 5-8 with a 4.92 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 131-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Four different players hit home runs in leading the Yankees to an 8-2 win over the Angels on Saturday, as -140 favorites. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5). Wilson Betemit, Alex Rodriguez, Bobby Abreu and Jose Molina went deep for the Yankees. Mike Mussina was stingy on the mound, allowing two runs off two hits over seven innings for the win. The Angels were limited to two hits, while Jered Weaver was rocked for six runs over five innings in the loss. The Angels were +128 underdogs in the contest. Team records: Los Angeles: 69-41 SU New York: 60-50 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Baltimore are 6-4 After playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 New York most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Texas are 5-5 After playing LA Angels are 4-6 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing LA Angels The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games at home NY Yankees are 12-4 SU in their last 16 games at home Next up: LA Angels home to Baltimore, Monday, August 4 NY Yankees at Texas, Monday, August 4