Indians-Angels Lines Preview

The Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Angels will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Angel Stadium. Righthander Carl Pavano will take the mound for the Indians to start this game. Pavano is 8-8 this season with a 5.48 ERA. Pavano's opponent in this one will be Joe Saunders. The Angels lefthander has a 4.94 ERA to go along with a 8-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians defeated Seattle 12-3 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Jhonny Peralta homered and drove in four runs for Cleveland, while Travis Hafner homered and had three RBI in the win. The Angels lost to Minnesota 10-1 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10). Kendry Morales hit a solo home run for the Angels and Ervin Santana was ripped for six runs on six hits in 3 2-3 innings. Current streak: Cleveland has won 4 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 41-58 SU Los Angeles: 58-39 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Cleveland are 4-6 After playing Minnesota are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing LA Angels The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games LA Angels are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games at home LA Angels are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home Next up: LA Angels home to Cleveland, Tuesday, July 28