Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday when they battle the Los Angeles Dodgers at Angel Stadium. The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Charlie Haeger in this one. Righthander Haeger is 0-4 this season with a 10.31 ERA. Haeger's opponent in this one will be Scott Kazmir. The Angels lefthander has a 5.08 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 152-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Howie Kendrick drove in the winning run as the Angels got by the Dodgers 2-1 on Wednesday. The Angels won that game as -120 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Joel Pineiro surrendered six hits and one run over 7 1-3 innings in picking up the win for the Angels. John Ely allowed both runs over his seven innings in the loss for the Dodgers. Current streak: Team records: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing NY Yankees are 2-1 After playing LA Angels are 6-4 After a loss are 3-7 When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: LA Dodgers are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against LA Angels LA Dodgers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games LA Dodgers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road LA Dodgers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games LA Angels are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games at home Next up: LA Dodgers home to NY Yankees, Friday, June 25 LA Angels home to Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping. |