Angels-Indians Who Will Cover?

The Los Angeles Angels and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Progressive Field.
Ace John Lackey will be the starting pitcher for the Angels on this day. Righthander Lackey is 9-2 this season with a 3.15 ERA.
It’ll be ace Fausto Carmona toeing the rubber for the Indians in this contest. Righthander Carmona is 5-4 with a 4.91 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 153-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Indians scored twice in the sixth inning to earn a 3-2 win over the Angels on Friday, as -135 favorites. The five runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8).
Jhonny Peralta went 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Indians. Cliff Lee improved to 17-2 with the win, allowing two runs in the complete-game outing.
Juan Rivera finished 2-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run for the Angels, who were +125 underdogs. Jose Arredondo gave up the winning run and suffered the loss.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 75-45 SU
Cleveland: 55-66 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Angels’s last 16 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels’s last 11 games
LA Angels are 18-7 SU in their last 25 games
LA Angels are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland’s last 16 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 8 games at home
Next up:
Cleveland home to LA Angels, Sunday, August 17

 

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