New York Yankees at L.A. Angels Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Yankees -140 / Angels +120 O/U 9.5 runs
Time: 10:05 PM EST Friday April 23, 2010
L.A. Angels host the New York Yankees tonight in the first game of their 3 game series, this is a match up of last season's AL Championship series. The Yankees bounced the Angels from the playoffs last season and they won 2 of 3 against the Halos this season in New York.
The Yankees are off to a fast start and even though they are coming off a loss they are 8-2 in their last 10 games and trail the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays by half a game in the AL East. The Angels have lost 2 in a row, are 6-4 in their last 10 games, and are in 3rd place in the AL West 2 games back of the Oakland A's.
This season the Angels are 4-7 at home and the Yankees are 6-3 on the road.
Tonight's pitching match up is between a couple hurlers that had stellar outings in their last start. Taking the mound for the Angels is Ervin Santana (1-2 4.35 ERA), who went the distance giving up only 1 earned run earning his first win of the season against Toronto. Taking the hill for the Yankees is A.J. Burnett (2-0 2.37 ERA), who went 7 innings giving up 0 earned runs in a win over Texas.
Santana struggled against the Yankees on April 13th, giving up 5 runs while allowing 2 homers in 5 innings in a 7-5 loss.
Santana really has to worry about Derek Jeter (.323 3 HR 9 RBI), who hit 2 HR in the L.A. series less than 2 weeks ago, and in his career is 12/27 with 3 homers against Santana.
Dating back to last season New York is 9-2 in Burnett's last 11 starts and L.A. is 1-4 in Santana's last 5 home starts.
The Yankees have scored the most runs in the AL this season and their pitching has been solid lately with a team ERA of only 2.29 ERA in their last 7 games.
The Angels' offense has been so-so this season, but their pitching has been killing them, as they have given up the 3rd most runs in the AL.
If the Angels trail this game late they may not have much of a chance, as Yankees' closer Mariano Rivera leads the AL in saves (6) and has an ERA of 0.00.
Betting Trends
L.A. is 5-2 in their last 7 games, 6-1 in Santana's last 7 starts as an underdog, and has an Over record of 5-2 in their last 7 games following a loss.
New York is 4-1 in their last 5 road games, 4-0 in their last 4 road games against a right-handed starter, and has an Under record of 6-2 in their last 8 games.
Dating back to last season the Yankees have won 8 of their last 11 games against the Angels.
Our Selection : A.J.Burnett has been outstanding since a mediocre first 3 innings in his season opener. Angels starter E. Santana seemed to right the ship in his last start, a complete game 1 run effort. Neither team is swinging the bats well. Take Under 9.5 runs at Bodog.
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