Angels vs. Yankees Baseball Playoffs Betting Odds & Picks

A winning streak will be on the line for the Los Angeles Angels on Friday when they battle the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

The Angels will give the ball to ace starter John Lackey in this one. Righthander Lackey is 12-8 this season with a 3.68 ERA.

Lackey's opponent in this one will be CC Sabathia. The Yankees ace lefthander has a 3.31 ERA to go along with a 20-8 record this season.

Bodog Sportsbook currently have the Yankees listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.

The Angels defeated Boston 7-6 as a +125 underdog to sweep their ALDS on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under (9).

Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera each drove in a pair of runs for Los Angeles, while Bobby Abreu was 3-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in that win.

The Yankees defeated Minnesota 4-1 as a -165 favorite on Sunday to sweep their ALDS. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).

Jorge Posada homered and drove in a pair of runs for New York, and Alex Rodriguez hit a solo home run in that win.

A few baseball betting trends to consider:
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games at home
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels