Los Angeles Angels vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/6/2021
Los Angeles Angels (55-54) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (65-44)
August 6, 2021 10:10 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Dodgers -294 / Los Angeles Angels +205; Over/Under: +8
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The Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers duke it out in a crosstown rivalry matchup in MLB action from Dodger Stadium on Friday night.
The Los Angeles Angels will come into this one looking to build on a 5-0 win over Texas from Thursday. Jose Iglesias had two RBIs while Adam Eaton went 2 for 4 with a solo home run and Max Stassi chipped in an RBI as well in the victory for the Halos. David Fletcher added a pair of hits for the Angels while Jack Mayfield and Jo Adell added base hits of their own to finish off the offense for the Angels in the victory. Dylan Bundy got the win on the mound to improve to 2-8 on the year after tossing 6.1 shutout innings, allowing just three hits while walking and pair and striking out six over that span. Patrick Sandoval will start here and is 3-5 with a 3.38 ERA and 87 strikeouts this season.
The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this one looking to build some momentum after their 7-5 win over the Houston Astros to close out their series on Wednesday. All of the Dodgers’ offense on the scoreboard came via the long ball, as Will Smith had a three-run home run while A.J. Pollock had a two-run blast and Mookie Betts had a pair of solo dingers to make up the scoring for the Dodgers in the win. Corey Seager went 2 for 4 with a double while Cody Bellinger added a double as well and Chris Taylor had a base hit of his own to finish off the Dodgers’ offense in victory. Max Scherzer got the win in his Dodger debut after allowing just two runs on five hits with ten strikeouts over seven innings of work to improve to 9-4 on the year. David Price will start here and is 4-1 with a 3.55 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season.
The Angels are 2-5 in their last 7 series-opening games and 16-36 in their last 52 Friday games while the under is 8-0 in their last 8 games as a road underdog. The Dodgers are 118-51 in their last 169 home games and 26-11 in their last 37 games against the AL West while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
These kinds of games can be tricky and David Price isn’t a pitcher I’m ecstatic to lay juice or runs with. However, the Dodgers are heads and shoulders the better team here and while the Angels are hungry for wins to stay in the playoff chase, the Dodgers are coming off of that huge series win against the Astros and take a step down in this one to battle the Angels. Give me the Dodgers to draw first blood in this one on the run line.
