Dodgers vs. Angels Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 16, 2025

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The Los Angeles Dodgers (28-15) and the Los Angeles Angels (17-25) square off for the first of a three-game series on Friday at Dodger Stadium, beginning at 10:10 p.m. ET. The favored Dodgers (-301) are coming off of a 1-1 series split with the Athletics, and the underdog Angels (+243) head into the matchup following a 1-2 series loss to the Padres. The Dodgers’ Dustin May and the Angels’ Jack Kochanowicz pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Dodgers to win vs Angels -301

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Dodgers vs. Angels betting lines

  • Favorite: Dodgers (-301)
  • Underdog: Angels (+243)
  • Over/under: 9.5

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

  • The Dodgers have won 67.6% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (25-12).
  • The Dodgers have won all five games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -301 or shorter.
  • The Dodgers have a 75.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • The Dodgers have combined with their opponents to go over the total 24 times this season for a 24-19-0 record against the over/under.
  • The Dodgers have collected a 22-21-0 record against the spread this season.

Dodgers hitting info

  • Shohei Ohtani has put up a team-best 13 home runs.
  • Ohtani’s home runs rank fourth in MLB and he ranks 62nd in RBI in MLB.
  • Mookie Betts is batting .265 with five doubles, a triple, six home runs and 18 walks.
  • Betts ranks 67th in homers and 24th in RBI this season.
  • Freddie Freeman paces the Dodgers with a .362 batting average.
  • Andy Pages has six doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 10 walks while batting .291.

Dodgers pitching rankings

  • The Dodgers pitching staff is fourth in the majors with a collective 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • The Dodgers’ 3.98 team ERA ranks 15th across all league pitching staffs.
  • The Dodgers average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.287).
  • The Dodgers give up the 20th-fewest home runs in baseball (51 total, 1.2 per game).
  • They struck out eight Athletics batters while allowing five hits in a 9-3 win in their last game.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

  • The Angels have won 13, or 38.2%, of the 34 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • The Angels have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +243.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 29.2% chance of a victory for the Angels.
  • The Angels and their opponents have hit the over in 23 of their 42 games with a total this season.
  • The Angels are 16-26-0 against the spread in their 42 chances this season.

Angels hitting info

  • Nolan Schanuel leads Los Angeles with a .259 batting average.
  • Schanuel is 207th in home runs and 234th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
  • Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles in home runs with 10 and runs batted in with 22.
  • Ward is 15th in homers and 62nd in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
  • Zach Neto has 25 hits this season and a slash line of .266/.317/.511.
  • Jorge Soler has collected 32 hits this season and has an OBP of .296. He’s slugging .403 on the year.
  • Soler has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .214 with four walks.

Angels pitching rankings

  • The Angels strike out just 7.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
  • The Angels have pitched to a 5.09 ERA this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
  • The Angels have a combined WHIP of 1.495 as a pitching staff, which is third-worst in baseball this season.
  • With 59 homers allowed, the Angels rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • The Angels suffered a 5-1 defeat in their most recent game, striking out eight Padres batters while allowing seven hits.
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