Dodgers vs. Angels Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 17, 2025

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Shohei Ohtani leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (29-15) into a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels (17-25) a game after he homered twice in a 19-2 win over the Athletics. The Dodgers are favored on the moneyline (-243) against the Angels (+199) in this outing, which starts at 9:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw gets the start against the Angels’ Tyler Anderson.

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Dodgers to win vs Angels -243

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Dodgers vs. Angels betting lines

  • Favorite: Dodgers (-243)
  • Underdog: Angels (+199)
  • Over/under: 9

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

  • The Dodgers have been the moneyline favorite 38 total times this season. They’ve finished 26-12 in those games.
  • When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -243 or shorter, the Dodgers have a record of 9-1 (90%).
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Dodgers a 70.8% chance to win.
  • The Dodgers have combined with their opponents to go over the total 25 times this season for a 25-19-0 record against the over/under.
  • The Dodgers are 23-21-0 ATS this season.

Dodgers hitting info

  • Ohtani has collected a team-high 15 home runs.
  • Among hitters in baseball, Ohtani ranks first in homers and 23rd in RBI.
  • Ohtani has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with three home runs, three walks and eight RBIs.
  • Mookie Betts is batting .269 with five doubles, a triple, six home runs and 20 walks.
  • Betts currently ranks 68th in home runs and 23rd in RBI in the majors.
  • Betts brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a double, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
  • Freddie Freeman paces the Dodgers in runs batted in (34) and has a team-best batting average of .370.
  • Freeman has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .389 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and four RBIs.
  • Andy Pages has six doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 10 walks while batting .291.
  • Pages enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with two home runs, a walk and five RBIs.

Dodgers pitching rankings

  • The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Dodgers pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
  • The Dodgers’ 3.93 team ERA ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Dodgers combine for the 17th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.272).
  • Dodgers pitchers combine to give up 52 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (20th-fewest in baseball).
  • They knocked off the Athletics 19-2 in their last game with seven strikeouts while allowing three hits.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

  • The Angels have entered the game as underdogs 34 times this season and won 13, or 38.2%, of those games.
  • The Angels have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +199.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 33.4% chance to win.
  • Games involving the Angels have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 23 of 42 chances this season.
  • The Angels are 16-26-0 against the spread this season.

Angels hitting info

  • Nolan Schanuel leads Los Angeles in batting average (.259) this season.
  • Among all hitters in the big leagues, Schanuel’s home run total is 210th, and his RBI total is 237th.
  • Taylor Ward is batting .186 this season with a team-high 10 home runs and 22 RBI.
  • Ward currently ranks 16th in home runs and 67th in RBI in the major leagues.
  • Zach Neto has collected 25 base hits, an OBP of .317 and a slugging percentage of .511 this season.
  • Jorge Soler is batting .222 with an OBP of .296 and a slugging percentage of .403 this season.
  • Soler has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .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.
  • Angels pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.09 ERA this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
  • The Angels have a combined 1.495 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
  • The Angels have allowed the fifth-most home runs this season with 59, or 1.4 per game.
  • The Angels struck out eight Padres hitters while allowing seven base hits in a 5-1 loss last time out.
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