The Dodgers are favored to win the latest ‘Battle of Los Angeles,’ having been in strong form over the past few weeks and consistently outplaying the Angels in recent years.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have secured victories in 11 of their last 14 games and have dominated the Angels, winning 11 of their last 12 matchups. They have also covered the spread in 11 of those 12 games. In recent meetings, the Over has hit in 3 of the last 4 games.
The regular season series is currently tied at 1-1. The Dodgers claimed a 7-2 victory in their most recent encounter on June 22.
The Dodgers enter this series in excellent form, having won 11 of their last 14 games. They closed out August with a strong showing, starting with a 2-1 win in St. Louis followed by a three-game sweep of Seattle at home.
Next, they hosted Tampa Bay for a three-game series, where they won 7-3 and 3-1, despite a 9-8 loss in between. The Dodgers then bounced back from a 3-2 series-opening loss to Baltimore with 6-4 and 6-3 wins over the Orioles, sparking a four-game win streak.
In Arizona, they won the first two games against the Diamondbacks, 10-9 and 8-6, before rebounding from a 14-3 loss with an 11-6 victory in the series finale.
The Angels come into this series showing some improvement, winning three of their last four games. However, they ended August on a disappointing note, failing to build on a 9-5 win in Kansas City.
A 3-0 loss in the final game of that series marked the start of a seven-game losing streak, with defeats of 5-3, 5-4, 3-1, and 8-2 in Toronto. They were also beaten 6-2 and 3-2 in Detroit before finally snapping the skid with a 3-2 victory over the Tigers.
Though they couldn’t sustain the momentum, losing 9-5 in Seattle, the Angels managed to bounce back and win the next two games against the Mariners, 5-4 and 3-2.
