The Los Angeles Angels (17-25) will visit the Los Angeles Dodgers (28-15), Friday at 10:10 p.m. ET, in the opener of a three-game series.
The Angels are a heavy road underdog (+243) versus the Dodgers (-301). The starting pitchers are Dustin May (1-3) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) for the Los Angeles Angels.
The Dodgers defeated the Athletics by a 9-3 score in their last game Wednesday. Shohei Ohtani went 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively while Yoshinobu Yamamoto picked up the win after throwing six innings, giving up three earned runs on four hits while striking out six.
The Angels were handed a 5-1 loss to the Padres Wednesday. Taylor Ward (1 for 4 with a home run and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Kyle Hendricks got the loss on the mound after going six innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out four.
Here is what you need to prepare for Friday’s Dodgers vs. Angels game, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Angels odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 12:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Dodgers (-301, bet $301 to win $100)Underdog: Angels (+243, bet $100 to win $243)Over/under: 9.5Dodgers vs. Angels: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, May 16, 2025Game time: 10:10 p.m. ETLocation: Los Angeles, CaliforniaStadium: Dodger StadiumTV channel: MLB Network, SportsNet LA, and FDSWLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Dodgers stats and trendsDodgers betting recordsThe Dodgers have been favorites in 37 games this season and won 25 (67.6%) of those contests.The Dodgers have been at least a -301 moneyline favorite five times this season and won all of those games.The moneyline for this contest implies a 75.1% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.Games involving the Dodgers have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 24 of 43 chances this season.The Dodgers are 22-21-0 ATS in their 43 games with a spread this season.Dustin May (Dodgers probable starter)May (1-3 with a 4.08 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Dodgers, his eighth of the season.The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up seven hits.In seven games this season, the 27-year-old has a 4.08 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .227 to his opponents.May has three quality starts under his belt this season.May will look to extend an eight-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing).In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.The opposing Angels offense has a collective .214 batting average, and is last in the league with 294 total hits and 24th in MLB action with 158 runs scored. It has the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.385) and ranks fifth in home runs (58) in all of MLB.Dodgers batting statsThe Dodgers have hit 68 homers this season, which ranks second in the league.Hitters for the Dodgers rank second in the majors with a combined .471 team slugging percentage.The Dodgers rank first in the majors with a .267 team batting average.The Dodgers have scored the fourth-most runs in the league this season with 238.The Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .341 this season, which ranks second in the league.The Dodgers rank 15th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.Angels stats and trendsAngels betting recordsThe Angels have come away with 13 wins in the 34 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.The Angels have yet to enter a game this year with longer moneyline odds than +243.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 29.2% chance of pulling out a win.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 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Jack Kochanowicz (Angels probable starter)Kochanowicz (2-5) takes the mound first for the Angels in his ninth start of the season. He has a 5.23 ERA in 43 2/3 innings pitched, with 24 strikeouts.The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.Over eight games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed a 5.23 ERA and 5.0 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .284 to opposing batters.Kochanowicz enters this game with three quality starts under his belt this year.Kochanowicz will try to prolong a five-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per appearance).So far during the 2025 campaign he has allowed one or more earned runs in all of his outings.The opposing Dodgers offense has the second-ranked slugging percentage (.471) and ranks second in home runs hit (68) in all of MLB. They have a collective .267 batting average, and are fourth in the league with 391 total hits and fourth in MLB action scoring 238 runs.Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 24-year-old ranks 76th in ERA (5.23), 76th in WHIP (1.488), and 80th in K/9 (5.0).Angels batting statsThe Angels average 1.4 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB action with 58 total home runs.So far this season, the Angels’ .385 slugging percentage ranks 14th in MLB.The Angels rank 29th in MLB with a .214 batting average.The offense for the Angels is the No. 24 offense in baseball scoring 3.8 runs per game (158 total runs).The Angels’ .274 on-base percentage is the worst in the majors.