LA ANGELS (100 - 65) at NY YANKEES (106 - 59) - 8:00 PM
JOHN LACKEY (R) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
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NY YANKEES are 57-32 (+12.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
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NY YANKEES are 106-59 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
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LA ANGELS are 26-12 (+12.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 9-2 (+12.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +150 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
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LA ANGELS are 50-38 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA ANGELS are 50-33 (+13.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 5-5 (+1.3 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.8 Units)

JOHN LACKEY vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
LACKEY is 5-7 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 4.51 and a WHIP of 1.531.
His team's record is 9-9 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-10. (-2.9 units)

C.C. SABATHIA vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
SABATHIA is 5-7 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.72 and a WHIP of 1.460.
His team's record is 5-9 (-7.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-8. (-3.2 units)

4:07 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. LA DODGERS
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 17 games
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games at home

7:57 PM
LA ANGELS vs. NY YANKEES
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees

Series odds: Yankees -167

Pitching

The Yankees have the best starting pitcher of the series in CC Sabathia, who is 12-2 since the All-Star Break. After Sabathia, the Yankees have only two reliable starters, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte. Rather than using Joba Chamberlain or Chad Gaudin as a fourth starter, New York is reportedly considering using Sabathia for Game 4 and, if necessary, Game 7. Sabathia was roughed up in two regular-season meetings with the Angels, however, going 0-2 with a 6.08 ERA.

The Angels have four solid starters in John Lackey, Jered Weaver, Scott Kazmir and Joe Saunders. Kazmir, who owns a 2.67 ERA against the Yankees in his career, could be key in shutting down the left-handed power bats of the Yankees.

While L.A. has the advantage in starting pitching, New York gets the nod in the bullpen. Yankees relievers had the 14th-best ERA in baseball during the regular season, while the Angels ranked 23rd. LA closer Brian Fuentes saved two games against Boston last round, but he's nowhere near as automatic as the Yankees' Mariano Rivera.

Edge: Los Angeles

Offense

Offense has been the calling card for both teams this season. New York scored the most runs in the Majors, while the Angels ranked second. LA had the highest batting average in baseball, followed closely by the Yankees.

New York generates most of its offense with the long ball. Seven Yankees went deep 20 or more times this year, helping the team set a franchise record for home runs in a season. Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez combined for 69 homers and 222 RBIs, even with Rodriguez missing the first month of the season.

The Angels steal more bases and run the bases more aggressively. Chone Figgins and Bobby Abreu combined to swipe 74 bags during the regular season, setting the table for the rest of the order.

Edge: New York

Intangibles

Most teams are intimidated by playing New York, but the Angels aren't one of them. L.A. is the only American League team with a winning record against the Yankees over the past nine seasons, and the Angels eliminated New York from the playoffs in 2005.

Los Angeles got a huge monkey off its back by beating the Red Sox in the opening round, after falling to Boston in its previous three playoff meetings. Vladimir Guerrero entered the Boston series with only one RBI in his previous 17 postseason contests, but his two-out, two-run single off Jonathan Papelbon in Game 3 clinched the series win for the Halos.

As always, there's plenty of pressure on the Yankees, whose season will be viewed as a failure if they don't win their first World Series since 2000. Like Guerrero, Rodriguez exorcised some playoff demons in the opening round, hitting .455 with six RBIs in the first round and belting a clutch two-run ninth-inning home run off Twins closer Joe Nathan in Game 2.

New York has home-field advantage in the series, and that could be the difference. The Yankees were a league-best 57-24 at home this season.

Edge: New York

Pick: Yankees in seven games.

Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers (-140, 9)

It may be well into October, but expect to see plenty of balls flying out of Chavez Ravine in this series.

The Phillies have seen 13 of their past 15 road games go over the total, including a pair of wins in Colorado against the Rockies. Over its past five games, the Phillies are averaging more than five runs per outing, about a third of a run better than its 5.06-run-per-game average during the regular season.

“I think we've done a wonderful job with getting guys in scoring position, which we struggled last full season with,” Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino said. “We've done a great job this year and put ourselves in a good situation.”

Meantime, the Dodgers are 6-2-1 over/under in their past nine home games and have surpassed the number three times in their past five games overall. Against the Cardinals, Los Angeles crossed home plate at least five times twice in three games and has scored at least five runs in four of five overall.

Pick: Over

NLCS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

Game 955-956: Philadelphia at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Martinez) 16.070; LA Dodgers (Padilla) 15.677
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-140); 9
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+130); Under


ALCS

LA Angels at NY Yankees
The Yankees open the ALCS looking to build on their 8-0 record in C.C. Sabathia's last 8 home starts. New York is the pick (-175) according to Dunkel, which has the Yankees favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-175). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

Game 953-954: LA Angels at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Lackey) 16.610; NY Yankees (Sabathia) 17.831
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-170); Under

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