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Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees

Saturday, 3:55 pm Eastern

Opening Line: Yankees -130, Total 9 Over (-115)

Roger Clemens goes for career win #351 on Saturday as the Yankees host the Angels.  John Lackey looks for his 12th win of the season on Saturday against New York.  Lackey is 11-5 on the season with an ERA of 3.04.  Clemens comes into the game at 2-3 with an ERA of 4.26. LTSF reports that early betting has the public taking the Yankees at home.

Lackey has been solid all season for the Angels and is on the All-Star team.  He went 7 1/3 innings in his last start against Baltimore holding the Orioles to four hits, three walks and three earned runs.  Lackey is 3-3 with an ERA of 3.95 at Yankee Stadium but overall he is 4-6 with an ERA of 5.35 in 11 starts against New York.

The Yankees are -133 favorites with a total of 9 Under (-115) .

Roger Clemens was dominating in his last start against Minnesota.  He gave up only one run and two hits over eight innings in winning his 350th game.  He has owned the Angels in his career going 29-9 with an ERA of 2.53 against them.

Here were the betting statistics heading into Friday’s game.  The Angels are 10-2 in their last 12 vs. the American League East. The Angels are 22-7 in their last 29 Saturday games. The Angels are 11-5 in their last 16 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Angels are 4-0 in Lackey's last 4 starts vs. the American League East. The Angels are 7-0 in Lackey's last 7 road starts. The Angels are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in New York. The Angels are 5-2 in Lackey's last 7 starts vs. the Yankees.

The Yankees are 7-2 in their last 9 home games vs. a right-handed starter.

The Yankees are 12-4 in their last 16 home games. The Yankees are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. the American League West. The Yankees are 16-5 in Clemens' last 21 Saturday starts. The Yankees are 5-0 in Clemens' last 5 starts vs. the Angels.

The Under is 4-1 in the Angels last 5 road games. The Under is 7-2 in the Angels last 9 vs. the American League East. The Under is 5-2 in the Angels last 7 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 5-1-2 in Lackey's last 8 road starts. The Under is 4-0 in Lackey's last 4 road starts vs. the Yankees. The Under is 4-1 in the Yankees last 5 vs. the American League West. The Under is 6-2-1 in the Yankees last 9 overall. The Under is 4-0 in Clemens' last 4 starts overall. The Under is 9-3 in Clemens' last 12 Saturday starts. The Under is 5-2 in Clemens' last 7 starts vs. the American League West. The Over is 4-1-1 in Clemens' last 6 starts vs. the Angels. The Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in New York between the two teams.