Twins vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

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22 September 2023

Twins vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

At Target Field on Friday, the Los Angeles Angels (69-84) begin a three-game series versus the Minnesota Twins (81-72), at 8:10 PM ET.

The Twins are favored (-270 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at home against the Angels (+221). The scheduled starters are Pablo Lopez (10-8) for the Minnesota Twins, and Davis Daniel for the Los Angeles Angels.

The Twins won their most recent contest versus the Reds by a 5-3 score Friday, with Jhoan Duran picking up the win pitching throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out two. Christian Vazquez went 2-for-3 with a double to lead them offensively.

The Angels suffered a 5-4 loss to the Rays yesterday. Jo Adell (2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI) led the way offensively, while Carlos Estevez got the loss on the mound after going 2/3 of an inning, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out one.

Before watching this Twins vs. Angels matchup, here is everything you need to know about Friday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.

Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Angels odds and betting lines

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Favorite: Twins (-270, bet $270 to win $100)
Underdog: Angels (+221, bet $100 to win $221)
Over/under: 8

The Twins have been favorites in 103 games this season and won 61 (59.2%) of those contests.
Minnesota has entered three games this season favored by -270 or more and is 2-1 in those contests.
The implied probability of a win from the Twins, based on the moneyline, is 73%.
Games involving Minnesota has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 75 of 153 chances this season.
The Twins have an ATS record of 76-77-0 in 153 games with a spread this season.

The Twins will send Lopez (10-8) out for his 31st start of the season. He is 10-8 with a 3.63 ERA and 221 strikeouts through 183 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, the righty threw five innings, giving up five earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.63, with 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 30 games this season. Opponents have a .238 batting average against him.
Lopez is looking to collect his 20th quality start of the season.
Lopez will try to extend a 22-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.1 frames per appearance).
He has held his opponents without an earned run in six of his 30 appearances this season.
The opposing Angels offense has the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.428) and ranks third in MLB play with 221 home runs. It has a collective .245 batting average, and is 18th in MLB with 1273 total hits and 15th in MLB action scoring 704 runs.
In six innings over one appearance against the Angels this season, Lopez has a 3 ERA and a 1.333 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .227.
The 27-year-old ranks 20th in ERA (3.63), 16th in WHIP (1.154), and fifth in K/9 (10.8) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

The Twins rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 218 home runs.
Hitters for Minnesota have a combined .424 slugging percentage this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
The Twins have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 22nd among MLB teams.
Minnesota has scored 720 runs (4.7 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
The Twins have the 15th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.322).
Minnesota ranks last in strikeouts per game (10.3) among MLB offenses.

The Angels have been underdogs in 82 games this season and have come away with the win 34 times (41.5%) in those contests.
Los Angeles has been listed as an underdog of +221 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 31.2% chance of pulling out a win.
Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over in 78 of its 153 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Angels are 70-83-0 against the spread in their 153 games that had a posted line this season.

Daniel will take the mound to start for the Angels, his first this season.
The righty is pitching in his MLB debut. He’s 26 years old.
The Twins have MLB’s 11th-ranked scoring offense (720 total runs) and have put up a .241 batting average as a team while hitting 218 home runs (fourth in the league) this season.

The Angels rank third in MLB play with 221 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.
This season, Los Angeles ranks eighth in the majors, slugging .428.
The Angels are 18th in MLB with a .245 batting average.
Averaging 4.6 runs per game (704 total), Los Angeles is the 15th-highest scoring team in the majors.
The Angels rank 17th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .318.