Angels Favorites Against Twins

The Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels are two top tier teams, however, the Angels took it to the Twins in the last game of the series, winning 7-0. Now the Twins will be looking to prove they belong in the same ballpark as the Angels.

The Twins lost on the road to the Angels. LA were -122 favorites in that game. The game’s total of 7 runs matched the total set by the books making PUSH bettors the winner.

In this game the Twins are the -170-moneyline favorites against the Twins. The Twins have lost three straight games as they enter a rut at the mid-point of the season. The Twins are 1-4 straight up in their last five games on the road and have lost to the Angels the last five times they have played them.

The Twins will put their hopes in the right hand of Mike Pelfrey. Pelfrey has a 5-6 record this season with a 4.00 ERA.

The Angels are hot right now. They have won six straight games and have won five consecutive games at home.

C.J. Wilson will take the ball for the Angels. The lefty is 7-7 with a 3.59 ERA this season.

The total for the game is set at 7.5 runs. The Twins like to allow the Angels to find home plate. In four of their last six games against LA the total has hit the OVER mark. However, the Angels trend toward the UNDER when playing at home. Nine of their last 12 games in Anaheim have hit the UNDER.

This is a late evening game, starting at 9:05 p.m. ET. The next game in this series is tomorrow.