The Minnesota Twins (24-20) and Los Angeles Angels (23-22) kick off a 3-game series on Friday. First pitch from Angel Stadium set for 9:38 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Twins vs. Angels odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; Angels won the 2022 series 4-2
Minnesota lost 7-3 Wednesday as +120 road underdogs vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Twins are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 3-2 in their last 5 games overall.
Los Angeles won 6-5 Thursday as +150 road underdogs vs. the Baltimore Orioles to end a 7-game road trip at 3-4. That win allowed the Angels to split the 4-game set with the Orioles. LA is 1-4 in their last 5 home games.
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Twins at Angels projected starters
RHP Joe Ryan vs. LHP Reid Detmers
Ryan (6-1, 2.16 ERA) makes his 9th start. He has a 0.84 WHIP, 1.3 BB/9 and 10.3 K/9 in 50 innings.
- Last outing: Win, 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 10 K, in an 11-1 home victory Saturday vs. the Chicago Cubs
- One career start vs. Los Angeles: No-decision 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K in a 8-4 home win on Sept. 24, 2022
Detmers (0-3, 4.89 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.51 WHIP, 3.6 BB/9 and 10.5 K/9 in 35 innings.
- Last outing: No-decision, 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 K, in an 8-6 road loss Saturday vs. Cleveland Guardians
- Two career starts vs. Minnesota: 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA (9 IP, 6 ER), 13 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 11 K
Twins at Angels odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 10:50 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Twins -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Angels +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Twins -1.5 (+135) | Angels +1.5 (-165)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Twins at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Twins 4, Angels 3
Moneyline
LEAN TWINS (-120).
Minnesota is 4-0 in their last 4 games after allowing 5 or more runs in their previous outing. The Angels are 0-4 in their last 4 games after scoring 5 or more runs in their previous game. The Twins are only 1-4 in the last 5 meetings but Ryan’s pitching gives them a big advantage.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
The Angels are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings over 2 seasons, but the pitching of Detmers will make it hard for them to win. Still, they should make this game close but the line is risky. The moneyline and O/U plays are both safer bets.
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Over/Under
BET UNDER 8.5 (+100).
For Minnesota the Under is 6-1 in their last 7 games following an off-day. For Los Angeles the Under is 4-0 in their last 4 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days and the Under is 2-0-2 in their last 4 after allowing 5 or more runs in their previous game.
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