The Los Angeles Angels (65-85) have dropped two games in a row as they prepare to square off against the Minnesota Twins (73-77), who have lost four in a row. Friday’s outing at Target Field begins at 8:10 PM ET.
The Angels are favored (-160 on the moneyline) when they visit the Twins (+137). The Los Angeles Angels will give the start to Shohei Ohtani (13-8, 2.43 ERA), who is looking for win No. 14 on the season, and the Twins will turn to Louie Varland (0-1, 5.23 ERA). The over/under for the game is 6.5 total runs.
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Angels vs. Twins Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Angels
- Los Angeles won each of the three games it played while the moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings, the Angels and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
- Los Angeles’ record against the spread is 4-6-0 over its past 10 games.
Twins
- Minnesota has played as the underdog four times over its past 10 games and lost each of those contests.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Twins and their opponents are 2-7-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
- Minnesota has a record of 4-6-0 ATS over its last 10 games.
Angels vs. Twins Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Shohei Ohtani
- Last season when Ohtani pitched his team went 4-6-0 against the spread.
- Ohtani and his team went 6-1 in the seven games he pitched when they were favored on the moneyline a season ago.
- The games he appeared in last season went over the run total set by bookmakers four times in 14 opportunities.
Projected starter: Louie Varland
- Varland’s team is 3-1-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
- His team has been defeated in each of the four games he’s started as the moneyline underdog.
- Varland’s team is 0-2 when he starts this season.
- Games started by Varland have a 3-1-0 record at hitting the over this season.
Angels Batting Leaders
- Ohtani leads the Angels with 89 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Ohtani’s home run total ranks 10th and his RBI tally ranks 18th.
- Ohtani brings an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .344 with five doubles, four walks and an RBI.
- Mike Trout has hit 36 home runs to lead his team.
- Trout ranks sixth in homers and 44th in RBI among hitters in MLB.
- Trout heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
- Taylor Ward has put up a team-best batting average of .272.
- Ward takes an eight-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .353 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and seven RBI.
- Luis Rengifo is hitting .276 with 22 doubles, four triples, 15 home runs and 15 walks.
- Rengifo heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with two home runs and three RBI.
Twins Batting Leaders
- Luis Arraez leads Minnesota with a batting average of .313. He’s also hit eight home runs with 48 RBI.
- Arraez ranks 210th in home runs and 149th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Carlos Correa has collected 139 hits this season and has an OBP of .366. He’s slugging .467 on the year.
- Correa ranks 49th in home runs and 82nd in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
- Correa has safely hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .500 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
- Gio Urshela is slashing .270/.320/.416 this season for the Twins.
- Jose Miranda is a key run producer for Minnesota with a .265 average, 15 homers and 64 RBI.
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