The Minnesota Twins (25-21) and Los Angeles Angels (24-23) wrap up a 3-game set Sunday at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. First pitch is scheduled for 4:07 p.m. ET.
Season series: Tied 1-1
The Twins won 6-2 as +116 underdogs at the Angels Saturday. Minnesota won for just the 2nd time in its last 5 games.
The Angels closed as -126 favorites in Saturday’s loss. Los Angeles has lost 9 of its last 14 games.
Twins at Angels projected starters
RHP Pablo López vs. RHP Shohei Ohtani
López (2-2 4.00 ERA) makes his 10th start. He has a 1.07 WHIP 2.3 BB/9 and 11.0 K/9 in 54 innings.
- Last outing: No-decision 4 2/3 IP 5 ER 5 H 0 BB 4 K in a 9-8 loss in extra innings at Los Angeles Dodgers Monday
- First career start vs. Angels
Ohtani (5-1 3.23 ERA) makes his 10th start. He has a 0.91 WHIP 3.7 BB/9 and 12.1 K/9 in 53 innings.
- Last outing: Win 7 IP 5 ER 4 H 2 BB 5 K in a 9-5 win at Baltimore Orioles Monday
- Career vs. Twins: 1-0 2.38 ERA (11 1/3 IP 3 ER) 6 H 0 HR 8 BB 18 K in 2 starts
Twins at Angels odds
Provided by BetMGM SportsbookUSA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub Lines last updated at 11:46 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Twins +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Angels -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Twins +1.5 (-160) | Angels -1.5 (+135)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Twins at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Angels 5 Twins 4
Moneyline
BET ANGELS (-155).
Los Angeles is 13-4 in its last 17 home games vs. right-handed starters while Minnesota is just 2-6 in its last 8 on the road vs. right-handed pitching. The Angels should be able to bounce back after Saturday’s blowout loss especially with Ohtani on the mound. The Twins are just 8-23 in their last 31 road games vs. teams with a winning record and should struggle to beat the Angels in back-to-back games.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
Three of Los Angeles’ last 4 wins have been by exactly 1 run. Minnesota +1.5 (-160) should hit but there is no need to pay the higher price on the run line when Angels moneyline is the better play. Bet Los Angeles moneyline and/or the total instead.
Over/Under
BET OVER 7.5 (-120).
The Over is 3-1-1 in Los Angeles’ last 5 games and 5-1-1 in its last 7 vs. teams with a winning record.
The Over has gone 6-2-1 in the last 9 meetings between these teams in Los Angeles and should hit again Sunday with the market overcompensating for López and Ohtani being named as the starters.
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