LA Angels vs Minnesota Twins Prediction MLB Picks 9/10/24

The Los Angeles Angels and the Minnesota Twins square off Tuesday in MLB action from Target Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Los Angeles Angels vs. Minnesota Twins prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Los Angeles Angels will send out Griffin Canning for the start here and Canning is 5-12 with a 5.02 ERA and 113 strikeouts this season. This will be Canning’s second career start against the Twins. Pablo Lopez will get the start for the Twins here and is 14-8 with a 4.05 ERA and 173 strikeouts this season. In his career, Lopez is 2-1 with a 4.76 ERA and 24 strikeouts against the Angels.

Los Angeles Angels Recap

The Los Angeles Angels come into this one looking to build on their 6-2 series-opening win over the Twins last time out. The win helped the Angels get on the fast track to rebound from their series loss to the Texas Rangers this past weekend.

Angels Trying To Play Spoiler

Taylor Ward has 128 hits along with 26 doubles, 22 home runs and 65 RBIs while Zach Neto has 30 doubles, 20 home runs, a team-high 67 RBIs, 120 strikeouts and 29 stolen bases. Luis Rengifo also has 85 hits and 24 stolen bases while Jo Adell has 20 home runs, 62 RBIs and 15 stolen bases as well. Logan O’Hoppe has 104 hits and Neto has 124 hits as well with O’Hoppe adding 19 homers and 54 RBIs.

Why the Los Angeles Angels will win

• The Twins have lost four of their last five games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
• The underdogs have won three of the last four games between the Angels and Twins.
• The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as favorites after playing the previous day.
• The road team has covered the run line in each of the last four games between the Angels and Twins.

Minnesota Twins Recap

The Minnesota Twins come into this game looking to bounce back from the loss to the Angels to start the series. The loss put the Twins at risk of another series loss after falling short against the Royals and Rays over the last week.

Twins Trying To Stay Alive In AL Central Race

Willi Castro leads the Twins at the dish with 124 hits including 29 doubles and 5 triples as well as 52 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Ryan Jeffers has a team-high 20 home runs, 59 RBIs and 21 doubles with a .231 batting average and .309 OBP. Carlos Santana has 20 home runs with 61 RBIs while Carlos Correa has 13 home runs, 47 RBIs and 16 doubles. Jose Miranda has 28 doubles and Castro has a team-high 141 strikeouts so far this season. Byron Buxton also has 23 doubles, 16 homers and 49 RBIs while Max Kepler has 21 doubles as well this season.

Why the Minnesota Twins will win

• The Angels have lost each of their last eight night games following a win.
• The Twins have won 15 of their last 17 night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight night games following a win.
• The Twins have covered the run line in five of their last six home games against AL West opponents following a home loss.

Angels vs. Twins Prediction

I’m on the Twins here. I’m not loving Minnesota’s current form being fully transparent, but I still think that the Twins are the better team by a fair margin and have more going for them in terms of motivation at this point. The Angels are just playing out the string at this point and while games like Monday’s make it tempting to back the Angels at an underdog price, they’re just not consistent enough to feel good about backing more often than not. I think the Twins show up to fight here and I think Minnesota bounces back. Give me the Twins here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Minnesota -1.5