Minnesota pays a visit to Los Angeles on Saturday, hoping to shut down the Angels bats in baseball action at Angel Stadium.

The match puts starter Brian Duensing for the Twins on the hill facing Jered Weaver for the Angels. Duensing brings a 9-13 mark to the game, while Weaver is 15-7 to date on the season.



View Minnesota vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 14-rated Twins taking on the American League's No. 7-rated Angels in this contest.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Twins rank No. 11 in the American League at 8.4 hits per game. That compares with Los Angeles’s No. 9 ranking in that category.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Los Angeles has the American League's No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Twins own the American League's No. 13 mark in runs allowed.

The Twins were a 13-5 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Angels. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Minnesota at +157 on the moneyline, while the total score (18) was good news for OVER bettors. The Twins enjoyed a 13-5 victory at the expense of the Angels on Friday, with Carl Pavano throwing 6 2/3 innings of 7-hit ball at Angel Stadium.




Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing LA Angels are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a win are 2-8

Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Twins at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels' last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels' last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games when playing Minnesota


Next up:
Minnesota at LA Angels, Sunday, September 4