The Los Angeles Angels look to emerge victorious in MLB odds action as the Twins arrive at Angel Stadium on Friday.

Los Angeles hands the ball to starter Jered Weaver in this one and he'll try to improve on his 15-7 mark on the year. Minnesota counters with Carl Pavano, who will try to quiet the fans and the Angels bats at the same time.



View Minnesota vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Angels were listed as -230 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Angels, most recently No. 7 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Twins, who rate an American League No. 14 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Los Angeles owns the No. 9 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.6 per game. By contrast, the Twins are rated No. 11 in the same category at 8.4 per game.

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.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 7-6 Sportsbook on the road against the White Sox. Bettors on Minnesota at +188 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Twins enjoyed a 7-6 victory at the expense of the White Sox on Wednesday, with Scott Diamond throwing 6 innings of 3-hit ball at U.S. Cellular Field.

The Angels were a 4-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Mariners. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Los Angeles at -164 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Angels grabbed a win last time out, defeating Charlie Furbush and the Mariners 4-3 on Thursday at Safeco Field.


Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing LA Angels are 4-6
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a win are 1-9

Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Twins at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Minnesota's last 20 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels' last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Angels' last 20 games when playing Minnesota


Next up:
Minnesota at LA Angels, Saturday, September 3