The Twins get a visit from the Los Angeles Angels in baseball action on Monday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Los Angeles puts its faith in starter Joe Blanton to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 0-2. Getting the ball for the Twins is Kevin Correia, who owns a 0-1 record on the season with a 3.14 ERA.



View LA Angels vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had installed the Twins as +109 moneyline underdogs in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 8.5 before betting at Sportsbook started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 13 (Twins) and the No. 9 (Angels) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Minnesota's No. 13-rated American League offense, averaging 3.6 runs per game, against a Angels defense that ranks No. 13 in the American League at 5.2 in runs allowed per game. The Twins have averaged 7.2 hits per game so far, less than Angels batters have averaged on the year (9.3 hits per game).

Minnesota owns the American League's No. 14 defense, allowing 5.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Los Angeles' American League No. 13-rated defense.

Los Angeles was a 4-1 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Astros. They won as -215 favorites, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. The Angels enjoyed a 4-1 victory at the expense of the Astros on Sunday, with C.J. Wilson throwing 6 innings of 5-hit ball at Angel Stadium.


Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Minnesota are 6-4
After playing Houston are 6-2
After a win are 5-5

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing LA Angels are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8

A few Angels at Twins trends to consider:
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels' last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Angels' last 15 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 15 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
LA Angels at Minnesota, Tuesday, April 16