MLB Predictions: Angels vs Twins Betting Odds and Picks

The Minnesota Twins will try to win the final of a three game set at home vs the Los Angeles Angels tonight at 8:00pm EST from Target Field in a game that can be seen on ESPN baseball. Online sportsbooks have the Twins -120 favorites in MLB predictions vs the Angels EV while the over/under odds total is sitting at 8 UNDER (-115). Minnesota will try to win Sunday's home game by sending righthander Scott Baker to the mound with a 10-9 record this season with a 4.85 ERA while Los Angeles will start righthander Jered Weaver who has gone 11-8 in MLB picks this year with a 3.11 ERA. Sportsbooks also favor the Twins -1.5 (+160) in baseball betting odds for the run line vs the Angels +1.5 (-190).

The Twins won the first game of the series 7-2 and looked good in the first inning of Saturday's game with three runs scored but that was all she wrote as the Angels came right back in the second inning with four runs of their own off of Peter Bourjos and Bobby Abreau homeruns on the way to a 9-3 win on the road yesterday. Los Angeles won the game as -200 favorites in MLB odds vs Minnesota while the over/under total went OVER the 8 listed at sportsbooks. The 23-year-old Bourjos was called up earlier this month in hopes of providing a spark in the outfield for many tired veteran players as October looms and he didn't disappoint with his first Major League homerun and 4 RBI's.

Heading into Sunday's ESPN baseball game, Los Angeles has gone 62-62 in MLB picks, 6-4 when playing on Sunday, 3-7 after a win and 2-4 in their last 6 games overall. The Angels are 4-1 in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota, 7-18 in their last 25 games on the road and 1-4 in their last 5 games overall when playing the Twins. Minnesota has gone 71-52 on the season, 5-5 when playing on Sunday, 8-2 after a loss and 7-2 in their last 9 games overall. The Twins are 10-2 in their last 12 games at home, 4-1 in their last 5 games when playing Los Angeles and 1-4 in their last 5 games when playing at home against the Angels.