Twins vs. Angels Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/13/2022

The Minnesota Twins will look to pick up their 59th win of the season when they take on the Los Angeles Angels (49-64) Saturday. The game begins at 9:07 PM ET, with the Twins listed as -115 favorites on the moneyline. Minnesota’s Dylan Bundy and Los Angeles’ Reid Detmers have been named the starters for this contest.

Twins vs. Angels Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Twins vs. Angels

After taking a look at all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup, our best bet is the Angels on the moneyline at -105. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.

Our computer pick: Los Angeles Angels (-105) and Over (8)

Twins vs. Angels Game Info

• Minnesota Twins probable starting pitcher: Dylan Bundy
• Los Angeles Angels probable starting pitcher: Reid Detmers
• Game Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022
• Game Time: 9:07 PM ET
• Location: Anaheim, California
• Stadium: Angel Stadium

Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels Pitching Matchup

Twins Starter Dylan Bundy

• Bundy makes the start for the Twins, his 20th of the season. He is 6-5 with a 5.01 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 93 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, the righty tossed four innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of 5.01, with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 19 games this season. Opponents are hitting .272 against him.
• Bundy is trying to collect his third quality start of the season in this matchup.
• Bundy enters this game with 13 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
• He will face an Angels offense that ranks 25th in the league with 435 runs while batting .227 as a squad. It has a collective .379 slugging percentage (23rd in MLB action) and has hit a total of 126 home runs (12th in MLB).

Angels Starter Reid Detmers

• The Angels’ Detmers (4-3) will make his 18th start of the season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed six hits in seven innings against the Seattle Mariners.
• The 23-year-old has pitched in 17 games this season with an ERA of 3.44, a 2.645 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.045.
• He’s looking to extend his two-game quality start streak.
• Detmers has pitched five or more innings in six straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The Twins are batting .251 this season, ninth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .418 (seventh in the league) with 138 home runs.

Twins Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Twins have been favored 63 times and won 40, or 63.5%, of those games.
• Minnesota is 38-23 this season when entering a game favored by -115 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Twins, based on the moneyline, is 53.5%.
• Games involving Minnesota have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 54 of 112 chances this season.
• The Twins are 55-57-0 against the spread in their 112 chances this season.

Angels Betting Picks & Insights

• The Angels have come away with 13 wins in the 48 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Los Angeles has a mark of 12-31 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by -105 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Angels have an implied victory probability of 51.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Los Angeles and their opponents have hit the over in 50 of their 113 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Angels have posted a record of 53-60-0 against the spread this season.

Twins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Luis Arraez has accumulated a team-best batting average of .332.
• Arraez’s home runs place him 208th in MLB, and he is 150th in RBI.
• Arraez brings a hitting streak of four games into this game. In his last five games he is batting .435 with five doubles, a walk and three RBI.
• Jorge Polanco has racked up 54 runs batted in to pace his team.
• Polanco is 56th in homers and 54th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Byron Buxton has hit a team-high 27 home runs.
• Buxton will look to build on his two-game hitting in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBI.
• Gio Urshela is hitting .268 with 18 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 22 walks.
• Urshela is riding a four-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is batting .400 with a double, a triple, a home run and an RBI.

Angels Leaders & Batting Stats

• Shohei Ohtani paces the Angels with 25 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 66.
• In all of the majors, Ohtani ranks 10th in homers and 21st in RBI.
• Taylor Ward is batting .266 to lead the lineup.
• Ward is 56th in homers and 122nd in RBI among all major league batters this year.
• Luis Rengifo has 16 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 13 walks while hitting .272.
• Jared Walsh has 18 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 22 walks while batting .222.