Twins-Angels Lines Preview

The Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Angel Stadium.

Ace Francisco Liriano will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Lefthander Liriano is 4-9 this season with a 5.33 ERA.

Liriano’s opponent in this one will be John Lackey. The Angels ace righthander has a 4.39 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Kendry Morales drove in the winning run in the 10^th inning as the Angels defeated the Twins 6-5 in Thursday’s opener, as -165 favorites. That game’s 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).

Jason Kubel belted a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs for the Twins, who were +145 underdogs. Jesse Crain gave up the winning run and was saddled with the loss.

Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 2 straight games.
Los Angeles has won 6 straight games.

Team records:
Minnesota: 48-48 SU
Los Angeles: 56-38 SU

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Minnesota are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Next up:
LA Angels home to Minnesota, Saturday, July 25