Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, August 14, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-140) Los Angeles (+120)

The Los Angeles Angels (49-64) host the Minnesota Twins (58-53) at Angel Stadium on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Twins at -140 while the Angels are coming in at +120. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Chris Archer and Tucker Davidson.

The Twins have compiled 190 two-baggers as a team and have hit 138 balls out of the park. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .418 and have been called out on strikes 905 times, while being walked on 361 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB. They have amassed 483 runs batted in in addition to 941 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .251. They have accumulated 500 runs scored while having a team OBP of .320.

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The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 4.06 on the season (20th in the league), and their staff has rung up 918 hitters. They have walked 331 opposing players and their FIP is 4.17 as a squad on the year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Twins pitchers have allowed 136 long balls and also 479 total runs (17th in baseball).

The Twins relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 117 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 129 runners over the course of the season with 31.0% of those players crossed home plate. Twins bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 88 times in addition to having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 380 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have racked up 74 holds this year (5th in baseball). They have tallied 21 saves so far this year and have blown 21 out of their 42 chances to save the game.

The Twins have transformed 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of 8,856 innings on the field, which has them sitting 5th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 2,952 putouts this year, in addition to 897 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 13th in baseball, and they have twisted 77 double plays.

Archer has taken the mound for 1,332 innings and has 1,436 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.88 (575 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.256. He has conceded 1,206 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 468 walks. Archer (63-86 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.71 and he has faced 5,620 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Angels have a team SLG% of .379 and they are recording 3.85 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have hit 150 doubles, while taking a walk 336 times as well as earning 435 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 126 home runs so far this year to go along with 416 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,085 occasions (1st in baseball) and have recorded 853 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have recorded an OBP of .296 and a batting average of .227 for the year.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.250 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a pitching staff so far this year. They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 877. The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 470 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.86 (429 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.60 (968 strikeouts vs 373 walks). They have allowed 118 home runs and they concede 4.23 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball).

With 95 save situations, the Angels have compiled 49 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 107 times in high leverage situations in addition to 120 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.2% out of 191 inherited runners. They rank 25th in baseball with a save rate of 56.8%, and they have dispatched 345 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

In 9,006 innings played, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (8th in baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in professional baseball). The Angels have recorded 955 assists, 59 errors and have notched a total of 3,002 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Davidson has conceded 39 hits while totaling 31 punch outs in 41 innings pitched. Davidson (1-4 win-loss mark in his career) has a 5.93 earned run average while surrendering 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 27 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.683 and a FIP of 5.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.03 and he has gone up against 193 opposing batters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+120)

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