Los Angeles Angels vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, April 25, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-144) Minnesota (+120)

The Minnesota Twins (9-15) will play the Los Angeles Angels (11-12) at Target Field on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Angels at -144 and the Twins are coming in at +120. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Kyle Hendricks and Pablo Lopez.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .394 and have struck out 220 times, while drawing a walk on 52 occasions. They have compiled 90 runs batted in and 164 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .216. The Angels have tallied 30 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 34 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 91 runs scored while having a team OBP of .274. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 21st in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.77 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. Angels pitchers have surrendered 30 home runs and 109 total runs (19th in baseball). Los Angeles has surrendered 196 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 101 earned runs. The Angels have an ERA of 4.50 this year (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 165 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 93 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.78 as a team on the season.

The Angels have dispatched 69 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 runners over the course of the season and 37.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 7 saves on the season and have missed out on 4 out of their 11 save opportunities. The Angels relievers have recorded a save percentage of 63.6% and have come into the game in 21 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 10 holds this year (24th in MLB). Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 19 times in addition to having 26 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have transformed 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,818 innings on the field, ranking them 20th in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 606 putouts so far this season, as well as 228 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which puts them in 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 30 double plays.

Hendricks has taken the ball for 1,600 frames and is sitting with 1,269 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.70 (657 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.181. He has allowed 1,518 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 371 free passes. Hendricks (97-83 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.64 while he has faced 6,597 opposing batters in the majors.

Minnesota has a total of 19 home runs so far this season to go along with 80 runs batted in. They have put up 41 doubles, while taking a walk 70 times as well as racking up 85 runs. The Minnesota Twins have earned a team on-base percentage of .294 in addition to a team batting average of .216 for the season. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .348 and they are earning 3.54 runs per outing (25th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 197 occasions (19th in baseball) and have recorded 170 hits.

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.78 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (203 strikeouts against 64 bases on balls). They come in at 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 194. They have allowed 25 HR's and they allow 4.33 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 100 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.89 (90 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 30 save situations, the Twins have amassed 21 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Minnesota has called on relievers to enter the contest in 8 save chances and they have converted 3 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 23 times in high leverage situations and on 20 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.6% out of their 32 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 29th in baseball holding a save rate of 37.5%, and they have dispatched 85 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

In their 1,872 innings played, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 14 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (26th in pro baseball). The Twins have accrued 164 assists, 17 errors and have notched a total of 624 putouts so far this season.

During his career, Lopez has allowed 834 base knocks while accumulating 935 strikeouts in 905 frames. He has allowed 389 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.179 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.01 and he has gone up against 3,750 hitters so far in his career. Lopez (55-50 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.87 ERA and has given up 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (+120)

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