Saturday, August 23, 2008

Twins-Angels Pointspread Pointers

The Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Angel Stadium.
Nick Blackburn will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Righthander Blackburn is 9-7 this season with a 3.71 ERA.
The Angels will counter Blackburn with Jon Garland. Righthander Garland has a 4.33 ERA to go along with a 11-8 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Twins won their second straight with a convincing 9-0 win over the Angels last time out. The Twins won that game as +165 underdogs, while the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Denard Span belted a three-run homer and finished 3-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs for the Twins. Glen Perkins improved to 11-3 with the five-hit shutout victory.
Joe Saunders was tagged for six runs off nine hits in 5 1-3 innings on the mound for the Angels, who were favored at -185 in that game.
Current streak:
Minnesota has won 4 straight games.
Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 74-54 SU
Los Angeles: 77-50 SU
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 2-8
After a win are 7-3

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-9 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels are 15-6 SU in their last 21 games at home
LA Angels are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing Minnesota
LA Angels are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Minnesota
LA Angels are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games
Next up:
LA Angels home to Minnesota, Sunday, August 24

 

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