Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-130) Los Angeles (+110)

The Minnesota Twins (70-81) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Thursday where they will play the Los Angeles Angels (58-93). The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at -130 while Los Angeles is coming in at +110. The total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Taj Bradley and Walbert Urena.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins are compiling 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB. They have tallied 687 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .317. The Twins have accounted for 244 doubles as a unit and have hit 175 balls out of the park. They have recorded 657 runs batted in and 1,236 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .243. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .404 and have been called out on strikes 1,201 times, while taking a walk on 481 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.38. Twins pitchers have surrendered 178 long balls and also 761 total runs (26th in the league). Minnesota has relinquished 1,289 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 696 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.70 over the course of the season (26th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,261 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 548 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.32 as a team this season.

The Twins have dispatched 500 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 215 base runners so far this year and 37.7% of them earned a run for their team. The relievers have racked up 97 holds this year (6th in baseball). Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 148 times as well as having 159 appearances in high leverage situations. They have 41 saves on the season and have blown 18 out of their 59 chances to save the game. The Twins relievers have earned a save rate of 69.5% and stepped onto the hill in 160 save situations.

The Twins have converted 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of 11,985 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 22nd in the majors. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 3,995 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,146 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which has them ranked 12th in professional baseball, and they have turned 102 double plays.

Bradley has taken the ball for 550 frames and has racked up 600 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.55 (278 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.285. He has allowed 493 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 214 free passes. Bradley (30-33 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.48 while going up against 2,340 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has 146 home runs this year and 585 RBIs. They have tallied 229 two-baggers, while walking 465 times as well as racking up 612 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an OBP of .308 and a batting average of .234 for the year. The Angels hold a slugging % of .372 and they earn 4.05 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,433 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned 1,176 base knocks.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 685 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.20 (621 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 154 dingers and they allow 4.63 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.338 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (1,349 strikeouts against 601 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,181.

Sitting with 142 save situations, the Angels have recorded 87 holds and 28 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 52 save chances and they have walked away with 24 saves. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.8% of 224 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 160 times in high leverage situations and on 148 occasions with runners on. They sit at 30th in MLB with a save rate of 46.2%, and they have sent 483 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 101 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Angels have 1,261 assists, 82 errors and have amassed 3,997 putouts for the year. In 11,991 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (14th in MLB).

During his career, Urena has allowed 103 base knocks while he has earned 131 strikeouts in 137 innings pitched. Urena (9-10 career win-loss record) has earned a 2.89 ERA while giving up 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 44 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.240 and having a FIP of 2.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.96 and he has gone up against 580 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-130)

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