Angels vs. Twins Preview: A Low-Scoring Pitcher Duel?

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00:00line opened up overnight around a minus 160 prices since gone higher here. 175s, 180s,

00:05even 185s in the marketplace. And the total, Tom, that opened up overnight around eight

00:10has dropped to seven and a half. Soriano and Ryan, Angels and Twins.

00:15We always talk about having a full slate of games, and there's so many options across the board.

00:19I have to say, this is probably my least favorite game on today's slate. That's just what it comes

00:24down to. It's only, what is it, 60-ish degrees in Minnesota, wind blowing in from right about

00:2814 miles per hour. This does not set up to be a high-powered offensive game. Joe Ryan's a solid

00:34pitcher. Jose Soriano is solid. They both have XFIPs at 3.74 and 3.73. Ryan's a good strikeout

00:41pitcher at 25% this year. His walk rate's down at 2%, which is absolutely phenomenal. Soriano's a

00:47ground ball pitcher, medium contact pitchers. Joe Ryan does allow some fly balls up at 49%,

00:53but there's not a lot of power on the Angels, a team that's been struggling. The Twins, as an

00:58offense, has been struggling this entire year. Combined with the weather, I see this as a game

01:02like the Twins should win it because I don't think the Angels are good, but I also don't

01:07want to be going here for any props because there are so many other better spots to attack. I think

01:13we could look to some pitching props, which we'll get to later. Stay tuned, but it's largely a pass for

01:17me.