Twins vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 4, 2024

The Minnesota Twins (18-13) will vie for their 12th straight victory when they host the Boston Red Sox (18-15) on Saturday at 2:10 PM ET on NESN. The Twins are listed as -170 favorites by oddsmakers, while the Red Sox are +143 underdogs. Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez and Boston’s Brennan Bernardino have been named the starters for this contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Twins vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-170)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+143)
• Over/under: 7.5

Twins vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Twins have come away with 13 wins in the 18 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Minnesota has a record of 6-2 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -170 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 63% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Red Sox have been the moneyline underdog 18 total times this season. They’ve finished 9-9 in those games.
• Boston has never played a game this season with moneyline odds of +143 or longer.
• The Red Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 41.2% in this contest.

Twins vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in batting average (.298) and runs batted in (21) this season while also slugging five homers.
• Jeffers’ home runs rank him 41st in MLB, and he is 19th in RBI.
• Edouard Julien leads Minnesota in home runs with seven while driving in 14 runs and slugging .485.
• Jarren Duran is batting .261 with six doubles, four triples, a home run and 14 walks.
• In all of MLB, Duran is 229th in homers and 76th in RBI.
• Tyler O’Neill has hit nine home runs while batting .294. Both pace his team.

Twins vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Twins have a 9.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
• The Twins have the 18th-ranked ERA (3.89) in the majors this season.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.200 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors.
• Boston has the first-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (2.67).
• Red Sox pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in baseball (1.101).