Twins vs. Yankees Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 16, 2024

The Minnesota Twins (24-18) and New York Yankees (29-15) meet Thursday at Target Field, with first pitch at 1:10 PM ET on BSN. The Twins are -120 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Yankees are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +162 odds. Minnesota’s Joe Ryan and New York’s Clarke Schmidt have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Twins vs. Yankees Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-120)
• Underdog: Yankees (+100)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins vs. Yankees Betting Insights

• The Twins have been favorites in 25 games this season and have come away with the win 17 times (68%) in those contests.
• This season Minnesota has come away with a win 14 times in 22 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 54.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Yankees have won 66.7% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (8-4).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer, New York has a record of 5-1 (83.3%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Yankees have an implied win probability of 50%.

Twins vs. Yankees Hitting Leaders

• Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in home runs with 10, runs batted in with 30 and his batting average of .283 is also best on his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Jeffers is 28th in batting average, 28th in on-base percentage, and third in slugging.
• Willi Castro has collected 38 hits this season and has an OBP of .329. He’s slugging .441 on the year.
• Juan Soto paces the Yankees with 34 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .310.
• Among all batters in MLB, Soto’s home run total puts him 15th, and his RBI total ranks fifth.
• Aaron Judge’s 11 home runs lead his team.

Twins vs. Yankees Pitching Rankings

• The Twins have a 9.9 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
• The Twins have the 15th-ranked ERA (4.00) in the majors this season.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of 1.230 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Yankees pitching staff is 12th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York’s 2.98 team ERA ranks second among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Yankees have the seventh-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.180).