Twins vs. Yankees Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 15, 2024

The New York Yankees (28-15) are the underdogs on the moneyline (-103) in Wednesday’s contest versus the Minnesota Twins (24-17). First pitch is at 7:40 PM ET on BSN. The Yankees are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +161 odds. Pablo Lopez gets the starting nod for Minnesota while Marcus Stroman is New York’s starter for the contest.

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

Twins vs. Yankees Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-117)
• Underdog: Yankees (-103)
• Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Yankees Betting Insights

• The Twins have been favorites in 24 games this season and have come away with the win 17 times (70.8%) in those contests.
• This year Minnesota has won 14 of 21 games when listed as at least -117 on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 53.9% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Yankees are 7-4 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 63.6% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -103 or longer, New York has a record of 6-2 (75%).
• The Yankees have a 50.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Twins vs. Yankees Hitting Leaders

• Ryan Jeffers is batting .290 with 10 home runs and 30 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Minnesota hitters this season.
• Jeffers ranks seventh in homers and ninth in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Carlos Santana is batting .213 with an OBP of .287 and a slugging percentage of .404 this season.
• Juan Soto paces the Yankees with 34 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .313.
• Soto is 13th in home runs and fifth in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Aaron Judge’s 10 home runs pace his team.

Twins vs. Yankees Pitching Rankings

• The Twins have a 10.0 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
• The Twins have pitched to a 4.00 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.219 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
• The Yankees pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York has the second-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.05).
• Yankees pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in MLB (1.187).