Twins vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 24, 2024

Entering Friday’s matchup with the Minnesota Twins (26-23), the Texas Rangers (24-27) are on a four-game losing streak. The contest starts at 7:10 PM ET on BSN with the Twins listed as -152 favorites, while the are +128 underdogs who may be heading for a fifth straight defeat. Bailey Ober takes the mound for Minnesota while Jose Urena is Texas’ starter for the contest.

Here is our betting preview for this contest, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Twins vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-152)
• Underdog: Rangers (+128)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Twins have come away with 19 wins in the 30 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This year Minnesota has won nine of 15 games when listed as at least -152 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 60.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Rangers have won eight of the 20 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (40%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +128 or longer, Texas has a 1-4 record (winning just 20% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rangers have an implied win probability of 43.9%.

Twins vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in home runs with 10 and runs batted in with 31.
• Jeffers ranks 17th in the majors in home runs, and 24th in RBI.
• Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting with a .262 average while slugging four homers and driving in 16 runs.
• Marcus Semien has 12 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 16 walks while batting .263.
• Semien ranks 24th in home runs and 13th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Adolis Garcia’s 12 home runs and 36 RBI both lead his team.

Twins vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Twins average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
• Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.18 this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The Twins rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.233 WHIP this season.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
• Texas’ 4.17 team ERA ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rangers average MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.288).