Data Skrive:
The Houston Astros (25-33), led by Alex Bregman on a two-game home run streak, are -115 favorites on the moneyline to defeat the Minnesota Twins (32-25). First pitch is set for 4:10 PM ET Saturday, live from Minute Maid Park and airing on SCHN. Framber Valdez will get the ball for Houston while Minnesota will counter with Joe Ryan.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $37.39
Astros to win vs Twins -115
Astros vs. Twins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-115)
- Underdog: Twins (-105)
- Over/under: 8
Astros vs. Twins Betting Insights
- The Astros have been victorious in 19, or 43.2%, of the 44 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Houston has a record of 19-23 when favored by -115 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 53.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Twins have been the moneyline underdog 20 total times this season. They’ve finished 8-12 in those games.
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -105 or longer, Minnesota has a 6-11 record (winning just 35.3% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Twins have an implied win probability of 51.2%.
Astros vs. Twins Hitting Leaders
- Kyle Tucker leads Houston in home runs with 18 and runs batted in with 39.
- Among all hitters in Major League Baseball, Tucker’s home run total places him second and his RBI tally ranks him 12th.
- Jose Altuve is batting .291 with an OBP of .344 and a slugging percentage of .451 this season.
- Ryan Jeffers leads the Twins with 12 home runs and 36 runs batted in.
- In all of the majors, Jeffers ranks 12th in homers and 20th in RBI.
- Willi Castro’s .266 batting average leads his team.
Astros vs. Twins Pitching Rankings
- The Astros strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
- The Astros have pitched to a 4.31 ERA this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.350 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.
- The Twins pitching staff is first in the majors with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Minnesota’s 4.09 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Twins have the ninth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.200).