Yankees vs. Twins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 6, 2024

Royce Lewis leads the Minnesota Twins (33-28) into Thursday’s matchup with the New York Yankees (44-19) on a three-game homer streak. His Twins are underdogs for the contest, however, with oddsmakers naming the Yankees as -145 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 7:05 PM ET from Yankee Stadium, live on BSN. Marcus Stroman starts for New York while Pablo Lopez is Minnesota’s starter for the contest.

Here is our preview for this game, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Yankees vs. Twins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-145)
• Underdog: Twins (+121)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Twins Betting Insights

• The Yankees have won in 33, or 71.7%, of the 46 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This year New York has won 19 of 27 games when listed as at least -145 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 59.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Twins have won nine of the 24 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (37.5%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +121 or longer, Minnesota has a 2-5 record (winning only 28.6% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Twins’ implied win probability is 45.2%.

Yankees vs. Twins Hitting Leaders

• Juan Soto leads New York with a .319 batting average. He’s also hit 17 homers and has 53 RBI.
• Soto ranks fourth in MLB in homers, and third in RBI.
• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 21 and runs batted in with 54.
• Ryan Jeffers paces the Twins in home runs (12) and runs batted in (36).
• Jeffers ranks 16th in home runs and 27th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Carlos Santana has six doubles, nine home runs and 20 walks while batting .217.

Yankees vs. Twins Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
• Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.79 this year, first-best in baseball.
• Yankees pitchers have a 1.106 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The Twins pitching staff ranks first in MLB with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Minnesota has the 19th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.20).
• Twins pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in the majors (1.213).