Twins vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 12, 2024

The Minnesota Twins (35-32) are -243 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Colorado Rockies (24-43) Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Rockies are listed with +197 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory. Pablo Lopez will get the ball for Minnesota while Colorado will counter with Austin Gomber.

Here is our preview for this matchup, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Twins vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-243)
• Underdog: Rockies (+197)
• Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Twins have won in 24, or 60%, of the 40 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Minnesota has been listed as a favorite of -243 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 70.8% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Rockies have won 35.8% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (24-43).
• Colorado has a 3-8 record (winning only 27.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +197 or longer.
• The Rockies have a 33.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Twins vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in home runs (12) and runs batted in (36) this season while batting .232.
• Jeffers is 26th in homers and 37th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Carlos Santana has collected 46 hits this season and has an OBP of .302. He’s slugging .404 on the year.
• Ezequiel Tovar paces the Rockies with 11 home runs.
• In all of the majors, Tovar is 31st in home runs and 60th in RBI.
• Charlie Blackmon has 13 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 18 walks while hitting .259.

Twins vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Twins have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
• The Twins have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.20) in the majors this season.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.215 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• The 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rockies pitching staff ranks last in the majors.
• Colorado’s 5.32 team ERA ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rockies combine for the worst WHIP in MLB (1.518).