Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Saturday when the Minnesota Twins (49-39) and Houston Astros (46-42) take to the field at 2:10 PM ET, live on SCHN. Carlos Correa is batting .307 for the Twins (-155 favorites on the moneyline) while Jose Altuve leads the underdog Astros (+129) with a .310 average. Joe Ryan gets the starting nod for Minnesota while Hunter Brown is Houston’s starter for the contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $32.90
Twins to win vs Astros -155
Twins vs. Astros Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-155)
- Underdog: Astros (+129)
- Over/under: 8
Twins vs. Astros Betting Insights
- The Twins have been chosen as favorites in 60 games this year and have walked away with the win 38 times (63.3%) in those games.
- Minnesota has a record of 22-12 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -155 or more on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 60.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Astros have won 52.2% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (12-11).
- Houston is 1-2 (winning just 33.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +129 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Astros a 43.7% chance to win.
Twins vs. Astros Hitting Leaders
- Correa leads Minnesota with a batting average of .307. He’s also hit 11 home runs with 45 RBI.
- Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Correa’s home run total ranks him 72nd and his RBI tally places him 43rd.
- Jose Miranda has 77 hits and an OBP of .364 to go with a slugging percentage of .529 this season.
- Yordan Alvarez paces the Astros in home runs (19) and runs batted in (50).
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Alvarez’s home run total puts him 11th, and his RBI total ranks 31st.
- Altuve’s .310 batting average is a team-high mark.
Twins vs. Astros Pitching Rankings
- The Twins strike out a league-high 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
- The Twins have the 20th-ranked ERA (4.20) in the majors this season.
- The Twins have a combined 1.196 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 8.6 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
- Houston has the 18th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.09).
- The Astros have the 22nd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.308).