Twins vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 12, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (65-53) enter Monday’s matchup with the Minnesota Twins (65-51) following their 1-1 series tie with the Cardinals. The Twins, coming off of a series win against the Guardians, are listed as -147 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at Target Field, starting at 7:40 PM ET on BSKC. Pablo Lopez will get the ball for Minnesota while Kansas City will counter with Brady Singer.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Twins vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-147)
• Underdog: Royals (+124)
• Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Twins have been chosen as favorites in 80 games this year and have walked away with the win 50 times (62.5%) in those games.
• Minnesota has a record of 31-16 when favored by -147 or more this year.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 59.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Royals have put together a 27-31 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.6% of those games).
• Kansas City has a 6-12 record (winning just 33.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +124 or longer.
• The Royals have a 44.6% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Twins vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana is batting .245 with 15 home runs and 49 RBI for Minnesota this season.
• Santana’s home runs put him 79th in baseball, and he is 90th in RBI.
• Willi Castro is batting .260 to lead Minnesota, while adding eight homers and 41 runs batted in this season.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has a team-best batting average of .347, and paces the Royals in home runs (22) and runs batted in (87).
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Witt is 21st in home runs and fourth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .264 with 25 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 35 walks.

Twins vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Twins strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
• The Twins have pitched to a 4.14 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.168 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
• The Royals pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City’s 3.80 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals average MLB’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.264).