Twins vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 15, 2024

The Texas Rangers (55-65) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they host the Minnesota Twins (67-53) Thursday at 8:05 PM ET on BSSW. The Twins are listed as -127 favorites, while the Rangers are +107 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. Bailey Ober takes the mound for Minnesota while Cody Bradford is Texas’ starter for the contest.

Here is our betting primer for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Twins vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-127)
• Underdog: Rangers (+107)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Twins have been chosen as favorites in 83 games this year and have walked away with the win 52 times (62.7%) in those games.
• Minnesota has a record of 37-22 when favored by -127 or more this year.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 55.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Rangers have won 30.8% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (16-36).
• Texas is 7-22 (winning just 24.1% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +107 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rangers a 48.3% chance to win.

Twins vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana has been key for Minnesota with 94 hits, an OBP of .330 plus a slugging percentage of .425.
• Santana ranks 72nd in the majors in homers, and 89th in RBI.
• Willi Castro is batting .256 to lead Minnesota, while adding nine homers and 44 runs batted in this season.
• Marcus Semien has 21 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 50 walks while hitting .241.
• In all of the majors, Semien is 60th in homers and 50th in RBI.
• Corey Seager’s 26 home runs, 63 RBI and .275 batting average all lead his team.

Twins vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Twins average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
• The Twins have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.12) in the majors this season.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.172 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
• The Rangers pitching staff ranks 15th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Texas’ 4.33 team ERA ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rangers average MLB’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.304).