Twins vs. Padres Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 21, 2024

The Minnesota Twins will take the field against the San Diego Padres (71-55) on Wednesday. The game begins at 6:40 p.m. ET on BSN, with the Twins listed as -122 favorites on the moneyline. Simeon Woods Richardson gets the starting nod for Minnesota while Matt Waldron is San Diego’s starter for the contest.

Here is our preview for this tilt, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Twins vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-122)
• Underdog: Padres (+102)
• Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Twins have been favorites in 84 games this season and have come away with the win 53 times (63.1%) in those contests.
• Minnesota has a record of 43-25 when favored by -122 or more this year.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 55% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Padres are 25-22 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 53.2% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer, San Diego has a 13-15 record (winning 46.4% of its games).
• The Padres have an implied moneyline win probability of 49.5% in this contest.

Twins vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana has been key for Minnesota with 96 hits, an OBP of .328 plus a slugging percentage of .428.
• Of all batters in baseball, Santana’s home run total places him 55th and his RBI tally ranks him 74th.
• Willi Castro’s batting average of .256 leads all Minnesota hitters this season.
• Jurickson Profar leads the Padres with 19 home runs and 73 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Profar is 43rd in home runs and 22nd in RBI.
• Jackson Merrill is hitting .290 with 20 doubles, six triples, 17 home runs and 21 walks.

Twins vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Twins have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.07 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.170 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Padres has a collective 9.2 K/9, the third-best in MLB.
• San Diego has a 3.93 team ERA that ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Padres have the seventh-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.225).