Data Skrive:
The Minnesota Twins (72-57) and Trevor Larnach (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-131) on the moneyline for their matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (64-65) on Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET on BSN. Minnesota’s Zebby Matthews and St. Louis’ Erick Fedde have been named the starters for this contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $35.27
Twins to win vs Cardinals -131
Twins vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-131)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+110)
- Over/under: 8.5
Twins vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Twins have come away with 54 wins in the 87 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Minnesota has been victorious 36 times in 57 chances when named as a favorite of at least -131 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 56.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Cardinals have won 49.2% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (31-32).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, St. Louis has an 11-21 record (winning only 34.4% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cardinals a 47.6% chance to win.
Twins vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana is batting .237 with 18 home runs and 55 RBI for Minnesota this season.
- Among all MLB hitters, Santana is 101st in batting average, 67th in on-base percentage, and 69th in slugging.
- Willi Castro is batting .253 to lead Minnesota, while adding 10 homers and 49 runs batted in this season.
- Alec Burleson has put up a team-high 21 home runs and 70 runs batted in.
- In all of the majors, Burleson is 31st in home runs and 37th in RBI.
- Nolan Arenado has 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 35 walks while hitting .271.
Twins vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Twins average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.08 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Twins pitchers have a 1.174 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
- The 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
- St. Louis has a 4.14 team ERA that ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cardinals average MLB’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.273).