Guardians vs. Twins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 17, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians (86-64) are -124 favorites for their Tuesday meeting with the Minnesota Twins (79-70). The matchup between the first- and third-place teams in the AL Central begins at 6:40 p.m. ET on BSGL. Gavin Williams will get the ball for Cleveland while Minnesota will counter with Zebby Matthews.

Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Guardians vs. Twins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-124)
• Underdog: Twins (+104)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians vs. Twins Betting Insights

• The Guardians have won in 62, or 66%, of the 94 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Cleveland has come away with a win 48 times in 70 chances when named as a favorite of at least -124 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 55.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Twins have a 17-29 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 37% of those games).
• Minnesota has a record of 9-17 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +104 or longer (34.6%).
• The Twins have a 49% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Guardians vs. Twins Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez is batting .272 this season with a team-high 35 home runs and 107 RBI.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ramirez’s home run total places him eighth and his RBI tally places him third.
• Josh Naylor has 128 hits and an OBP of .323 to go with a slugging percentage of .459 this season.
• Carlos Santana leads the Twins in home runs (22) and runs batted in (65).
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Santana’s home run total puts him 44th, and his RBI total ranks 72nd.
• Willi Castro has a club-high .249 batting average.

Guardians vs. Twins Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
• The Guardians have the fifth-best ERA (3.71) in the majors this season.
• Guardians pitchers have a 1.203 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Twins has a collective 9.2 K/9, the third-best in the majors.
• Minnesota has a 4.23 team ERA that ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Twins have the third-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.201).