The Minnesota Twins will take the field against the Arizona Diamondbacks (38-40) on Wednesday. The game begins at 9:40 PM ET on ARID, with the Twins listed as -120 favorites on the moneyline. Minnesota’s Simeon Woods Richardson and Arizona’s Ryne Nelson have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $36.67
Twins to win vs Diamondbacks -120
Twins vs. Diamondbacks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-120)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (+101)
- Over/under: 9
Twins vs. Diamondbacks Betting Insights
- The Twins have been chosen as favorites in 51 games this year and have walked away with the win 32 times (62.7%) in those games.
- Minnesota has a record of 29-18 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -120 or more on the moneyline.
- The Twins have an implied victory probability of 54.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Diamondbacks have gone 16-24 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 40% of those games).
- Arizona is 14-19 (winning 42.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +101 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Diamondbacks have an implied win probability of 49.8%.
Twins vs. Diamondbacks Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana is batting .247 this season with a team-high 12 home runs and 38 RBI.
- Santana ranks 40th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 60th in RBI.
- Carlos Correa is batting .304 to lead Minnesota, while adding eight homers and 36 runs batted in this season.
- Ketel Marte paces the Diamondbacks with a .277 batting average.
- Marte ranks 20th in home runs and 33rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Christian Walker’s 17 home runs and 50 runs batted in both lead his team.
Twins vs. Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings
- The Twins average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
- Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.17 this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- Twins pitchers have a 1.201 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Diamondbacks has a collective 7.3 K/9, the second-worst in MLB.
- Arizona has the 26th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.55).
- The Diamondbacks average baseball’s third-highest WHIP (1.360).