Data Skrive:
The Minnesota Twins (72-58) are favored on the moneyline (-112) in Monday’s contest against the Atlanta Braves (70-60). Game time is at 7:40 p.m. ET on BSN. The Braves, with +161 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5). Bailey Ober takes the mound for Minnesota while Max Fried is Atlanta’s starter for the contest.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $37.86
Twins to win vs Braves -112
Twins vs. Braves Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-112)
- Underdog: Braves (-107)
- Over/under: 7.5
Twins vs. Braves Betting Insights
- The Twins have come away with 54 wins in the 88 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This year Minnesota has won 53 of 86 games when listed as at least -112 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 52.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Braves have put together a 10-11 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.6% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -107 or longer, Atlanta has a record of 8-10 (44.4%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Braves have an implied win probability of 51.7%.
Twins vs. Braves Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana has been key for Minnesota with 18 home runs, 55 RBI and a batting average of .237 this season.
- Santana’s home runs rank him 59th in Major League Baseball, and he ranks 85th in RBI.
- Willi Castro’s batting average of .253 leads all Minnesota hitters this season.
- Marcell Ozuna has a team-best batting average of .305, and paces the Braves in home runs (37) and runs batted in (94).
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Ozuna’s home run total puts him fourth, and his RBI total ranks fifth.
- Matt Olson is batting .226 with 26 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 52 walks.
Twins vs. Braves Pitching Rankings
- The Twins strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- The Twins have pitched to a 4.05 ERA this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
- The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.172 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
- The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Braves pitching staff ranks first in MLB.
- Atlanta has a 3.65 team ERA that ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Braves combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.221).