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The Minnesota Twins will take the field against the Baltimore Orioles (89-71) on Saturday. The game begins at 7:15 p.m. ET on FOX, with the Twins listed as -148 favorites on the moneyline. Zebby Matthews will get the ball for Minnesota while Baltimore will counter with Albert Suarez.
Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $33.51
Twins to win vs Orioles -148
Twins vs. Orioles Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-148)
- Underdog: Orioles (+125)
- Over/under: 8
Twins vs. Orioles Betting Insights
- The Twins have won in 63, or 56.8%, of the 111 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Minnesota has been victorious 39 times in 61 chances when named as a favorite of at least -148 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 59.7% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Orioles are 21-18 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 53.8% of those games).
- Baltimore is 3-1 (winning 75% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +125 or longer.
- The Orioles have a 44.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Twins vs. Orioles Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana is batting .234 this season with a team-high 22 home runs and 70 RBI.
- Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Santana’s home run total ranks him 56th and his RBI tally ranks him 73rd.
- Willi Castro is batting .247 to lead Minnesota, while adding 12 homers and 60 runs batted in this season.
- Gunnar Henderson paces the Orioles with a team-high batting average of .282.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Henderson’s home run total puts him ninth, and his RBI total ranks 22nd.
- Anthony Santander has hit 44 home runs with 102 RBI. Both pace his team.
Twins vs. Orioles Pitching Rankings
- The Twins have a 9.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Twins have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.23) in the majors this season.
- The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.221 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
- The pitching staff for the Orioles has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- Baltimore has a 3.97 team ERA that ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Orioles combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.241).