Twins vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 21, 2024

The Minnesota Twins (81-73) are favorites (-139) on the moneyline when they square off against the Boston Red Sox (76-78) Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET, live on BSN. Pablo Lopez starts for Minnesota while Kutter Crawford is Boston’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Twins vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-139)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+117)
• Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Twins have won in 62, or 59%, of the 105 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This year Minnesota has won 42 of 65 games when listed as at least -139 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 58.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Red Sox have put together a 35-39 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.3% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +117 or longer, Boston has a record of 12-19 (38.7%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Red Sox a 46.1% chance to win.

Twins vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana is batting .238 this season with a team-high 22 home runs and 65 RBI.
• Santana ranks 48th in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 78th in RBI.
• Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting with a .250 average while slugging 12 homers and driving in 58 runs.
• Jarren Duran paces the Red Sox with a team-high batting average of .285.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Duran’s home run total puts him 56th, and his RBI total ranks 48th.
• Rafael Devers’ 83 runs batted in pace his team.

Twins vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Twins strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
• Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.16 this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• Twins pitchers have a 1.205 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
• The Red Sox pitching staff is 18th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston has a 4.10 team ERA that ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Red Sox have the 19th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.264).