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The Minnesota Twins (62-48) roll into Monday’s matchup with the Chicago Cubs (55-59) looking to extend a four-game winning streak. The contest starts at 8:05 PM ET on MARQ with the Twins listed as -122 favorites on the moneyline. David Festa gets the starting nod for Minnesota while Kyle Hendricks is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $36.39
Twins to win vs Cubs -122
Twins vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-122)
- Underdog: Cubs (+102)
- Over/under: 8
Twins vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Twins have won in 48, or 64%, of the 75 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Minnesota has a record of 40-24 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -122 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 55% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Cubs have won 30 of the 62 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (48.4%).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer, Chicago has a 23-24 record (winning 48.9% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 49.5%.
Twins vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana has been key for Minnesota with 14 home runs, 48 RBI and a batting average of .243 this season.
- Santana is 78th in home runs and 81st in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting with a .265 average while slugging eight homers and driving in 41 runs.
- Isaac Paredes is hitting .238 with 21 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 53 walks.
- Paredes’ home run total ranks 55th in MLB, and he is 50th in RBI.
- Nico Hoerner is hitting .256 with 22 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks.
Twins vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Twins strike out a league-high 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
- Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.16 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- Twins pitchers have a 1.177 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
- The Cubs pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Chicago has the seventh-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.77).
- Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.244).