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The Minnesota Twins (63-48) roll into Tuesday’s matchup with the Chicago Cubs (55-60) looking to extend a five-game winning streak. The contest starts at 8:05 PM ET on MARQ with the Twins listed as -111 favorites on the moneyline. Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Shota Imanaga.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $38.02
Twins to win vs Cubs -111
Twins vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-111)
- Underdog: Cubs (-109)
- Over/under: 5.5
Twins vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Twins have been victorious in 49, or 64.5%, of the 76 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Minnesota has a record of 49-27 when favored by -111 or more this year.
- The Twins have an implied victory probability of 52.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Cubs have a 30-33 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.6% of those games).
- Chicago has a 29-33 record (winning 46.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -109 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 52.2% chance to win.
Twins vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana is batting .243 with 14 home runs and 48 RBI for Minnesota this season.
- Santana ranks 79th in home runs and 82nd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Willi Castro’s batting average of .263 leads all Minnesota hitters this season.
- Isaac Paredes has 21 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 53 walks while batting .236.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Paredes is 55th in homers and 51st in RBI.
- Ian Happ has hit 17 home runs with 62 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.
Twins vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Twins average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
- Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.12 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.172 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
- The Cubs pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Chicago has the sixth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.76).
- Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.242).