Data Skrive:
The Minnesota Twins (63-49) and the Chicago Cubs (56-60) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday at 2:20 PM ET. The Twins are -141 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Cubs (+119). Joe Ryan will get the ball for Minnesota while Chicago will counter with Javier Assad.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $34.18
Twins to win vs Cubs -141
Twins vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-141)
- Underdog: Cubs (+119)
- Over/under: 7
Twins vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Twins have been chosen as favorites in 77 games this year and have walked away with the win 49 times (63.6%) in those games.
- Minnesota has a record of 32-16 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -141 or more on the moneyline.
- The Twins have an implied victory probability of 58.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Cubs have gone 31-33 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 48.4% of those games).
- Chicago is 13-9 (winning 59.1% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +119 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 45.7%.
Twins vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana is batting .241 with 14 home runs and 48 RBI for Minnesota this season.
- Santana ranks 79th in home runs and 83rd in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
- Willi Castro is batting .261 to lead Minnesota, while adding eight homers and 41 runs batted in this season.
- Isaac Paredes paces the Cubs with 17 home runs.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Paredes’ home run total puts him 47th, and his RBI total ranks 36th.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .256 with 22 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks.
Twins vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Twins have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
- Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.15 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Twins have a combined 1.176 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
- Chicago has a 3.76 team ERA that ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cubs average MLB’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.235).