Data Skrive:
The Minnesota Twins (49-39) host the Houston Astros (46-42) at 2:10 PM ET Sunday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Carlos Correa is batting .307 this year (ninth in the league) for the favored Twins (-131), while Jose Altuve ranks seventh in the majors with a .310 average for the underdog Astros. Simeon Woods Richardson will get the ball for Minnesota while Houston will counter with Spencer Arrighetti.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $35.27
Twins to win vs Astros -131
Twins vs. Astros Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-131)
- Underdog: Astros (+111)
- Over/under: 8.5
Twins vs. Astros Betting Insights
- The Twins have been victorious in 38, or 63.3%, of the 60 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year Minnesota has won 24 of 40 games when listed as at least -131 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 56.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Astros have won 52.2% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (12-11).
- Houston is 5-3 (winning 62.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +111 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Astros’ implied win probability is 47.4%.
Twins vs. Astros Hitting Leaders
- Correa leads Minnesota with a .307 batting average. He’s also hit 11 homers and has 45 RBI.
- Correa ranks 72nd in the majors in home runs, and 43rd in RBI.
- Jose Miranda has collected 77 hits this season and has an OBP of .364. He’s slugging .529 on the year.
- Yordan Alvarez has put up a team-high 19 home runs and 50 runs batted in.
- Alvarez ranks 11th in homers and 31st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Altuve’s .310 batting average leads his team.
Twins vs. Astros Pitching Rankings
- The Twins strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
- The Twins have pitched to a 4.20 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
- Twins pitchers have a 1.196 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
- Houston’s 4.09 team ERA ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.308).