Twins vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 13, 2024

Tuesday’s matchup between the Minnesota Twins (66-52) and Kansas City Royals (65-54) could go either way, as bookmakers have declared the game a pick ’em (both teams are even on the moneyline). Action gets underway from Target Field at 7:40 PM ET, live on BSN). Zebby Matthews takes the mound for Minnesota while Seth Lugo is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.

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

Twins vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-110)
• Underdog: Royals (-110)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Twins have been chosen as favorites in 82 games this year and have walked away with the win 51 times (62.2%) in those games.
• This year Minnesota has won 52 of 83 games when listed as at least -110 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 52.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Royals have gone 27-32 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.8% of those games).
• Kansas City has gone 27-32 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -110 or longer (45.8%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Royals’ implied win probability is 52.4%.

Twins vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting average (.259) this season while adding nine home runs and 44 RBI.
• Including all hitters in MLB, Castro is 163rd in homers and 120th in RBI.
• Carlos Santana is batting .245 with an OBP of .329 and a slugging percentage of .422 this season.
• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (23), runs batted in (88) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .347.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Witt is 19th in homers and fourth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has 25 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 35 walks while batting .261.

Twins vs. Royals 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 4.13 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Twins have a combined 1.171 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
• The Royals pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City has a 3.83 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals have the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.266).