Twins vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 15, 2024

The Minnesota Twins (38-32) roll into Saturday’s matchup with the Oakland Athletics (26-46) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 2:10 PM ET on NBCS-CA with the Twins listed as -189 favorites on the moneyline. Minnesota’s Bailey Ober gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Joey Estes.

Here is our betting preview for this game, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Twins vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-189)
• Underdog: Athletics (+157)
• Over/under: 9

Twins vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Twins have been favorites in 43 games this season and have come away with the win 27 times (62.8%) in those contests.
• This season Minnesota has come away with a win nine times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -189 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 65.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Athletics have gone 19-44 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 30.2% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +157 or longer, Oakland has a record of 9-15 (37.5%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Athletics a 38.9% chance to win.

Twins vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Correa leads Minnesota with a .298 batting average. He’s also hit six homers and has 31 RBI.
• Correa ranks 120th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 70th in RBI.
• Carlos Santana has 50 hits and an OBP of .306 to go with a slugging percentage of .405 this season.
• JJ Bleday is batting .239 with 18 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 32 walks.
• Bleday is 59th in home runs and 137th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Abraham Toro is batting .262 to lead his team.

Twins vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Twins average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
• Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.21 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Twins pitchers have a 1.210 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.6 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
• Oakland has the 23rd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.28).
• The Athletics average baseball’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.330).