Twins vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 23, 2024

The Minnesota Twins (42-35) visit the Oakland Athletics (29-50) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Twins are favored (-180) to win the rubber match, which starts at 4:07 PM ET from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez and Oakland’s Hogan Harris have been named the starters for this contest.

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

Twins vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-180)
• Underdog: Athletics (+150)
• Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Twins have come away with 31 wins in the 50 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This year Minnesota has won 13 of 15 games when listed as at least -180 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 64.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Athletics have won 22 of the 70 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (31.4%).
• Oakland has a 10-21 record (winning only 32.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +150 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 40%.

Twins vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Correa leads Minnesota in batting average (.308) this season while adding eight home runs and 36 RBI.
• Correa is 94th in homers and 63rd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Carlos Santana leads Minnesota in home runs with 12 and runs batted in with 38.
• JJ Bleday is hitting .256 with 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 35 walks.
• In all of the majors, Bleday ranks 47th in homers and 123rd in RBI.
• Brent Rooker’s 44 RBI and .261 batting average both pace his team.

Twins vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Twins strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
• Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.23 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The Twins have a combined 1.211 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
• The 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
• Oakland has a 4.37 team ERA that ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average baseball’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.352).