Twins vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 12, 2024

The Minnesota Twins (53-40) are set to take on the San Francisco Giants (45-49) Friday at 10:15 PM ET, airing on BSN. The Twins are listed as -136 favorites by bookmakers, while the underdog Giants have +115 odds for the contest. Minnesota’s Joe Ryan gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Kyle Harrison.

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

Twins vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-136)
• Underdog: Giants (+115)
• Over/under: 7.5

Twins vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Twins have been favorites in 65 games this season and have come away with the win 42 times (64.6%) in those contests.
• This season Minnesota has come away with a win 28 times in 42 chances when named as a favorite of at least -136 on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 57.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Giants have been the moneyline underdog 47 total times this season. They’ve finished 20-27 in those games.
• San Francisco has a 9-13 record (winning 40.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +115 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Giants a 46.5% chance to win.

Twins vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Correa is batting .310 with 47 RBI, both of which lead Minnesota hitters this season.
• Correa ranks 56th in homers and 46th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Jose Miranda has collected 83 hits this season and has an OBP of .366. He’s slugging .522 on the year.
• Matt Chapman leads the Giants with a .241 batting average.
• In all of MLB, Chapman ranks 56th in home runs and 67th in RBI.
• Heliot Ramos’ 14 home runs and 45 RBI both pace his team.

Twins vs. Giants 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 4.13 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.176 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Giants has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 17th in the majors.
• San Francisco’s 4.49 team ERA ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Giants combine for the fifth-worst WHIP in the majors (1.354).