Twins vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 23, 2024

After a four-hit game in a win over the Padres, Trevor Larnach leads the Minnesota Twins (71-56) as -143 favorites against the St. Louis Cardinals (62-64). Action gets underway from Target Field at 8:10 p.m. ET on Friday, live on Apple TV+. Minnesota’s David Festa gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Andre Pallante.

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

Twins vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-143)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+120)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Twins have won in 53, or 62.4%, of the 85 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Minnesota has a record of 32-16 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -143 or more on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 58.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Cardinals have been the moneyline underdog 60 total times this season. They’ve gone 29-31 in those games.
• St. Louis has gone 5-13 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer (27.8%).
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 45.5% in this contest.

Twins vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana is batting .239 with 18 home runs and 55 RBI for Minnesota this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Santana’s home run total places him 55th and his RBI tally places him 78th.
• Willi Castro is batting .256 to lead Minnesota, while adding 10 homers and 49 runs batted in this season.
• Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals in home runs (21) and runs batted in (70).
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Burleson’s home run total puts him 30th, and his RBI total ranks 34th.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .272 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 35 walks.

Twins vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Twins have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• The Twins have pitched to a 4.09 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
• The Twins have a combined 1.170 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
• The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis has the 20th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.18).
• The Cardinals have the 19th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.281).