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The St. Louis Cardinals (64-64) will put their three-game win streak to the test when they visit the Minnesota Twins (71-57) Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET on BSN. Sportsbooks consider the Twins to be -157 favorites, while the Cardinals are +132 underdogs to keep their streak alive. Pablo Lopez takes the mound for Minnesota while Sonny Gray is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $32.74
Twins to win vs Cardinals -157
Twins vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-157)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+132)
- Over/under: 8.5
Twins vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Twins have won in 53, or 61.6%, of the 86 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Minnesota has a record of 30-14 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -157 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 61.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Cardinals have won 50% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (31-31).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +132 or longer, St. Louis has a record of 3-10 (23.1%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 43.1%.
Twins vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana is batting .237 with 18 home runs and 55 RBI for Minnesota this season.
- Santana is 58th in homers and 81st in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Willi Castro’s batting average of .254 leads all Minnesota hitters this season.
- Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals in home runs (21) and runs batted in (70).
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Burleson ranks 31st in homers and 36th in RBI.
- Brendan Donovan has 27 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 37 walks while batting .266.
Twins vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Twins average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.11 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.177 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
- The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.0 K/9, the fifth-worst in MLB.
- St. Louis has the 18th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.12).
- Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.273).