Twins vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 19, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (34-38), led by Yandy Diaz on a 10-game hitting streak, will meet the Minnesota Twins (40-32) Wednesday at Target Field. The Twins are -167 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 7:40 PM ET on BSN. Joe Ryan will get the ball for Minnesota while Tampa Bay will counter with Taj Bradley.

Here is our preview for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Twins vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-167)
• Underdog: Rays (+139)
• Over/under: 7.5

Twins vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Twins have been victorious in 29, or 64.4%, of the 45 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Minnesota has a record of 15-5 when favored by -167 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 62.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Rays have been the underdog on the moneyline 27 total times this season. They’ve finished 11-16 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +139 or longer, Tampa Bay has gone 1-3 (25%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rays have an implied win probability of 41.8%.

Twins vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Correa leads Minnesota in batting average (.308) this season while adding eight home runs and 35 RBI.
• Correa is 87th in homers and 58th in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
• Carlos Santana leads Minnesota in runs batted in (36) this season. He’s batting .235 while slugging .425.
• Isaac Paredes leads the Rays in home runs (10), runs batted in (38) and has put up a team-high batting average of .281.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Paredes’ home run total puts him 51st, and his RBI total ranks 42nd.
• Diaz has 13 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 27 walks while batting .259.

Twins vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Twins have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
• The Twins have pitched to a 4.22 ERA this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
• The Twins have a combined 1.214 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks ninth in the majors.
• Tampa Bay’s 4.43 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays have the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.279).