Twins vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 2, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (67-68) enter Monday’s matchup with the Minnesota Twins (73-62) following their 1-1 series tie with the Padres. The Twins, coming off of a series split against the Blue Jays, are listed as -118 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at Tropicana Field, starting at 6:50 p.m. ET on BSN. Minnesota’s Simeon Woods Richardson and Tampa Bay’s Zack Littell have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Twins vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-118)
• Underdog: Rays (+100)
• Over/under: 7.5

Twins vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Twins have been victorious in 55, or 60.4%, of the 91 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Minnesota has come away with a win 50 times in 84 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 54.1% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Rays have won 31 of the 67 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (46.3%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer, Tampa Bay has a record of 18-28 (39.1%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rays have an implied win probability of 50%.

Twins vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana is batting .238 with 18 home runs and 56 RBI for Minnesota this season.
• Of all MLB hitters, Santana ranks 100th in batting average, 65th in on-base percentage, and 77th in slugging.
• Willi Castro is batting .255 to lead Minnesota, while adding 11 homers and 52 runs batted in this season.
• Yandy Diaz has put up a team-high batting average of .276 while pacing the Rays in runs batted in (59).
• Diaz is 142nd in home runs and 78th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Christopher Morel has hit 21 home runs to lead his team.

Twins vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Twins strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.17 this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The Twins have a combined 1.191 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
• The Rays pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay has a 3.97 team ERA that ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.228).