Data Skrive:
The Minnesota Twins (75-63) are favorites (-132) on the moneyline when they square off against the Tampa Bay Rays (68-70) Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET, live on BSSUN. Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez and Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $35.15
Twins to win vs Rays -132
Twins vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-132)
- Underdog: Rays (+112)
- Over/under: 7.5
Twins vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Twins have been chosen as favorites in 93 games this year and have walked away with the win 57 times (61.3%) in those games.
- This season Minnesota has been victorious 38 times in 60 chances when named as a favorite of at least -132 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 56.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Rays have won 44.9% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (31-38).
- Tampa Bay has gone 12-20 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +112 or longer (37.5%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rays a 47.2% chance to win.
Twins vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana is batting .238 with 19 home runs and 58 RBI for Minnesota this season.
- Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Santana is 64th in home runs and 86th in RBI.
- Willi Castro’s batting average of .251 leads all Minnesota hitters this season.
- Yandy Diaz has a team-high batting average of .274 while pacing the Rays in runs batted in (59).
- Diaz is 146th in homers and 80th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Christopher Morel has hit 21 home runs to pace his team.
Twins vs. Rays 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 4.15 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Twins have a combined 1.188 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- Tampa Bay has a 3.96 team ERA that ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.232).