Corey Seager leads the Texas Rangers (24-27) into Saturday’s matchup with the Minnesota Twins (26-23) on a three-game homer streak. His Rangers are underdogs for the contest, however, with sportsbooks naming the Twins as -123 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 2:10 PM ET from Target Field, live on BSN. Chris Paddack gets the starting nod for Minnesota while Michael Lorenzen is Texas’ starter for the contest.
Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $36.26
Twins to win vs Rangers -123
Twins vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-123)
- Underdog: Rangers (+104)
- Over/under: 8.5
Twins vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Twins have come away with 19 wins in the 30 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Minnesota has a record of 14-8 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -123 or more on the moneyline.
- The Twins have an implied victory probability of 55.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Rangers have compiled an 8-12 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 40% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +104 or longer, Texas has a 6-6 record (winning 50% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rangers a 49% chance to win.
Twins vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Ryan Jeffers is batting .255 this season with a team-high 10 home runs and 31 RBI.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Jeffers’ home run total places him 17th and his RBI tally places him 24th.
- Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting with a .262 average while slugging four homers and driving in 16 runs.
- Marcus Semien is batting .263 with 12 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 16 walks.
- Semien is 24th in homers and 13th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Adolis Garcia has shown off his power as he paces his team with 12 home runs and 36 runs batted in.
Twins vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Twins have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- The Twins have pitched to a 4.18 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
- Twins pitchers have a 1.233 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.
- Texas’ 4.17 team ERA ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rangers average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.288).