Twins vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 18, 2024

Entering Sunday’s matchup with the Minnesota Twins (70-53), the Texas Rangers (56-68) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 2:35 p.m. ET on BSSW with the Twins listed as -120 favorites, while the are +100 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat. Pablo Lopez takes the mound for Minnesota while Tyler Mahle is Texas’ starter for the contest.

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Twins vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-120)
• Underdog: Rangers (+100)
• Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Twins have won in 53, or 63.1%, of the 84 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This year Minnesota has won 46 of 73 games when listed as at least -120 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 54.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Rangers have been the underdog on the moneyline 54 total times this season. They’ve gone 17-37 in those games.
• Texas has a record of 13-28 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer (31.7%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rangers have an implied win probability of 50%.

Twins vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana is batting .241 for Minnesota with a team-high 54 RBI.
• Of all batters in Major League Baseball, Santana’s home run total places him 65th and his RBI tally ranks him 75th.
• Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting with a .259 average while slugging 10 homers and driving in 47 runs.
• Marcus Semien has 22 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 50 walks while hitting .241.
• In all of the majors, Semien is 52nd in home runs and 52nd in RBI.
• Corey Seager has hit 26 home runs with 63 runs batted in while hitting .271. Those stats all pace his team.

Twins vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Twins average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
• Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.07 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.169 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 14th in the majors.
• Texas’ 4.33 team ERA ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rangers average baseball’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.297).