Twins vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 30, 2024

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Twins vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Probable Starters 8/30/2024

Data Skrive:

The Minnesota Twins (72-61) will try to put a stop to their current four-game losing streak when they host the Toronto Blue Jays (66-70) at 8:10 p.m. ET on BSN Friday. Oddsmakers consider the Twins to be -155 favorites to end their skid, while the Blue Jays are +131 underdogs looking for the upset. Pablo Lopez starts for Minnesota while Kevin Gausman is Toronto’s starter for the contest.

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Betting Odds

Twins to win vs Blue Jays -155

Bet $20, Payout $32.90

Twins vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Twins (-155)
  • Underdog: Blue Jays (+131)
  • Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

  • The Twins have been chosen as favorites in 89 games this year and have walked away with the win 54 times (60.7%) in those games.
  • Minnesota has a record of 30-15 when favored by -155 or more this year.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 60.8% chance of pulling out a win.
  • The Blue Jays have compiled a 23-41 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 35.9% of those games).
  • Toronto has an 8-10 record (winning 44.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +131 or longer.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Blue Jays have an implied win probability of 43.3%.

Twins vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

  • Carlos Santana has been key for Minnesota with 102 hits, an OBP of .329 plus a slugging percentage of .422.
  • Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Santana’s home run total places him 69th and his RBI tally ranks him 90th.
  • Willi Castro’s batting average of .255 leads all Minnesota hitters this season.
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. paces the Blue Jays in home runs (27), runs batted in (88) and has put up a team-best batting average of .324.
  • Guerrero is 19th in home runs and 11th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • George Springer is batting .217 with 17 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 53 walks.

Twins vs. Blue Jays 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 4.12 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
  • The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.180 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
  • The Blue Jays pitching staff is 19th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Toronto’s 4.40 team ERA ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Blue Jays combine for the 19th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.280).