Twins vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 31, 2024

The Minnesota Twins will take the field against the Toronto Blue Jays (66-71) on Saturday. The game begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on SNET, with the Twins listed as -187 favorites on the moneyline. Minnesota’s Zebby Matthews gets the start, and he’ll go against Toronto’s Jose Berrios.

Check out our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Twins vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-187)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+156)
• Over/under: 7.5

Twins vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Twins have been victorious in 55, or 61.1%, of the 90 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Minnesota has been victorious 18 times in 20 chances when named as a favorite of at least -187 on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 65.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Blue Jays are 23-42 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 35.4% of those games).
• Toronto has played four times as a moneyline underdog with odds of +156 or longer, and fell in each game.
• The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 39.1% in this matchup.

Twins vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana has been key for Minnesota with 103 hits, an OBP of .329 plus a slugging percentage of .421.
• Santana ranks 70th in baseball in home runs, and 87th in RBI.
• Willi Castro is batting .254 to lead Minnesota, while adding 11 homers and 52 runs batted in this season.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has put up a team-best batting average of .321, while leading the Blue Jays in home runs (27) and runs batted in (88).
• Guerrero is 19th in home runs and 13th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• George Springer has 17 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .217.

Twins vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Twins have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• The Twins have pitched to a 4.09 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• Twins pitchers have a 1.177 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Blue Jays has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 19th in the majors.
• Toronto’s 4.38 team ERA ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Blue Jays have the 19th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.279).