The New York Yankees (42-19) will look to Juan Soto, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins (33-26) Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET on YES. The Yankees are -169 favorites for the contest, according to bookmakers. Luis Gil will get the ball for New York while Minnesota will counter with Bailey Ober.
Here is our betting primer for this game, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $31.83
Yankees to win vs Twins -169
Yankees vs. Twins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-169)
- Underdog: Twins (+142)
- Over/under: 8
Yankees vs. Twins Betting Insights
- The Yankees have come away with 31 wins in the 44 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season New York has come away with a win 11 times in 15 chances when named as a favorite of at least -169 on the moneyline.
- The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 62.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Twins have won nine of the 22 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (40.9%).
- Minnesota has played as a moneyline underdog of +142 or longer in just two games this season, which it split 1-1.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Twins’ implied win probability is 41.3%.
Yankees vs. Twins Hitting Leaders
- Soto leads New York in runs batted in with 53 while batting .322, which is also best on the team.
- Soto is fourth in homers and second in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
- Aaron Judge’s 21 home runs are most among New York batters. He’s driven in 47 runs this season while slugging .658.
- Ryan Jeffers leads the Twins in home runs (12) and runs batted in (36).
- Among all hitters in MLB, Jeffers is 15th in home runs and 25th in RBI.
- Willi Castro has a club-high .260 batting average.
Yankees vs. Twins Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
- The Yankees have pitched to a 2.78 ERA this season, which ranks first in baseball.
- The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.123 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
- The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Twins pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
- Minnesota has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.09).
- The Twins have the ninth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.203).