The Minnesota Twins (54-44) and Byron Buxton (2 HR in his last game) are underdogs (+115) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies (63-36) on Monday at 7:40 PM ET on NBCS-PH. Philadelphia’s Ranger Suarez gets the start, and he’ll go against Minnesota’s Bailey Ober.
Check out our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $34.60
Phillies to win vs Twins -137
Phillies vs. Twins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-137)
- Underdog: Twins (+115)
- Over/under: 8
Phillies vs. Twins Betting Insights
- The Phillies have been chosen as favorites in 82 games this year and have walked away with the win 54 times (65.9%) in those games.
- This season Philadelphia has been victorious 45 times in 68 chances when named as a favorite of at least -137 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 57.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Twins have won 11 of the 29 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (37.9%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +115 or longer, Minnesota has a record of 2-8 (20%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Twins a 46.5% chance to win.
Phillies vs. Twins Hitting Leaders
- Bryce Harper leads Philadelphia in batting average (.297) and home runs (22) this season, while also chipping in with 63 RBI.
- Harper’s home runs rank him ninth in Major League Baseball, and he is 15th in RBI.
- Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 71 while batting .296 with 11 homers.
- Carlos Santana has a team-best 14 home runs.
- Among all batters in MLB, Santana’s home run total puts him 55th, and his RBI total ranks 81st.
- Willi Castro has 24 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 34 walks while hitting .265.
Phillies vs. Twins Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- The Phillies have the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.44.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.159 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
- The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Twins pitching staff paces the majors.
- Minnesota has the 19th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.16).
- The Twins have the third-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.181).