Rays vs. Twins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 3, 2024

The Minnesota Twins (74-62) are the underdogs on the moneyline (-106) in Tuesday’s contest against the Tampa Bay Rays (67-69). Game time is set for 6:50 p.m. ET on BSSUN. The Twins are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +162 odds. Jeffrey Springs starts for Tampa Bay while David Festa is Minnesota’s starter for the contest.

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Rays vs. Twins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-114)
• Underdog: Twins (-106)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Twins Betting Insights

• The Rays have been favorites in 64 games this season and have come away with the win 33 times (51.6%) in those contests.
• This season Tampa Bay has been victorious 30 times in 54 chances when named as a favorite of at least -114 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 53.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Twins have gone 17-26 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 39.5% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -106 or longer, Minnesota has a 15-25 record (winning only 37.5% of its games).
• The Twins have an implied moneyline win probability of 51.5% in this contest.

Rays vs. Twins Hitting Leaders

• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in runs batted in with 59 while batting .277, which is also best on the team.
• Of all batters in Major League Baseball, Diaz’s home run total ranks him 142nd and his RBI tally places him 78th.
• Christopher Morel’s 21 home runs are most among Tampa Bay batters. He’s driven in 56 runs this season while slugging .355.
• Carlos Santana is batting .237 with 24 doubles, 18 home runs and 52 walks.
• In all of MLB, Santana ranks 74th in homers and 86th in RBI.
• Willi Castro is hitting .253 to pace his team.

Rays vs. Twins Pitching Rankings

• The Rays have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Rays have pitched to a 3.97 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined 1.233 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The Twins pitching staff ranks third in the majors with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Minnesota has the 18th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.17).
• Twins pitchers combine for the No. 3 WHIP in MLB (1.189).