The Minnesota Twins are playing host to the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field. Fox Sports North will showcase this AL matchup and the action gets underway at 8:10 p.m. ET.
Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins Odds
Tampa Bay (receiving +100) is entering this one as the underdog to Minnesota (-110) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 9.5 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total now stand at -120 for the over and +100 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds standing at Rays +1.5 runs (-210) and Twins -1.5 runs (+175).
The Rays have gone 45-34 SU this year and are 43-35 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 1.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline, despite having gained 5.5 units ATS. The Twins, on the other hand, are 51-27 SU and 43-34 ATS. They’ve gained 18.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.9 units ATS.
Minnesota games have an over/under record of 39-33-5 thus far in 2019. Rays games have gone under 42 times, gone over 31 times and pushed on five occasions.
Right-hander Charlie Morton will get the nod for the visiting Rays. Morton is 8-1 with a 2.31 ERA and 113 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with six strikeouts and a 2.57 ERA against Minnesota this year.
The Twins are countering with Jake Odorizzi (10-3, 2.58 ERA). Odorizzi has 87 punchouts and 25 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.07. Odorizzi is 1-0 with nine strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in one start against Tampa Bay this year.
As a unit, Minnesota’s pitchers have yielded 4.3 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have a 3.74 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.40 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 9.2 K/9.
The Minnesota offense has produced 5.8 runs per contest, including 4.3 per game over its last 10 games and 4.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .280/.332/.462 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Twins’ offense has been led by Jorge Polanco, who is slashing .326/.383/.539 with 11 home runs, 39 RBIs and 50 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Tampa Bay’s pitchers have allowed 3.6 runs per game and its starters own a 3.03 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 10.01 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.60, along with a WHIP of 1.07.
The Rays offense has slashed .258/.332/.430 on its way to 4.6 runs scored per game this season, including 3.6 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Tommy Pham has led Tampa Bay’s hitters and is slashing .295/.400/.473 with 11 home runs, 33 RBIs, 36 runs and seven stolen bases.
The Twins just took the previous game in this series by a final score of nine runs to four.
Rays vs. Twins MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Twins, ATS Winner – Rays, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in five of Minnesota’s last seven games.
- The Rays have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games, including five over their last five.
- The Rays have an OPS of .762 this season and an OPS of .770 against right-handed pitchers. The Twins’ OPS stands at .845 overall and .829 against righties.
- Tampa Bay has recorded 18.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 22.2 over its last five.
- The Twins have won three of their last four games SU.
