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The Minnesota Twins hit the road to face the best team in baseball as they visit the New York Yankees. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Yankees prediction and pick.
The Twins come into the series sitting at 33-26 on the year, which is good for third in the AL Central. They have been solid as of late. The Twins took two of three from the Astros over the weekend and have won nine of their last 12 games. Meanwhile, the Yankees are 42-19 on the year, which is the best record in baseball. They have won five straight, sweeping the Giants over the weekend. The Yankees have also won nine of their last 12 games.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Twins-Yankees Odds
Minnesota Twins: +1.5 (-142)
Moneyline: +150
New York Yankees: -1.5 (+118)
Moneyline: -178
Over: 8 (-102)
Under: 8 (-120)
How to Watch Twins vs. Yankees
Time: 7:05 PM ET/ 4:05 PM PT
TV: BSNO/YES/TBS
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Twins Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Twins are 12th in runs scored, 23rd in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage, and tenth in slugging percentage. Ryan Jeffers has been solid at the plate this year. He is hitting .246 on the year with a .333 on-base percentage. He has 14 doubles and 12 home runs, which has led to 36 RBIs. Further, he has stolen two bases and scored 25 times. Also driving in runs in Carlos Santana. He is hitting just .215 on the year with a .301 on-base percentage. Santana has six doubles and eight home runs, good for 23 RBIs. He has also scored 18 times.
Meanwhile, Edouard Julien and Willi Castro are both scoring well. Julien is hitting just .207 with six doubles and seven home runs. That has led to 17 RBIs. Julien has also stolen six bases and scored 24 times. Castro is hitting .260 on the year, with a .335 on-base percentage. He has 12 doubles, four triples, and four home runs. This is good for 16 RBIs. Castro has also stolen seven bases and scored 31 times.
The Twins are 19th in team ERA while sitting ninth in WHIP and 19th in opponent batting average. The Twins will send Bailey Ober to the mound in this one. He is 5-3 with a 4.89 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. Last time out it was five innings of work, giving up six runs. It was the second time in his last four starts that he has given up five or more runs in an outing. Only three current Yankees have at-bats against Ober. Juan Soto has had the most success, going two for three with two doubles and an RBI.
Why The Yankees Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Yankees are third in the majors in runs scored while sitting fifth in batting average, first in slugging, and second in on-base percentage. Juan Soto has led the way this year. He is hitting .322 on the year with a .417 on-base percentage. He has 11 doubles, three triples, and 17 home runs. This has led to 53 RBIs and 46 runs scored. Aaron Judge leads the team in home runs this year. He has 18 doubles and 21 home runs while hitting .288 on the year. He is also getting on base at a .417 rate. Judge has also scored 43 times this year.
Anthony Volpe is also having a great year. He is hitting .284 on the year with a .352 on-base percentage. He has ten doubles, five triples, and six home runs. This has led to 25 RBIs. Further, Volpe has stolen 11 bases and scored 42 times. Meanwhile, Giancarlo Stanton is driving in runs this year. He is hitting .231 on the year with a .282 on-base percentage. Stanton has nine doubles and 14 home runs, leading to 32 RBIs. He has also scored 24 times this year.
Yankees pitching is first in team ERA while sitting third in WHIP and first in opponent batting average. Luis Gil will be on the mound for the Yankees in this one. He is 7-1 with a 1.99 ERA and a .95 WHIP. That places him fifth in the majors in ERA and sixth in WHIP. Gil has been dominant as of late. In his last six starts, he has not given up more than one run while going six or more innings. He has won each of his last six starts and has a .70 ERA in those games.
Final Twins-Yankees Prediction & Pick
The Yankees have been dominant with Luis Gil on the mound. Not only is he winning games, but the Yankees are scoring a ton of runs in support. In the last six games with him on the mound, they have scored 35 runs, good for nearly six per game. The Twins do not have the offense to keep up with that, and will not get those runs against Luis Gil. Take the Yankees in this one.
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