The Minnesota Twins take on the Oakland Athletics. Our MLB odds series has our Twins Athletics prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Twins Athletics.

The Minnesota Twins are the streakiest team in baseball this year, and it's not even close. The Twins are 41-34, which is not a bad record or an amazing one. Yet, how the Twins have arrived at that 41-34 record through their first 75 games of the season is remarkable. The Twins started 7-13 in their first 20 games. Then they went on their 12-game winning streak and eventually went 17-3 in their next 20 to move to 24-16 through 40. Then they lost their next seven in a row to fall to 24-23. Then they won 9 of 12 to move to 33-26. Then they lost five straight to drop to 33-31. Then they won 8 of 9 to rise to 41-32. Then they lost two straight to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Some teams win one day and lose the next. They might win 2 of 3 games in a series several times, slowly gaining ground in the standings. The Twins are not steady at all. They usually play well for a week and then play poorly for a week. They will sweep a few series and will then get swept once. It will be fascinating to see how long this kind of volatility can last.

Here are the Twins-Athletics MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Twins-Athletics Odds

Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+104)

Oakland Athletics: +1.5 (-125)

Over: 8.5 (-102)

Under: 8.5 (-120)

How To Watch Twins vs. Athletics

TV: Bally Sports North (Twins) / NBC Sports California (Athletics) / MLB Extra Innings

Stream: MLB.tv

Time: 9:40 p.m. ET/6:40 p.m. PT

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Why The Twins Could Cover The Spread

The Twins have bounced around this season and have been one of the harder teams to figure out in the American League, but they are 4-0 against the A's and have consistently hit Oakland's pitching. That comes across very clearly from Minnesota's sweep of the four-game series the two teams played one week ago. It's hard to overlook or ignore that reality when you size up this game from a betting standpoint.

Why The Athletics Could Cover The Spread

The Twins are either really hot or really cold, with virtually nothing in between. This is the ultimate roller-coaster ride in Major League Baseball in 2024. Given that the Twins have lost their last two games, a lot of bettors would normally say this is a good bounce-back spot for the Twins. However, Minnesota's track record in 2024 shows that the Twins play great or poorly in seven- or eight-game bunches. The Twins might not figure it out in this game. They might continue to struggle, which would be in line with how they have played this year. Oakland, for its part, finally played good baseball again versus the Royals, winning that series after a nine-game losing skid. Expect the A's to be better in this series than they were versus the Twins a week ago in Minnesota. There is bound to be some regression to the mean from the Twins against the A's.

Final Twins-Athletics Prediction & Pick

The Twins seem like the right play here, but after Minnesota won four straight against Oakland last weekend, it's hard to shake the feeling that the laws of averages might catch up with the streaky Twins. Our official recommendation: Pass. Wait for a live-play opportunity.

Final Twins-Athletics Prediction & Pick: Twins -1.5