Jordan Montgomery takes to the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they face the Minnesota Twins. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.

Twins-Diamondbacks Projected Starters 

David Festa vs. Jordan Montgomery

David Festa (0-0) with a 0.00 ERA.

Last Start: Festa will be making his first major league start in this game. His last start was against Toledo in the minors. He went 5.2 innings, giving up six hits and four runs in a winning effort.

2024 Road Splits: Festa was 2-1 in away games with a 2.60 ERA in Triple-A this year.

Jordan Montgomery (6-4) with a 5.71 ERA and 1.57 WHIP

Last Start: Montgomery went six innings in his last start, giving up five hits and a walk. One of the hits was a home run, as Montgomery gave up two runs total, taking the win over the Phillies. It was his third straight win.

2024 Home Splits: Montgomery has made seven starts at home this year, going 3-2 with a 6.55 ERA and a .324 opponent batting average.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Twins-Diamondbacks Odds

Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+146)

Moneyline: -104

Arizona Diamondbacks: +1.5 (-176)

Moneyline: -112

Over: 9.5 (+100)

Under: 9.5(-122)

How to Watch Twins vs. Diamondbacks

Time: 3:40 PM ET/ 12:40 PM PT

TV: BSNO/ARID

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Why The Twins Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Twins are tenth in runs scored, 13th in batting average, 11th in one base percentage, and seventh in slugging percentage. Ryan Jeffers leads the way this year. He is hitting .236 on the year with a .323 on-base percentage. He has 13 home runs and 41 RBIs this year while scoring 30 runs on the year. Carlos Santana has been solid this year as well. He is hitting .244 on the year with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs. He has also scored 30 runs on the year. Carlos Correa rounds out the top bats this year. He is hitting .298 on the year with a .362 on-base percentage. He has eight home runs and 36 RBIs while scoring 37 times this year.

Jose Miranda has been hitting well as of late. He is hitting .333 in the last week with a home run and six RBIs. He has also scored twice. Royce Lewis has also been slugging well. In the last week, he has three home runs, all solo home runs, for his three RBIs. He has also scored five times in the last week. Byron Buxton may be the hottest bat in the lineup. In the last week, he is hitting .400 with two home runs and four RBIs while scoring four times.

Current members of the Twins have 96 career at-bats against Jordan Montgomery. They have hit .281 of him with six home runs. Christian Vasquez leads the way. He is seven for 24 against Montgomery with three home runs and four RBIs. Manuel Margot has also been successful against Montgomery, going six for 20 with four doubles a home run, and three RBIs. Carlos Correa also has a home run with four hits, three RBIs, and a walk-in in 14 at-bats against Montgomery.

Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Diamondbacks are ninth in runs scored while sitting eighth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging. Christian Walker comes in leading the way. He is hitting .252 on the year with 17 home runs and 50 RBIs. He has also scored 47 times this year. Leading the team in hitting is Ketel Marte. Marte is hitting .280 on the year with a .340 on-base percentage. He has 16 home runs and 46 RBIs, plus has scored 51 times. Scoring runs is something Corbin Carroll has done well this year. While he is hitting just .215, he has a .307 on-base percentage. He has 14 stolen bases and 45 runs scored this year. Carroll has also driven in 23 runs on the year.

In the last week, Ketel Marte has been driving in a fair amount of runs. In five games he is hitting just .200, but has a home run and four RBIs. Christian Walker also has a home run in the last week, but that is his only RBI as he is hitting .208 in the last six games. He has scored three times though.  The hottest bat in the lineup may be Lourdes Gurriel Jr. He is hitting .381 in the last week. He has a home run, but just one RBI. Gurriel has also scored just once in the last week.

Final Twins-Diamondbacks Prediction & Pick

The Diamondbacks have been hit-and-miss in the last week. They have scored just one run in three of their last six games while scoring five runs in the other three. The Twins have been much more consistent, with just two games under four runs. One of those was a 3-0 shutout win. They have climbed into second place in the division, and have been playing better as of late. Take more consistency in this one.

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Final Twins-Diamondbacks Prediction & Pick: Twins ML (-104)