Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins ALDS Game 1 odds, tips and betting trends

The Houston Astros host the Minnesota Twins to begin the ALDS on Saturday at 4:00 AM ET at Minute Maid Park.

The favored Astros (-160 moneyline odds to win) play at home against the Twins (+135). Neither club has announced a starting pitcher in this contest.

The Astros won their most recent game against the Diamondbacks Saturday by an 8-1 score. Alex Bregman went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively. Cristian Javier picked up the win on the strength of six innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out four.

The Twins defeated the Blue Jays 2-0 Saturday, with Sonny Gray registering the win while pitching five innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out six. Jorge Polanco went 2-for-3 to pace the Twins’ offense.

Here is what you need to prepare for this playoff contest between the Astros and Twins, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins odds and betting lines

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• Favorite: Astros (-160, bet $160 to win $100)
• Underdog: Twins (+135, bet $100 to win $135)
• Over/under: 8

• This season, the Astros have been favored 118 times and won 61, or 51.7%, of those games.
• Houston is 32-24 this season when entering a game favored by -160 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Astros, based on the moneyline, is 61.5%.
• Games involving Houston has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 83 of 162 chances this season.
• The Astros are 81-81-0 ATS in their 162 games with a spread this season.

• The Astros have hit 222 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
• Fueled by 524 extra-base hits, Houston ranks sixth in MLB with a .437 slugging percentage this season.
• The Astros rank fourth in MLB with a .259 team batting average.
• Houston is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fifth with 827 total runs this season.
• The Astros have an OBP of .332 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
• Houston has shown patience at the plate this season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.7) among MLB offenses.

• The Twins have been victorious in 20, or 40%, of the 50 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Minnesota has a win-loss record of 4-5 when favored by +135 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 42.6% chance of pulling out a win.
• Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 81 of its 164 opportunities.
• The Twins are 83-81-0 against the spread in their 164 games that had a posted line this season.

• The Twins average 1.4 home runs per game to rank third in MLB play with 233 total home runs .
• So far this year, Minnesota is seventh in the majors with a .427 slugging percentage.
• The Twins are 21st in the majors with a .243 batting average.
• Minnesota scores the 10th-most runs in baseball (778 total, 4.8 per game).
• The Twins rank 12th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .325.