Twins vs. Pirates: Odds, spread, over/under
In the series opener on Friday, August 18, Pablo Lopez will toe the rubber for the Minnesota Twins (63-59) as they square off against the Pittsburgh Pirates (54-67), who will counter with Andre Jackson. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 PM ET at Target Field.
The Twins are -225 moneyline favorites in this matchup with the Pirates (+185). An 8.5-run total has been listed for this contest.
Twins vs. Pirates Time and TV Channel
- Date: Friday, August 18, 2023
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- TV: BSN
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Field
- Probable Pitchers: Lopez - MIN (8-6, 3.66 ERA) vs Jackson - PIT (0-0, 5.47 ERA)
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Twins vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Run Line and Total
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Twins vs. Pirates Betting Trends and Insights
- This season, the Twins have been favored 81 times and won 48, or 59.3%, of those games.
- The Twins have gone 6-4 (winning 60% of their games) when they have played as moneyline favorites of -225 or shorter.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Minnesota has a 69.2% chance to win.
- The Twins played as the moneyline favorite for seven of their last 10 games, and finished 3-4 in those matchups.
- In its last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), Minnesota and its opponents combined to go over the run total four times.
- The Pirates have been underdogs in 96 games this season and have come away with the win 40 times (41.7%) in those contests.
- This year, the Pirates have won four of eight games when listed as at least +185 or worse on the moneyline.
- In seven games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by oddsmakers, the Pirates had a record of 3-4.
- In the last 10 games with a total, Pittsburgh and its opponents have combined to hit the over eight times.
Twins vs. Pirates Player Props
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Twins Futures Odds
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