Twins vs. Reds odds, tips and betting trends

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19 September 2023

Twins vs. Reds odds, tips and betting trends

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins (79-72) are visiting the Cincinnati Reds (79-73), at 6:40 PM ET, in the second game of a three-game set.

The Reds are an underdog at home (+119) against the Twins (-141). The Minnesota Twins will hand the ball to Kenta Maeda (5-7, 4.50 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Reds will counter with Fernando Cruz (0-1, 4.05 ERA).

Yesterday, the Reds picked up a 7-3 victory over the Twins, with Connor Phillips (7.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 7 K) earning the win for the Reds. Will Benson finished 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI to lead the offense. Joe Ryan (5.0 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 5 K) picked up the loss for the Twins.

Ahead of the Twins vs. Reds matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Minnesota Twins vs. Cincinnati Reds Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:19 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Twins (-141, bet $141 to win $100)
Underdog: Reds (+119, bet $100 to win $119)
Over/under: 9

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Twins Stats and Trends

Twins Betting Records

This season, the Twins have been favored 102 times and won 60, or 58.8%, of those games.
Minnesota has a record of 34-28 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -141 on the moneyline.
The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 58.5% chance of a victory for the Twins.
Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 75 of 151 opportunities.
The Twins are 74-77-0 against the spread in their 151 chances this season.

Kenta Maeda (Twins Probable Starter)

Maeda (5-7) gets the starting nod for the Twins in his 20th start of the season. He has a 4.50 ERA in 96 2/3 innings pitched, with 104 strikeouts.
The righty last appeared on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox, when he tossed seven innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
The 35-year-old has put together a 4.50 ERA and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 19 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .251 to opposing hitters.
Maeda is trying to collect his seventh quality start of the season.
Maeda is aiming for his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.1 frames per appearance on the hill.
He has had one appearance this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
He will take the hill against a Reds squad that is hitting .248 as a unit (17th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .412 (17th in MLB) with 177 total home runs (15th in MLB).

Twins Batting Stats

The Twins’ 215 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 485 extra-base hits, Minnesota ranks 10th in MLB with a .424 slugging percentage this season.
The Twins rank 22nd in MLB with a .241 team batting average.
Minnesota has scored the 12th-most runs in the majors this season with 708 (4.7 per game).
The Twins have an on-base percentage of .321 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
Minnesota ranks last in strikeouts per game (10.3) among MLB offenses.

Reds Stats and Trends

Reds Betting Records

The Reds have been victorious in 57, or 50%, of the 114 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Cincinnati has a win-loss record of 33-34 when favored by +119 or worse by bookmakers this year.
The Reds have an implied victory probability of 45.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Cincinnati’s games have gone over the total in 74 of its 151 opportunities.
The Reds have an against the spread record of 91-60-0 in 151 games with a line this season.

Fernando Cruz (Reds Probable Starter)

Cruz (0-1) pitches first for the Reds to make his second start this season.
His most recent appearance was in relief on Saturday when the righty tossed two scoreless innings against the New York Mets without allowing a hit.
In 53 appearances this season, he has put up a 4.05 ERA and averages 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .200 against him.
He is looking to keep a streak of four games without giving up an earned run alive.
He meets a Twins offense that ranks 12th in the league with 708 total runs scored while batting .241 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .424 slugging percentage (10th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 215 home runs (fifth in the league).

Reds Batting Stats

The Reds rank 15th in baseball with 177 total home runs.
So far this year, Cincinnati’s .412 slugging percentage ranks 17th in baseball.
The Reds have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.248).
The offense for Cincinnati is No. 10 in the majors, scoring 4.7 runs per game (717 total runs).
The Reds’ .326 on-base percentage is 12th in the majors.

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