Twins vs. Royals Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

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29 March 2023

Twins vs. Royals Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

The Minnesota Twins start their season as road favorites (-155) in a matchup with the Kansas City Royals on Thursday at 4:10 PM ET, live on on BSKC from Kauffman Stadium.

Pablo Lopez will get the ball for Minnesota while Kansas City counter with Zack Greinke.

Twins vs. Royals Odds

Twins odds to win: -155
Royals odds to win: +132
Spread: Twins -1.5
Total: 9 runs

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Game Time and Information

Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Time: 4:10 PM ET
TV: BSKC

Who Will Win Twins vs. Royals?

Twins and Royals Betting Trends (2022)

The Twins won 55 of the 91 games they were the moneyline favorite last season (60.4%).

Minnesota had a record of 26-12 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -155 or shorter last year (68.4%).

Last season, the Royals were the underdog 134 times and won 52, or 38.8%, of those games.

Kansas City had a record of 22-50, a 30.6% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +132 or more by sportsbooks last season.

The Twins combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 73 times last season for a 73-76-12 record against the over/under.

The Royals and their opponents hit the over in 81 of their 161 games with a total last season.

Twins Stats & Insights (2022)

Last season the Twins were the 17th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.3 runs per game (696 total).

Minnesota averaged 1.1 home runs per game to rank 13th in MLB with 178 total home runs last season.

The Twins’ .248 batting average ranked 11th in the majors.

The club struck out 8.4 times per game, the No. 12 average in MLB.

The pitching staff for the Twins had a collective 8.4 K/9 last season, which ranked 20th in MLB.

Minnesota had the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.98).

Royals Stats & Insights (2022)

The Royals scored 640 runs (four per game) last season, which ranked 24th in MLB.

Kansas City hit just 138 homers last season, which ranked 26th in the league.

The Royals had a team batting average of .244 last season, which ranked 14th among MLB teams.

Kansas City showed patience at the plate last season, having the eighth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.

The Royals averaged the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.6) in the big leagues last season.

Kansas City pitchers had a combined ERA of 4.72 last year, which ranked 27th in MLB.

Twins Key Players to Watch (2022)

Lopez will start for the Twins, his first of the season.

Carlos Correa finished last season with a .291 batting average while adding 22 home runs and 64 RBI.

Kyle Farmer finished with 78 RBI while batting .253 and hitting 14 homers.

Jose Miranda finished last season with 15 home runs, 66 RBI and a batting average of .268.

Max Kepler collected 88 hits, posted an OBP of .318 and a .348 SLG.

Royals Key Players to Watch (2022)

The Royals will send out Greinke for his first start of the season.

Bobby Witt Jr. had 80 runs batted in while racking up a batting average of .254 last season.

Salvador Perez launched 23 home runs a season ago while slugging .465.

MJ Melendez hit .217 last season with 21 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 66 walks.

Hunter Dozier hit .236 with 26 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks.

Twins and Royals Injuries

Twins: Jorge Polanco: 10 Day IL (Knee), Gilberto Celestino: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Alex Kirilloff: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Josh Winder: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Ronny Henriquez: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Paddack: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Royce Lewis: 60 Day IL (Knee)

Royals: Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)