Twins vs. Yankees odds, tips and betting trends

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24 April 2023

Twins vs. Yankees odds, tips and betting trends

On Monday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Minnesota Twins (12-10) hosting the New York Yankees (13-9) at 7:40 PM ET.

The Twins are favored (-148 moneyline odds to win) when they square off against the Yankees (+127). The scheduled starters are Sonny Gray (2-0) for the Minnesota Twins, and Jhony Brito (2-1) for the New York Yankees.

The Twins won their last game against the Nationals yesterday by a 3-1 score. Jorge Polanco went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively. Bailey Ober picked up the win on the strength of 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out four.

The Yankees lost to the Blue Jays 5-1 yesterday. DJ LeMahieu went 3-for-4 with a double, and Clarke Schmidt took the loss, throwing 5 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out eight.

Ahead of watching this Twins vs. Yankees matchup, here’s what you need to know about Monday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.

Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Twins (-148, bet $148 to win $100)
Underdog: Yankees (+127, bet $100 to win $127)
Over/under: 8

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Twins Stats and Trends

Twins Betting Records

The Twins have won 10, or 71.4%, of the 14 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Minnesota has a record of 5-2 when favored by -148 or more by bookmakers this season.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 59.7% chance of a victory for the Twins.
Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in eight of its 22 games with a total this season.
The Twins are 12-10-0 ATS in their 22 games with a spread this season.

Sonny Gray (Twins Probable Starter)

The Twins will send Gray (2-0) to the mound for his fifth start of the season. He is 2-0 with a .82 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s last time out came on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox, when he went five innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing seven hits.
The 33-year-old has an ERA of .82, with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in four games this season. Opponents have a .207 batting average against him.
Gray is looking for his fifth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.5 innings per appearance on the mound.
He will face a Yankees offense that ranks 19th in the league with 93 runs while batting .227 as a unit. It has a collective .399 slugging percentage (15th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 30 home runs (fourth in MLB).
The 33-year-old’s .82 ERA ranks third, 1.182 WHIP ranks 38th, and 10.6 K/9 ranks 13th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Twins Batting Stats

The Twins rank 15th in Major League Baseball with 25 home runs.
Hitters for Minnesota have combined for a team rank of 21st in the majors with a .380 team slugging percentage.
The Twins rank 24th in MLB with a .229 team batting average.
Minnesota has scored 91 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
The Twins have an on-base percentage of .298 this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
Minnesota ranks 23rd with an average of 9.5 strikeouts per game.

Yankees Stats and Trends

Yankees Betting Records

The Yankees have were defeated in both of the contests they have played as underdogs this season.
New York has played as an underdog of +127 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 44.1% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Contests with New York has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in seven of 22 chances this season.
The Yankees are 11-11-0 against the spread in their 22 games that had a posted line this season.

Jhony Brito (Yankees Probable Starter)

Brito (2-1) takes the mound first for the Yankees in his fifth start of the season. He’s put together a 5.40 ERA in 15 2/3 innings pitched, with 11 strikeouts.
In his most recent time out on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, the righty went 4 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering three hits.
The 25-year-old has a 5.40 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings across four games this season, while giving up a batting average of .255 to opposing hitters.
Brito heads into this game with two outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
He meets a Twins offense that ranks 21st in the league with 91 total runs scored while batting .229 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .380 slugging percentage (21st in MLB action) and has hit a total of 25 home runs (15th in the league).
Head-to-head against the Twins this season, Brito has thrown 2/3 of an inning, giving up seven earned runs on six hits.

Yankees Batting Stats

The Yankees rank fourth in MLB play with 30 total home runs.
So far this year, New York is 15th in the majors with a .399 slugging percentage.
The Yankees are 25th in the majors with a .227 batting average.
New York scores the 19th-most runs in baseball (93 total, 4.2 per game).
The Yankees’ .307 on-base percentage is 22nd in baseball.

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