The Oakland Athletics will go for their fourth consecutive win as they play host to the Minnesota Twins at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. NBC Sports – California will showcase this AL matchup and the game gets underway at 9:05 p.m. ET.
Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Odds
Minnesota (+220) is entering this game as the underdog to Oakland (-240) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this night game at 8.5 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total sit at -120 for the over and +100 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds coming in at Twins +1.5 runs (+100) and Athletics -1.5 runs (-120).
The Twins have gone 71-82 SU this year and are 78-74 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 11.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 0.1 units ATS. Minnesota has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven. The Athletics, on the other hand, are 93-61 SU and 82-71 ATS. They’ve gained 35.5 units for moneyline bettors and 11.1 units ATS. Oakland has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven outings and the over has cashed in five of those seven.
Neither team has been an obvious over/under play this season. Athletics games have an over/under record of 73-71-9 in 2018. Minnesota has an over/under record of 75-74-3.
Chase De Jong will get the nod for the visiting Twins. The right-handed De Jong is 0-1 with a 3.68 ERA and nine strikeouts. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (0-0, 3.60 ERA and six strikeouts across 10 innings).
The Athletics are going with righty Mike Fiers (12-7, 3.38 ERA), who has 131 strikeouts and 36 walks, as well as a 1.17 WHIP. Fiers is 1-0 with seven strikeouts and a 1.59 ERA in one start against Minnesota this year.
As a unit, Oakland’s pitching staff has given up 4.1 runs per game overall this year. The club’s starters have an ERA of 4.12, a WHIP of 1.23 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.6. The bullpen has a 3.37 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 8.8 K/9.
The Oakland offense is putting up 5.0 runs per outing, including 7.2 per game over its last 10 games and 9.8 per game over its last five. The team has hit .292/.392/.485 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Athletics’ hitters have been led by shortstop Marcus Semien and second baseman Jed Lowrie. Semien is slashing .259/.324/.381 with 12 home runs, 62 RBIs, 85 runs and 14 stolen bases, and Lowrie is batting .267 with 21 homers, 94 RBIs and 75 runs scored.
For the visiting squad, Minnesota’s pitchers have allowed 4.9 runs per game and its starters own a 4.61 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 8.28 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.62, along with a WHIP of 1.39 and a K/9 of 9.01.
The Twins offense has slashed .247/.317/.404 on its way to 4.5 runs scored per game in 2018, including 5.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 6.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
Minnesota’s hitters have been led by left fielder Eddie Rosario and first baseman Joe Mauer. Rosario is slashing .288/.323/.479 with 24 home runs, 77 RBIs and 87 runs scored, while Mauer (.273/.343/.373) is up to six homers, 45 RBIs and 54 runs scored.
The Twins have lost 3.9 units and are 57-52 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 56 of those games, compared to 51 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 30.3 units and are 52-46 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in 49 of those games, compared to 45 that went under.
Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Twins, O/U – OVER
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The over has hit in five of Minnesota’s last seven games.
The Twins have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games, including eight over their last five.
Minnesota has posted 27.4 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 29.6 over its last five.
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