The Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros meet Saturday in MLB action at Daikin Park. Here’s an Astros vs Twins Prediction. This article will include an Astros vs Twins Pick.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 36-33 on the year and play the Reds, Brewers, and Mariners next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .244 on the season, have a .315 OBP, and a .392 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins pitching staff has a 3.91 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Ty France leads the Minnesota Twins with 68 hits and 37 RBI, while Trevor Larnach and Byron Buxton have combined for 119 hits and 73 RBI.
Joe Ryan gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 7-2 with a 2.96 ERA and 82 strikeouts this season. Ryan is 2-4 with a 7.58 ERA and 37 strikeouts in his career against the Houston Astros.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros are 39-30 on the year and play the Athletics, Angels, and Phillies next. The Houston Astros are batting .256 on the season, have a .320 OBP, and a .396 slugging percentage. The Houston Astros’ pitching staff has a 3.49 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Jeremy Pena leads the Houston Astros with 89 hits and 34 RBI, while Jose Altuve and Isaac Paredes have combined for 136 hits and 72 RBI.
Hunter Brown gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 8-3 with a 1.82 ERA and 93 strikeouts this season. Brown is 2-2 with a 5.16 ERA and 36 strikeouts in his career against the Minnesota Twins.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- The Twins have lost seven of their last eight day games against American League opponents.
- The Astros have won each of their last four home games after playing the previous day.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six Saturday day games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Astros have covered the run line in four of their last five games against the Twins.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in five of their last six games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Astros have won the first inning in each of their last three home games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four day games against American League opponents.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Twins have won 11 of their last 12 games as underdogs against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Astros have lost five of their last six games as favorites against the Twins following a win.
- The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last 12 games as underdogs against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games as home favorites against AL Central opponents following a win.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven home games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Houston Astros Player Prop Facts
- Jeremy Pena has recorded a Double in four of the Astros’ last five games against AL Central opponents at Daikin Park.
- Jeremy Pena has scored at least one run in each of the Astros’ last six home games.
- Jeremy Pena has recorded two or more hits in each of the Astros’ last eight home games against AL Central opponents.
- Isaac Paredes has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances at Daikin Park against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Isaac Paredes has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five home appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Hunter Brown ranks T2nd in the league for Wins (8) this season.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Trevor Larnach has hit a home run in each of his last two road appearances against the Astros.
- Carlos Correa has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four appearances with the Twins as road underdogs against the Astros.
- Carlos Correa has recorded at least one RBI in seven of his last eight appearances with the Twins as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- Byron Buxton has scored at least one run in each of his last five appearances with the Twins as road underdogs.
- Joe Ryan has recorded six or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight appearances against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Ty France has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with his team as an underdog against AL West opponents.
- Joe Ryan has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances.
- Joe Ryan ranks T6th in the league for Wins (7) this season.
Astros vs Twins Prediction
Ryan has been fantastic this season, and the Twins have won his last six starts. The problem is that the Twins as a team have been a mess over the last two weeks, and the offense isn’t showing up. The Astros have been racking up the wins over the last month, and Brown looks like a CY Young candidate. Brown has a 1.82 ERA and 0.96 WHIP on the season, and he has a 0.88 ERA and .152 allowed batting average in 30.2 home innings. Give me the Astros and the reasonable price.