The Minnesota Twins and Athletics meet Monday in MLB action at Sutter Health Park. Here’s an Athletics vs Twins Prediction. This article will include an Athletics vs Twins Pick.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 63-68 on the year and play the Tigers and White Sox next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .245 on the season, with a .319 OBP and a .405 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff has a 4.66 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. Josh Bell leads the Minnesota Twins with 117 hits and 77 RBI, while Luke Keaschall and Brooks Lee have combined for 227 hits and 107 RBI.
Zebby Matthews gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 7-8 with a 5.12 ERA and 81 strikeouts this season. Matthews is 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 5 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 51-80 on the year and play the Orioles and Rangers next. The Athletics are batting .244 on the season, have a .318 OBP, and have a .400 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.47 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 99 hits and 51 RBI, while Jeff McNeil and Tyler Soderstrom have combined for 192 hits and 99 RBI.
Jeffrey Springs gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 3-11 with a 6.02 ERA and 89 strikeouts this season. Springs is 2-1 with a 3.54 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his career against the Minnesota Twins.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Twins have lost seven of their last eight games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
- The home team has won each of the Twins’ last six games.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the Twins’ last six games.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Twins have lost the first inning in each of their last three games against AL West opponents.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven road games against American League opponents.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last nine games against AL Central opponents.
- The Twins have won each of their last nine Monday night games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 14 night games at Sutter Health Park following a win.
- The Twins have covered the run line in 15 of their last 16 road games against AL West opponents following a road loss.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in each of their last nine Monday night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Twins have won the first inning in three of their last four night games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in seven of their last eight Monday night games against opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Twins’ last 10 games as road favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Athletics’ last six home games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Athletics’ last eight games against AL Central opponents.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in 11 of the Twins’ last 12 road games against AL West opponents.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Lawrence Butler has hit a home run in four of the Athletics’ last five home games.
- Jeffrey Springs has recorded four or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine home appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Zack Gelof has recorded at least one hit in 20 of his last 21 home appearances after playing the previous day.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Brooks Lee has hit a home run in three of the Twins’ last four road games.
- Zebby Matthews has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five road appearances against AL West opponents.
- Josh Bell has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 road appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Zebby Matthews has recorded a win in each of his last three appearances.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (200).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for runs allowed this season (755).
- The Twins rank 27th in the league for runs allowed this season (654).
- The Twins rank 26th in the league for ERA this season (4.66).
Athletics vs Twins Prediction
I don’t love Matthews and his 5.12 ERA and 1.33 WHIP, but the A’s look like a team ready for the season to end, and the Twins are in the thick of the wild card race. Also, Springs hasn’t been any better, with a 6.02 ERA and 1.48 WHIP. The A’s are 4-12 in Springs last 16 games. This series is a gift for the Twins and their playoff chase. They better take advantage of it. I’ll lay the reasonable price with the Twins on the road.