Atlanta Braves (50-27) vs Minnesota Twins (40-39)
2023-06-26 19:20:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Atlanta Braves -205 / Minnesota Twins +175 --- Over/Under: 8.5
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The Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves meet in MLB interleague action from Truist Park on Monday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Atlanta is a -205 home favorite while Minnesota is a +175 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Sonny Gray will start for Minnesota and is 4-1 with a 2.56 ERA and 84 strikeouts this season. Atlanta will send Spencer Strider to the mound here and Strider is 8-2 with a 3.93 ERA and 136 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
These two teams have not met since the 2019 season, when Atlanta won the last meeting by a final score of 11-7.
Trends
Minnesota is 23-47 in their last 70 road games and 18-38 in their last 56 games against the NL East while the over is 20-6 in their last 26 interleague road games against a team with a right-handed starter. Atlanta is 19-7 in their last 26 games overall and 63-25 in their last 88 games following a win while the over is 9-3 in their last 12 games overall.
Pick
I’m on the Braves here. I get why plus money is tempting with a starter like Sonny Gray, as Gray’s pitched pretty well for the Twins so far this season. However, the Twins are still striking out a ton against righties and against a starter like Strider, who feasts on strikeouts, that’s not going to be a road to success for Minnesota in this game. The Braves are coming off of that solid series win in Cincinnati and going back home I think they get it done here.
