The Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals meet Sunday in MLB action at Busch Stadium. Here’s a Cardinals vs Twins Prediction. This article will include a Cardinals vs Twins Pick.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 0-2 on the year and play the White Sox, Astros, and Royals next. The Twins haven’t been able to find their offense in this series, as they’ve been outscored 4-10 through two games. The Twins are hitting .235 on the season and are getting guys on base, but they’re still waiting for the big hit to break things open. The Twins hope to avoid their first 0-3 start since the 2016 season. Trevor Larnach leads the Minnesota Twins with 3 hits and 0 RBI, while Willi Castro and Harrison Bader have combined for 4 hits and 4 RBI.
Bailey Ober gets the ball for the Twins, and he was 12-9 with a 3.98 ERA and 191 strikeouts last season. This will be Ober’s second career game against the Cardinals.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 2-0 on the year and play the Angels, Red Sox, and Pirates next. The Cardinals are batting .303 and have an OPS of .858, which isn’t too shabby for a team nobody expected to do much. It’s still early in the season, but the Cardinals have a chance to start 3-0 for the first time since 2006. Ivan Herrera leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 4 hits and 2 RBI, while Lars Nootbaar and Nolan Arenado have combined for 8 hits and 6 RBI.
Andre Pallante gets the ball for the Cardinals, and he was 8-8 with a 3.78 ERA and 94 strikeouts last season. Pallante is 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA and 5 strikeouts in his career against the Twins.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Twins have lost each of their last six games as favorites.
- The underdogs have won nine of the Twins’ last 10 games.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as underdogs.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in 13 of their last 14 games as road favorites.
- The Twins have lost the first inning in each of their last four games against National League opponents.
- The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six Sunday games.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games against National League opponents.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Cardinals have lost four of their last five home games against the Twins following a home win.
- The Twins have won four of their last five games against the Cardinals following a road loss.
- The Twins have covered the run line in 10 of their last 12 day games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five Sunday home games.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games at Busch Stadium against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Twins have led after 3 innings in five of their last six day games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
Cardinals vs Twins Prediction
The Cardinals aren’t great on paper and not too many people had them doing much this season, so you’re kind of just waiting for the shoe to drop. With that said, the Twins haven’t been able to get guys off base through two games, and I need to see the offense have that breakthrough. Pallante was respectable last year and the more the Cardinals have success, the more that confidence is going to build. We know the fans are going to show up regardless, which is a nice boost. The Cardinals have simply been the better team in this series. I’ll take a shot with the plus money.