St. Louis Cardinals (63-64) vs. Minnesota Twins (71-56)
August 25, 2024 2:10 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Twins -132 / St. Louis Cardinals +111; Over/Under: +8.5
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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Twins meet Sunday in MLB action from Target Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The St. Louis Cardinals will send out Erick Fedde here and Fedde is 8-7 with a 3.39 ERA and 122 strikeouts this season. In his career, Fedde is 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA and 16 strikeouts against the Twins. The Minnesota Twins will start Zebby Matthews here and Matthews is 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA and 6 strikeouts this season. This will be Matthews’ first career start against St. Louis.
St. Louis Cardinals Recap
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to win the series despite dropping game two on Saturday by a final score of 6-0. The Cardinals would make it back-to-back series wins with a win here to build on their win over the Milwaukee Brewers from earlier in the week.
Cardinals Trying To Sneak Into NL Playoffs
Nolan Arenado has 126 hits along with 19 doubles and 60 RBIs while Brendan Donovan has 124 hits and 56 RBIs with 27 doubles. Nolan Gorman has 19 home runs along with 50 RBIs in addition to 15 doubles while Masyn Winn has a .281 batting average, 128 hits and 10 stolen bases. Paul Goldschmidt also has 147 K’s while Gorman has a team-high 151 strikeouts as well this season. Alec Burleson also has a team-high 21 home runs and 70 RBIs as well this year.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Twins have lost 10 of their last 12 games as home favorites against NL Central opponents following a win.
- The Cardinals have won five of their last six games as underdogs against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in 11 of their last 12 games as underdogs following a loss.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games against the Cardinals following a win.
Minnesota Twins Recap
The Minnesota Twins will be looking to win the series after evening the set up at one win apiece following Saturday’s victory. The win gave the Twins a chance to bounce back from their series loss against the San Diego Padres earlier this week.
Twins Trying To Catch Guardians Atop AL Central
Willi Castro leads the Twins at the dish with 117 hits including 28 doubles and 5 triples as well as 49 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. Ryan Jeffers has a team-high 20 home runs, 59 RBIs and 18 doubles with a .237 batting average and .316 OBP. Carlos Santana has 18 home runs with 55 RBIs while Carlos Correa has 13 home runs, 47 RBIs and 16 doubles. Jose Miranda has 26 doubles and Castro has a team-high 126 strikeouts so far this season.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Cardinals have lost seven of their last eight games following a road loss.
- The Twins have won seven of their last eight day games against National League opponents following a home win.
- The Twins have covered the run line each of their last eight Sunday day games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four day games against AL Central opponents.
Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction
I’m on the Twins here. I haven’t loved what I’ve seen from Erick Fedde since being acquired by the Cards, and even when he was a member of the White Sox, Fedde was always less effective on the road. The Twins are playing some solid baseball and Matthews is still a highly-touted prospect in this system that they have to think highly of, giving him starts in late-August in a playoff race. I think the Twins get the job done here, so give me Minnesota.
