The St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins meet Saturday in MLB action at Target Field. Here’s a Twins vs Cardinals Prediction. This article will include a Twins vs Cardinals Pick.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 37-30 on the year and play the Royals and Padres next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .244 on the season, with a .323 OBP and a .394 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff has a 4.10 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Jordan Walker leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 78 hits and 55 RBI, while Alec Burleson and Ivan Herrera have combined for 141 hits and 78 RBI.
Matthew Liberatore gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 3-3 with a 4.48 ERA and 61 strikeouts this season. Liberatore is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA and 1 strikeout in his career against the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 32-39 on the year and play the Rangers and Diamondbacks next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .239 on the season and have a .316 OBP and a .395 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff has a 4.81 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Byron Buxton leads the Minnesota Twins with 64 hits and 33 RBI, while Josh Bell and Brooks Lee have combined for 115 hits and 78 RBI.
Connor Prielipp gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 2-4 with a 5.15 ERA and 49 strikeouts this season. This will be Prielipp’s first career game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The home team has won each of the last four games between the Cardinals and Twins.
- The Cardinals have lost four of their last five games against American League opponents.
- The Twins have covered the run line in four of their last five home games against National League opponents.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six day games against AL Central opponents following a loss.
- The Twins have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Cardinals have lost the first inning in three of their last four day games against AL Central opponents.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in each of their last four day games at Target Field against National League opponents.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Twins have lost each of their last nine Saturday games as favorites.
- The Cardinals have won four of their last five games as underdogs against the Twins.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as home favorites against National League opponents.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line each of their last six games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in seven of their last eight day games.
- The Twins have lost the first inning in three of their last four games as favorites.
- The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in eight of their last nine day games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Twins’ last seven day games against National League opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Cardinals’ last four games as underdogs against AL Central opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last five games between the Cardinals and Twins.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last four day games against AL Central opponents.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Byron Buxton ranks 3rd in the league in Home Runs (21) this season.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Jordan Walker is one of only three players to hit over .300 and have 45+ RBIs this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Twins rank 28th in the league for ERA this season (4.81).
- The Twins rank 28th in the league for runs allowed this season (367).
- The Cardinals rank T28th in the league for triples this season (5).
- The Cardinals rank 28th in the league for strikeouts this season (518).
Twins vs Cardinals Prediction
I’m looking at the over in this spot. Through 66.1 innings, Liberatore has a 4.48 ERA and 1.51 WHIP. Liberatore has allowed 3 or more earned runs in 4 of his last 5 starts. Prielipp has a 5.15 ERA and 1.33 WHIP through 43.2 innings. In his last 14.2 innings, Prielipp has allowed 18 hits and 12 runs. I expect some fireworks with the quick turnaround. Two pitchers who haven’t been great. Give me the over.