The Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins meet Thursday in MLB action at Target Field. Here’s a Twins vs Guardians Prediction. This article will include a Twins vs Guardians Pick.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians are 47-46 on the year and play the Marlins next. The Cleveland Guardians are batting. 229 on the season, have a .311 OBP, and have a .367 slugging percentage. The Cleveland Guardians’ pitching staff has a 3.80 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Brayan Rocchio leads the Cleveland Guardians with 82 hits and 40 RBI, while Chase DeLauter and Jose Ramirez have combined for 143 hits and 75 RBI.
Gavin Williams gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 9-4 with a 3.89 ERA and 123 strikeouts this season. Williams is 3-3 with a 3.41 ERA and 36 strikeouts in his career against the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 46-47 on the year and play the Angels next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .248 on the season and have a .324 OBP and a .416 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff has a 4.67 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Byron Buxton leads the Minnesota Twins with 83 hits and 45 RBI, while Josh Bell and Brooks Lee have combined for 165 hits and 110 RBI.
Bailey Ober gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 6-3 with a 4.59 ERA and 46 strikeouts this season. Ober is 3-3 with a 3.15 ERA and 56 strikeouts in his career against the Cleveland Guardians.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Twins have won seven of their last eight games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Guardians have lost four of their last five games as road favorites.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 13 games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as underdogs against the Guardians following a win.
- The Twins have led after 3 innings in five of their last six games as home underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Guardians have lost the first inning in each of their last four day games against opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Twins have lost each of their last six day games against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have won each of their last nine Thursday games as favorites against the Twins.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in each of their last 10 Thursday games against the Twins.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine day games against AL Central opponents following a home win.
- The Guardians have led after 3 innings in six of their last seven day games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Guardians have led after 5 innings in six of their last seven day games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Twins have lost the first inning in four of their last five day games against AL Central opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Guardians’ last eight games as road favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Six of the Twins’ last seven games as underdogs against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Guardians’ last eight road games against AL Central opponents.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in 10 of the Twins’ last 11 day games against American League opponents.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Kody Clemens has hit a home run in three of the Twins’ last five games as underdogs.
- Bailey Ober has recorded a win in each of his last five appearances with the Twins as home underdogs.
- Bailey Ober has recorded four or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances in day games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Victor Caratini has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 home appearances against AL Central opponents.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Gavin Williams has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last three road appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Daniel Schneemann has recorded at least one hit in 14 of his last 15 appearances in day games against AL Central teams that held a losing record.
- Rhys Hoskins has hit a home run in each of his last three road appearances against the Twins.
- Gavin Williams ranks 6th in the league for total Strikeouts (123) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Twins are one of only five teams in the league to rank top 10 in both home runs and batting average this season.
- The Twins rank T6th in the league for runs scored this season (457).
- The Guardians rank 30th in the league for RBIs this season (351).
- The Guardians rank 30th in the league for slugging percentage this season (.367).
Twins vs Guardians Prediction
The Guardians have had success on the road, and you can argue they have the edge on the bump with Williams. He’s been strong with a 3.89 ERA and 1.18 WHIP through 106.1 innings. I get it. However, the Twins are having a strong week, and they’re a game away from becoming a .500 team. We see this with a team or two every year. With the All-Star break around the corner, a team gets hot for a week or so and enters the second half of the season with momentum. The Twins could be one of those teams this season. I’ll grab the plus money with the home team here.