The Houston Astros aim to right the ship by Saturday afternoon. Houston is 1-4 in the last five games as the Astros visit Target Field to take on the Minnesota Twins. The Astros are 3-5 in the overall standings this season, while the Twins finish 5-2 after beating Houston on Friday. Joe Ryan is scheduled to take the ball for Minnesota against Luis Garcia for Houston.
The first pitch is at 2:10 p.m. ET in Minneapolis. Caesars Sportsbook lists Minnesota as a -115 favorite (risk $115 to win $100) on the moneyline, while the over/under, or total number of runs Vegas believes to score, is 7.5 in the latest Astros vs. Twin odds. Before you play a Twins vs. Astros pick you need to check out the latest MLB predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine projection model.
The SportsLine projection model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB moneyline picks (+357) in the past two seasons, and it finished the 2022 MLB season on a 20-14 roll. Anyone who has followed it has seen profitable returns.
Now the model has dialed in on Astros vs. Twins and its predictions and best bets revealed. You can visit SportsLine now to check out the model’s MLB picks. Here are the MLB odds and betting trends for Twins vs. Astros:
- Astro vs. Twins moneyline: Twins -115, Astros -105
- Astro vs. Twins over/under: 7.5 runs
- Astro vs. Twins run line: Twins -1.5 (+162)
- HOU: The Astros are 66-38 in the last 104 non-division
- MINN: The Twins are 41-49 in the last 90 non-division games
- Astro vs. Twins picks: See picks on SportsLine
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Why you should support the Astros
Houston won the 2022 World Series with a dominant club that ranked in the top three in the American League in runs scored, home runs, walks, slugging percentage, OPS, and total bases. The Astros have an electric lineup, led by Kyle Tucker and Yordan Alvarez. Tucker owns a .321/.441/.714 slash with three home runs this season, and he’s coming off back-to-back seasons with at least 30 home runs. Tucker also stole 25 bases in 2022 and Alvarez is one of the best hitters in baseball.
He has an OPS of 1,019 this season after hitting 30 home runs in the past two years. Alvarez batted .613 in 2022, and the Astros are close to leading MLB in hits and walks so far in 2023. On the mound, Houston can also lean on the contributions of Luis Garcia, who had a 2.85 ERA on last season got the way. The Minnesota offense is near the bottom of the MLB with a .654 OPS this season, and the Twins have just six doubles in 2023.
Why you should support the Twins
The Twins are off to an impressive start, including a victory over the Astros on Friday in which Minnesota collected 11 hits and four walks against a remarkable Houston pitching staff. Minnesota’s pitching leads the way so far in 2023, posting the best team ERA (1.74) in baseball. Twins relievers have struckout 22 batters this season in 21.2 innings with a 1.02 WHIP. The Astros also struggle on offense with a .235 batting average and .346 slugging percentage en route to a 3-5 record.
From there, Minnesota can be confident with 26-year-old right-hander Joe Ryan on the mound. He posted a 3.55 ERA and 1.10 WHIP over 147 innings in 2022, including a 3.04 ERA at home and a 2.20 ERA in his last five starts. Ryan also opened the 2023 season with six one-run innings in a win over the Royals, and he averages 9.37 strikeouts and only 2.71 walks per career nine innings.
How Twins vs. Astros choices
SportsLine’s model leans on the number of runs, as the simulations have the teams combine for eight runs. It also says that one side of the money line has all the value. You can only get the choice of model from SportsLine.
So who will win Astros vs. twins? And which side of the money line has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the moneyline to jump on, all from the advanced model that ended on a roll last season, and find out.