Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction & Betting Tips 8/12/2024

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At 7:40 PM ET, the Twins and Royals will square off in an AL Central matchup. This one is being played at Target Field in Minneapolis, and the Twins are favored on the money line (-156). The money line odds for a Royals win are sitting at +132, and the over/under line is at 8 runs.

BSKC will be televising this one, and the forecast for Monday’s matchup calls for scattered clouds and temperatures in the low 80s. Brady Singer is starting for the Royals, and he is facing off against Pablo Lopez. Lopez and the Twins are looking to snap a two-game losing streak, and they are currently 2nd in the AL Central. The Royals are 3rd in the division, and they are 65-53 overall.

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Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals Trends and Key Stats

• The Royals are 4-1 in their five most recent road games, including a 3-2 runline record.
• Conversely, the Twins have achieved a 2-3 (SU) record and 2-3 record in their last five home games.
• Over their last ten games when playing as the favorite, the Twins have won 6-4 straight-up, and have a 6-4 record vs. the runline.
• Over their previous ten games as the underdog, the Royals have a straight-up record of 4-6 and a 5-5 record vs. the runline.

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction

Heading into their last game vs. the Cardinals, the Royals closed out the series with an 8-3 win. Leading up to thethe game, they were the slight favorite at -122 on the money line. It was a big 4th inning that really turned things in their favor, and the Cardinals could only score two runs, both of which came in the 2nd.

Michael Wacha put together a good start for the Royals, going seven innings and giving up just two earned runs, and picking up the win. Kansas City’s offense was carried by Salvador Perez, who went 3/3 with a homer and two RBIs.

Kansas City is 65-53 overall this year, and they are four games behind the Guardians for the AL Central lead. The Royals have gone 25-11 against other teams in the AL Central. They are currently on the road, where they are 27-28 this year.

The Royals have been good as the favorite this year, going 38-23, and they are 27-30 as the underdog. Kansas City has won two straight series on the road, and their overall series record is 17-18-2 this year. They split their most recent series vs. the Cardinals and are 6-4 over their last 10 games.

The Royals have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 66-52 overall. They have been particularly good on the run line as the underdog, going 35-22. Their average run margin in winning games is 4.0, while their average run margin in losing games is -3.0.

Today’s over/under line of 8 runs is right in line with the average over/under line for Kansas City this season. The Royals have played in 73 games with higher over/under lines than 8 runs, and their games have averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. Kansas City’s over/under record for the season is 53-62, and they are currently on a five-game over streak.

Brady Singer will be looking to bounce back from his last outing, where he took the loss and gave up four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of work. Before that outing, he had won three straight starts. Singer’s ERA for the season is 3.03, along with a record of 8-7. Out of his 23 starts, he has turned in 10 quality starts and is averaging 8.33 strikeouts per nine innings. For the year, Singer has allowed 13 home runs. At home, his ERA is 2.64 compared to 4.43 on the road.

As a team, the Royals are averaging 4.8 runs per game, which is 9th best in the league. They have been even better at home, putting up 5.3 runs per contest. Overall, they are batting .254, which is 7th in the MLB. Kansas City has the league’s top home run hitter in Bobby Witt Jr., who also leads the team with a batting average of .347.

Witt Jr. has been hot of late, going 10/30 in his last seven games with two homers and nine RBIs. Salvador Perez is also swinging a good bat for the Royals, hitting .280 for the season and going 8/30 in his last seven games. Perez has gone deep five times in his last 30 at-bats.

Minnesota is coming off a game in which they wasted several good performances. In their 5-3 loss to Cleveland, Byron Buxton went 2/4 with two homers, and David Festa was excellent out of the bullpen, going 3 1/3 innings and giving up just one run while striking out three. However, the Twins couldn’t close things out, and Caleb Thielbar took the loss out of the bullpen. Minnesota was also the -118 favorite at home going into the game.

David Festa got the start for the Twins, going just 3 1/3 innings, and took the loss. He only gave up one run and issued just three walks, but Minnesota’s offense scored the go-ahead run in the 2nd inning before Festa could pick up the win. The Twins also wasted a big game from Byron Buxton, who homered twice, going 2/4.

With an overall record of 65-52, the Twins are 3.5 games behind the Guardians for the AL Central lead. Minnesota will take on the Royals today, and they are 2nd in the AL Central and have gone 26-16 against other teams in the division this year. The Twins dropped their last two games of the series vs. the Guardians.

At home, the Twins are 34-23 this year and have gone 31-29 on the road. As the favorite, the Twins are 52-31 this year and 13-21 as the underdog. So far, they have an overall series record of 21-13-3.

Minnesota is 25-32 against the run line at home this season, and they have failed to cover the run line in their last two home games. The Twins are 57-60 overall against the run line this season, and their average run margin in winning games is +3.7 runs per game.

Minnesota is hosting Kansas City today, and the over/under line is set at 8 runs. The Twins have played in 46 games with higher over/under lines than today’s, and they have gone 8-15-4 in games with an over/under line of 8 runs. Their games have averaged 9.2 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 60-53 overall.

Pablo López gets the start for the Twins today vs. the Royals and comes into the game with a record of 10-8 and an ERA of 4.74. So far this season, he has made 23 starts, and opponents are batting .240 off the right-hander. López has pitched much better on the road, coming in with a record of 7-4 and an ERA of 5.29 compared to 3-4 with a 5.72 ERA at home. In his last outing, he took the loss, giving up four earned runs in five innings of work. Before that, he had won two straight starts.

Minnesota’s offense has been one of the league’s best this season, averaging 4.8 runs per game, which is 8th in the league. They have been even better at home, averaging 5 runs per contest. The Twins have been a good home run hitting team this season and also have a strong team batting average of .252. Collectively, they are one of the league’s best at avoiding strikeouts.

Byron Buxton has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 5/14 in his last five games with two homers. For the season, he is batting .278 with 16 homers, which is the 2nd best mark on the team. Catcher Ryan Jeffers has gone deep 17 times this season, but he is batting just .228. Jeffers does lead the Twins with 53 RBIs.

Our prediction for today’s Royals vs. Twins game is to take the Twins on the money line at -156. We actually have the Twins winning this one by a score of 6-5, so there is some value in taking them on the money line.

Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Pablo Lopez finishing with five strikeouts compared to Brady Singer with five as well. Singer is actually projected to finish with the most earned runs among all starters today, giving up six.

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Betting Tips

• Take the Twins on the moneyline
• On the run line we like the Royals (+1.5)
• Projecting a combined 11 runs, we like the over

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