Minnesota Twins at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions |
SPORTSBOOKWIRE The Minnesota Twins (55-53) will play the 2nd game of a 3-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals (47-61) on Wednesday at Busch Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Twins vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets. Season series: Twins lead 1-0 The Twins defeated the Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday to snap a 5-game losing streak. Despite its recent woes Minnesota is still 2 games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians atop the AL Central. In Tuesday’s 1-run loss OF Tyler O’Neill hit his 3rd homer of the season. St. Louis has lost 4 of its last 5 games and remains in last place in the NL Central. Twins at Cardinals projected startersRHP Joe Ryan vs. RHP Dakota Hudson Ryan (9-7 4.06 ERA) makes his 22nd start. He has a 1.09 WHIP 1.8 BB/9 and 10.9 K/9 in 122 innings.
Hudson (1-0 4.19 ERA) makes his 2nd start and 8th appearance. He has a 1.60 WHIP 3.3 BB/9 and 6.1 K/9 in 19 1/3 innings.
Twins at Cardinals oddsProvided by BetMGM SportsbookUSA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub Lines last updated at 9:44 a.m. ET.
Twins at Cardinals picks and predictionsPredictionTwins 6 Cardinals 4 MoneylineWith how these teams have performed this season I’ll take the TWINS (-140) on the road in Wednesday’s contest. Ryan has also been solid this season while the Cardinals could have a bullpen game with Hudson not pitching deep into games. Run line/Against the spreadTWINS -1.5 (+115) has solid value with Hudson taking the mound for the Cardinals. Minnesota is 5th in ISO (.215) 5th in wOBA (.352) and is tied for 3rd in wRC+ (127) against right-handed pitching since the start of July. Over/UnderOVER 9 (+100) is the play in this showdown despite Tuesday’s game being a low-scoring affair. Besides the Twins’ numbers from above the Cardinals also boast the 9th-best wOBA (.344) and wRC+ (119) against right-handed pitching since the beginning of July. The Twins are 13-5 to the Over in their last 18 games while the Cardinals are 26-18 to the Over in their last 44 home games. For more sports betting picks and tips check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW. Follow Skyler Carlin on Twitter. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter and like us on Facebook. BaseballHQ Fantasy Baseball |