Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals - MLB - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Minnesota Twins (69-70) and Kansas City Royals (57-83) clash on Tuesday at 7:40 PM ET, beginning a three-game series at Target Field.

The favored Twins (-200 on the moneyline to win) take the field at home against the Royals (+170). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Minnesota Twins looking to Joe Ryan (10-8), and Kris Bubic (2-11) getting the nod for the Kansas City Royals. The game’s over/under is set at 8.

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Twins vs. Royals Last 10 Games Betting Performance

Twins

In the last 10 games, Minnesota has been named the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers only two times, and it lost both games.
Over their last 10 outings (14 of them had set totals), the Twins and their opponents combined to go over the run total 10 times.
Minnesota is 5-9-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.

Royals

In six games over the last 10 matchups when set as the underdog by oddsmakers, Kansas City has a record of 3-3.
When it comes to hitting the over, the Royals and their opponents are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
Kansas City has a record of 6-4-0 ATS over its last 10 games.

Twins vs. Royals Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Joe Ryan

The Twins are 12-13-0 ATS in Ryan’s 25 starts that had a set spread.
The Twins have a 12-4 record in Ryan’s 16 starts this season when they were favored on the moneyline.
Ryan’s team has a 13-10 record in his starts this season.
Ryan’s starts hit the over on the run total 14 times in 25 games with a set total this season.

Projected starter: Kris Bubic

Bubic’s team is 8-15-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
His team has won 26.3% of his starts when they are underdogs on the moneyline (5-14).
Bubic’s team is 7-16 when he starts this season.
In Bubic’s 23 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over 11 times.

Twins Batting Leaders

Luis Arraez paces the Twins with a .315 batting average.
In MLB action, Arraez ranks 197th in home runs and 142nd in RBI.
Arraez has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .333 with four doubles, a walk and an RBI.
Carlos Correa has 18 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 53 walks while batting .278.
Correa ranks 55th in homers and 95th in RBI among batters in MLB play.
Gio Urshela has 23 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 31 walks while hitting .267.
Urshela has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .400 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
Max Kepler has 18 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 49 walks while hitting .227.

Royals Batting Leaders

Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.249), home runs (20) and runs batted in (71) this season.
Among all batters in MLB, Witt Jr.’s home run total is 51st, and his RBI total is 38th.
Witt Jr. takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .278 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.
Salvador Perez’s 20 home runs are most among Kansas City batters. He’s driven in 67 runs this season while slugging .456.
Perez ranks 51st in home runs and 49th in RBI among all major league batters this year.
Perez has hit safely in seven games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .324 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and seven RBI.
MJ Melendez has 83 hits this season and a slash line of .219/.314/.391.
Michael A. Taylor has 98 hits and an OBP of .331 to go with a slugging percentage of .385 this season.