The Minnesota Twins take their trip to Canada as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Blue Jays prediction and pick.
The Twins will be entering the series of a four-game series against the Mariners. They will finish the series with the Twins hosting the Mariners on Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays are traveling back to Philadelphia. They just spent the last five games on the road facing NL East opponents, going 2-3 in the process.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Twins-Blue Jays Odds
Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+158)
Moneyline: -104
Toronto Blue Jays: +1.5 (-192)
Moneyline: -112
Over: 7.5 (-105)
Under: 7.5 (-115)
How to Watch Twins vs. Blue Jays
Time: 7:07 PM ET/ 4:07 PM PT
TV: BSNO/SN1
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Twins Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Twins are 13th in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 18th in batting average, 12th in on-base percentage, and eighth in slugging percentage. Ryan Jeffers has been solid this year. He is hitting .303 on the year with a .381 on-base percentage. He has 12 doubles and seven home runs this year, with 27 RBIs. Jeffers not only leads the team in RBIS but in runs scored, where he has 19 of them. Edouard Julien is second on the team in runs scored and RBIs. He is hitting just .204 on the year, but he has a .323 on-base percentage. He has five doubles and seven home runs this year for his 14 RBIs. Further, he has 18 runs scored.
Sitting also with 18 runs scored this year is Willi Castro. Castro is hitting .273 on the year and has a .336 on-base percentage. He has nine doubles, three triples, and three home runs this year. He also has 14 RBIs and 18 runs scored. Meanwhile, Max Kepler has been solid in the last week. He is hitting .476 in the last six games. Kepler has a .560 on-base percentage, with five doubles and a home run with two RBIs and five runs scored in the last six games.
Twins pitching is 17th in the majors in team ERA, ninth in WHIP, and 17th in opponent batting average. Joe Ryan will be on the mound for the Twins in this one. He is 1-2 with a 3.54 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. Last time out, he gave up three runs in six innings of work. Current members of the Blue Hays have 28 career at-bats against Ryan. They have hit .308 in those games, with a home run and five RBIs.
Why The Blue Jays Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Blue Jays are 26th in the majors in runs scored this year, while sitting 22nd in batting average, 17th in on-base percentage, and 25th in slugging percentage. Daulton Varsho has been amazing this year. He is hitting just .227 this year but with a .320 on-base percentage. He has hit seven doubles and six home runs, which has led to 16 RBIs. Further, he had four stolen bases, and 20 runs scored this year. Meanwhile, Justin Turner is hitting .270 on the year with a .344 on-base percentage. He has eight doubles and four home runs, leading to 16 RBIs. Turner has also scored 17 runs this year.
Valdimir Guerrero Jr. has also driven in runs well this year. He is hitting .246 on the year with a .344 on-base percentage. He has hit six doubles and four home runs, leading to 16 RBIS and 13 runs scored. Rounding out the top bats is Davis Schneider. He is hitting .275 on the year with a .383 on-base percentage. He has seven doubles and three home runs. Schneider has scored 13 times and driven in 13 runs this year.
The Blue Jays are 25th in team ERA, 26th in wHIP, and 27th in opponent batting average. Yusei Kikuchi will be on the mound for the Blue Jays. He is 2-2 on the year with a 2.72 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Current members of the Twins have 77 career at-bats against Kikuchi. They have hit .260 against him with two home runs and eight RBIs. Carlos Correa has hit .500 in 20 at-backs, with two doubles, a triple, and two RBIs.
Final Twins -Blue Jays Prediction & Pick
The Twins have been the better team of the two overall. They are scoring more runs, and a huge part of that has been consistently hitting from the middle of their order. The Blue Jays are not getting the same level of consistency in the middle of the lineup. Further, the Twins have the better pitching overall. The Blue Jays do have a slightly better starter in this one, but it will not be enough in this one.
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Final Twins-Blue Jays Prediction & Pick: Twins ML (-104)
