Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics Recommended Bet

Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics
Date: Saturday, July 15th, 7:07 ET
Location: Oakland Coliseum
TV: NSPCA
Money Line: Twins -230/Athletics +187
Total Line: 8.5

Betting Preview

Here’s our betting preview for the upcoming MLB clash between the Oakland Athletics and the Twins on Saturday, July 15th at Oakland Coliseum. We provide you with a comprehensive analysis, odds, and predictions to help with your handicapping decision or tail our expert based on the projected lineups and listed starting pitchers.

Betting Odds

Twins vs. Athletics Projected Lineup

	Batting Order	Position
Donovan Solano	1	1B
Carlos Correa	2	SS
Byron Buxton	3	DH
Kyle Farmer	4	2B
Willi Castro	5	LF
Alex Kirilloff	6	1B
Joey Gallo	7	LF
Ryan Jeffers	8	C
Michael A. Taylor	9	CF
Pablo López	–	SP




	Batting Order	Position
Tony Kemp	1	2B
Ryan Noda	2	1B
JJ Bleday	3	LF
Seth Brown	4	LF
Jordan Diaz	5	2B
Jace Peterson	6	3B
Shea Langeliers	7	C
Nick Allen	8	SS
Cody Thomas	9	RF
Hogan Harris	–	SP




Straight Up/Over-Under/ Runline Record

Minnesota Twins: 46-46 SU / OU 39-47 / Runline 45-47
Oakland Athletics: 25-68 SU / OU 49-39 / Runline 44-49

Even though the Twins are in first place in the AL Central, they have gone just 2-3 over their last five games. Minnesota’s overall record currently sits at 46-46, including going 20-24 on the road and 26-22 at home. Their series record stands at 13-13-3.

• The Twins have four straight losses vs. the runline and have a season-long run margin of 0.3.
• The Twins have been favored in 64.1% of their games and have runline records of 21-27 and 24-20 at home and on the road, respectively
• So far, the Twins have an over/under record of just 39-47.

If the Athletics are going to climb out of last place in the AL West, they will need to turn things around with a win over the Twins. Heading into the game, the Athletics have lost five straight games and stand with an overall record of 25-68. On the road, the Athletics are 13-35 and 12-33 at home. The team’s overall series record is 6-22-1.

• The Athletics have covered the runline in two straight games and have a season-long run margin of -2.7.
• The Athletics have been favored in 1.1% of their games and have runline records of 22-23 and 22-26 at home and on the road, respectively
• The over has hit in 56% of the Athletics’ 93 games at 49-39.

Pitching Matchup

 

With an overall record of 5-5, Pablo López gets the start for Minnesota. His ERA stands at 3.89 with a K/9 figure of 1.2 after making 18 appearances. Additionally, he has a FIP of 3.17 and an OBP of .275.

Tossing nine scoreless innings and allowing only four hits, Pablo López helped the Twins, secure a win against the Royals by a score of 5-0 his last time out.

 

The Athletics will turn to starter Hogan Harris who has an overall record of 2-3. Through nine appearances his ERA stands at 6.07 with a K/9 figure of 0.8. So far, he has put together of FIP of 4.62 to go along with an OBP of .330.

In Hogan Harris’ last outing, the Athletics lost by a score of 9-0 to the Tigers. In the game, he allowed seven runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings.

Twins vs. Athletics Offense Outlook

The Twins have played 92 games so far and are ranked 22nd in the league with an average of 4.2 runs per game. In terms of home runs, they are 8th (116) and their overall batting average stands at .233. This includes a BA of .215 on the road and .238 at home.

Minnesota Twins Top Hitters On The Road

 

Minnesota Twins Top Hitters: Last Five Games

 

The Athletics have played 93 games and currently hold the 29th spot in the league with an average of 3.6 runs per game. With 85 home runs, Oakland is 19th in the league. The team’s batting average, including .223 on the road and .205 at home, is .221.

Oakland Athletics Team Hitting Stats

 

Oakland Athletics Top Hitters: Last Five Games

 

Free MLB Pick

The Twins have owned the A’s winning five of six last season and the first meeting this year. They have a big edge in most metrics and starters may be the biggest. Minnesota starter Pablo Lopez is coming off arguably his best start in his career pitching nine shutout innings striking out 12 and walking 0. He has one career start against Oakland and that was six shutout innnigs last year and on paper the A’s are worse this time around. Lopez may regress after the big outing, so the runline allows us to risk less if he does. Take Minnesota -1.5 runs -130. Bet your MLB picks for FREE this weekend by scoring a 100% real cash bonus on your first deposit of $75 to $300 by using promo code PREDICT100 at MyBookie Sportsbook!