The Toronto Blue Jays (27-25) play the 2nd game of a 3-game series against the Minnesota Twins (26-25) on Saturday at Target Field. First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Blue Jays vs. Twins odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Blue Jays lead 1-0
The Blue Jays picked up a 3-1 victory in the series opener Friday. OF George Springer, SS Bo Bichette, 2B Whit Merrifield, and OF Kevin Kiermaier all had multi-hit performances to give Toronto just its 3rd win in its last 10 contests.
The Twins have also gone 3-7 in its last 10 games following Friday’s defeat. Minnesota is still 2 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers for 1st place in the AL Central despite its recent woes.
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Blue Jays at Twins projected starters
RHP Chris Bassitt vs. RHP Pablo Lopez
Bassitt (5-3, 3.03 ERA) makes his 11th start. He has a 1.04 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 7.5 K/9 through 62 1/3 IP.
- After giving up a combined 19 ER in his first 6 starts, he’s surrendered just 2 total ER in his last 4 outings
- Has pitched at least 7 innings in 3 of his last 4 turns
Lopez (2-3, 3.90 ERA) makes his 11th start. He has a 1.10 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 11.3 K/9 through 60 IP.
- Has allowed multiple ER in 8 of his last 9 starts
- Has struck out 7-plus batters in 8 of his first 10 turns
Blue Jays at Twins odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:42 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Blue Jays -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Twins -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Blue Jays -1.5 (+155) | Twins +1.5 (-190)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Blue Jays at Twins picks and predictions
Prediction
Blue Jays 4, Twins 2
Moneyline
With both teams struggling in recent stretches, the BLUE JAYS (-110) are the pick on the road in this showdown. Toronto is 4-0 in its last 4 games against teams from the AL Central.
Run line/Against the spread
BLUE JAYS -1.5 (+155) has decent value with Bassitt pitching better in recent outings and the Blue Jays registering the 3rd-best wRC+ (113) against right-handed pitching. Also, the Twins continue to roll out a mediocre lineup.
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Over/Under
UNDER 8 (-110) is the lean in this game with Bassitt and Lopez producing solid performances this season. The Blue Jays are 6-0 to the Under in their last 6 games against the AL Central and the Twins are 4-0 to the Under in their last 4 home games against a team with a winning record.
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