The Minnesota Twins (47-46) and Oakland Athletics (25-69) wrap up a 3-game set Sunday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. First pitch is scheduled for 4:07 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Twins vs. Athletics odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Twins lead 2-0
The Twins won 10-7 as -232 road favorites in the 2nd game of the series Saturday. SS Kyle Farmer hit the eventual game-winning HR in the 7th inning as Minnesota won back-to-back games after dropping 3 straight. The Twins are 1.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians for the AL Central lead.
The Athletics have lost their last 6 games and are a league-worst 12-34 straight up at home. Oakland owns the worst record in MLB and is 29.5 games back of the division-leading Texas Rangers in the AL West.
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Twins at Athletics projected starters
RHP Joe Ryan vs. LHP JP Sears
Ryan (8-6, 3.70 ERA) makes his 19th start. He has a 1.01 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9 and 10.4 K/9 through 107 innings.
- Last outing: Loss, 4 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 10 K in 15-2 home loss vs. Baltimore Orioles last Sunday
- Has allowed 5 or more ER in 3 of his last 5 starts
- First career start vs. Athletics
Sears (1-6, 3.97 ERA) makes his 19th start. He has a 1.04 WHIP, 2.1 BB/9 and 8.4 K/9 in 99 2/3 innings.
- Last outing: No-decision, 5 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 4 K in 4-3 loss at Boston Red Sox last Sunday
- Has allowed just 1 ER over his last 2 starts
- First career start vs. Twins
Twins at Athletics odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:35 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Twins -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Athletics +165 (bet $100 to win $165)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Twins -1.5 (-110) | Athletics +1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Twins at Athletics picks and predictions
Prediction
Twins 4, Athletics 2
Moneyline
Minnesota (-200) should beat Oakland for the 4th straight time, but there’s no need to pay the higher price on the ML when the Twins should win by multiple runs.
PASS on the ML. Bet the run line and/or the total instead.
Run line/Against the spread
Minnesota seems to be turning things around after getting swept at the Orioles from July 7-9. The Twins are inconsistent but when they’re good, they win by multiple runs. Eight of Minnesota’s last 10 wins have been by 2 or more runs and 9 of Oakland’s last 12 losses have been by multiple runs.
BET TWINS -1.5 (-110).
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Over/Under
While Ryan has been inconsistent lately, he has bounced back after bad performances. In Ryan’s last 3 outings after he gave up 5 or more earned runs in his previous start, he has allowed an average of 1.3 earned runs.
The Under is 27-19 (58.7%) this season when Minnesota is coming off a win and should hit Sunday with Ryan looking to bounce back after a bad start last time out.
BET UNDER 7.5 (+100).
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