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The Minnesota Twins (81-73) and Boston Red Sox (76-78) meet Sunday for Game 1 of a doubleheader that will end a 3-game series. First pitch from Fenway Park is set for 12:35 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Twins vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Minnesota leads 3-1
Saturday’s game was postponed due to rain. The Twins won Friday’s series opener 4-2 in 12 innings, covering as -115 road favorites.
Each of Minnesota’s last 3 games have gone to extra innings, the Twins are 1-2 during that stretch. The Red Sox have lost back-to-back games.
Twins at Red Sox projected starters
RHP Zebby Matthews vs. RHP Nick Pivetta
Matthews (1-3, 6.30 ERA) makes his 8th career start. He has a 1.60 WHIP, 1.8 BB/9 and 9.6 K/9 in 30 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 4 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K in a 4-1 win at Cleveland Tuesday
- First career start vs. Boston
Pivetta (5-11, 4.37 ERA) makes his 25th start. He has a 1.13 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 10.9 K/9 in 134 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 6 K in an 8-3 outing at Tampa Bay RaysTuesday
- Career vs. Minnesota: 1-1, 9.00 ERA (11 IP, 11 ER), 20 H, 5 BB, 11 K in 3 starts
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Twins at Red Sox odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of MLB odds. Lines last updated at 12:51 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Twins -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Red Sox +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Twins -1.5 (+135) | Red Sox +1.5 (-160)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Twins at Red Sox picks and predictions
Prediction
Twins 3, Red Sox 2
Moneyline
BET TWINS (-130).
Minnesota is 5-5 in its last 10 games while Boston is only 3-7 in that same span. The Twins are also 2-1 in their last 3 meetings with the Red Sox in Boston while also being 5-1 in the last 6 overall matchups between these squads.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
It’s a pretty even matchup and should be a close game so I expect the Red Sox cover as +1.5 (-160) underdogs. However, this line is set far too heavily to risk betting on, so bet on the moneyline and/or total instead.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 7.5 (-110).
The Under has hit in 3 straight home games for Boston and is 8-1-1 in its last 10 overall. For Minnesota, the Under is 3-1 in its last 4 road games. The Under has also hit in 4 of the last 5 Minnesota-Boston matchups.
Be aware that the Over is 6-3-1 in Minnesota’s last 10 games and is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings between these squads.
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