The Milwaukee Brewers (10-10) and Minnesota Twins (15-8) begin a three-game interleague series at Target Field on Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET. We analyze the Brewers-Twins MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Brewers at Twins: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Corbin Burnes vs. RHP Kenta Maeda
Burnes will make his second start and fifth appearance of the season. He allowed one run, two hits and three walks with six strikeouts across 3 1/3 innings in a no-decision July 25 in his first start on the road against the Chicago Cubs.
- Burnes has had some control problems, issuing 11 walks across 16 innings, but he has managed to rack up 24 strikeouts while serving up just one homer.
- Opponents have managed a .151 batting average in 16 innings in his four appearances so far this season.
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Maeda has been tremendous for the Twins, going 3-0 with a 2.66 ERA, 0.72 WHIP and 21 strikeouts across 23 2/3 innings in his first four starts for the Twins.
- Maeda allowed just two earned runs, five hits and a walk with five strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings in a 12-2 win at Milwaukee last Wednesday in a victory.
- In Wednesday’s win against the Brewers, Maeda threw 63 of his 85 pitches for strikes, including first-pitch strikes to 20 of the 26 batters he faced.
Brewers at Twins: Key injuries
(List of injuries around the league)
Brewers
- OF Lorenzo Cain (personal) out
Twins
- 3B Josh Donaldson (calf) out
- SS Wilfredo Tovar (illness) out
Brewers at Twins: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated Tuesday at 8:25 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Twins 8, Brewers 3
Moneyline (ML)
The TWINS (-167) have been cruising this season, and Maeda is a great reason why Minnesota ranks third in the majors with a 3.33 ERA and they’re fifth with a 1.13 WHIP. Minnesota also ranks first in the majors with only two errors, and that’s a great recipe for victories. The Brewers (+150) are a tempting play given that they have four consecutive wins, but with an inexperienced starter in Burnes, they’ll be no match against Maeda and the Twins.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The TWINS (-1.5, +120) are a strong play against the Brewers (+1.5, -143) in this interleague series opener. While Milwaukee has four straight wins by one run, Minnesota won 12-2 behind Maeda at Miller Park last time out, and the Twins won two of three in that series with each of the games decided by two runs or more.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 9 (-110) hit in each of the past two games of the set last week at Miller Park, and four of the previous five meetings between these border rivals. There is a little bit of risk considering Maeda has pitched so well this season, but the Twins offense has the potential to take care of the over all by themselves.
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