The Minnesota Twins (33-45) and Chicago White Sox (47-32) put a lid on a three-game series Thursday at 2:10 p.m. ET at Guaranteed Rate Field. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Twins vs. White Sox odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Jose Berrios is the projected starting pitcher for the Twins. He is 7-2 with a 3.41 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 9.6 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9 through 89 2/3 IP over 15 starts.
Berrios is coming off a solid effort against the Cleveland Indians and owns a 2.77 ERA with a 1.05 WHIP over his last 39 IP. Current White Sox batters own a .617 OPS against him.
LHP Carlos Rodon is the projected starting pitcher for the White Sox. He is 6-3 with a 2.06 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 12.9 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 over 78 2/3 IP spanning 13 starts.
Rodon has scuffled a bit with his control in his last two outings. He filed a combined 7 BB in 12 IP over starts against the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners.
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Twins at White Sox odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 8:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Twins +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | White Sox -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Twins -1.5 (+185) | White Sox +1.5 (-225)
- Over/Under: 8.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Prediction
Twins 6, White Sox 3
Money line (ML)
Peg the Twins as having some under-the-radar value just as a .500-to-.525-type team playing .423 ball. They lost the first two games of this series after having gone 7-2 over their previous nine games.
Berrios has pitched well on the road with a 3.02 ERA and 0.97 WHIP, and his numbers against Chicago are compelling. He’s more of a groundball pitcher than Rodon, and with a 15-mile-per-hour wind out to right field in the forecast, a little edge there doesn’t hurt.
Rodon has been spectacular, but with a .247 BABIP is further from his expected ERA production than Berrios. The righty-lefty matchup with the starters makes for a platoon advantage for the Twins.
TAKE THE TWINS (+120).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Consider the run-line favorite action on MINNESOTA -1.5 (+185) as a half-and-half strategy for slotting two plays on the visitors.
Over/Under (O/U)
The outward wind and two good offensive clubs battle it out against two frontline starters. Peg a sliver of value as being on the bats: TAKE THE OVER 8.5 (-110).
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