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The Minnesota Twins (33-26) and New York Yankees (42-19) open up a 3-game series at Yankee Stadium Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET (MLB.TV Free Game of the Day). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Twins vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Yankees lead 3-0
After sustaining a 7-game losing streak that began with a sweep at home against the Yankees May 14-16, Minnesota has reeled off 9 wins in their last 12 games. Minnesota cashed as a (+135) favorite with a 4-3 victory at the Houston Astros this past Sunday. Twins 3B Jose Miranda delivered a game-tying solo shot in the 6th inning and the eventual game-winning RBI double in the 8th, driving in OF Manuel Margot.
The Yankees have won 5 straight and most recently swept the San Francisco Giants in 3 games at Oracle Park over the weekend. RF Juan Soto homered twice and drove in 3 runs in Sunday’s 7-5 win as the Yanks cashed as (-130) favorites. Entering Tuesday, both the Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies are 42-19, good for the best records in MLB.
Twins at Yankees projected starters
RHP Bailey Ober vs. RHP Luis Gil
Ober (5-3, 4.89 ERA) makes his 12th start. He has a 1.11 WHIP, 1.9 BB/9 and 9.2 K/9 in 57 innings.
- Last outing: Loss, 5 IP, 6 ER, 9 H, 0 BB, 4 K in 6-1 home setback vs. Kansas City Royals Wednesday
- Out of 113 pitchers with at least 50 IP, only Astros RHP Justin Verlander has a higher fly-ball percentage (58.1%) than Ober (52.5%)
Gil (7-1, 1.99 ERA) makes his 12th start. He has a 0.95 WHIP, 4.4 BB/9 and 11.2 K/9 in 63 1/3 innings.
- Last start: Win, 8 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 9 K in 2-1 victory at Los Angeles Angels Wednesday
- Generates highest infield fly-ball percentage (20.3%) in AL among qualified pitchers
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Twins at Yankees odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:45 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Twins +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Yankees -178 (bet $178 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Twins +1.5 (-134) | Yankees -1.5 (+112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Twins at Yankees picks and predictions
Prediction
Yankees 5, Twins 2
Moneyline
Consider adding Yankees (-178) to a moneyline parlay.
By all means, lay the juice if you are comfortable. I would rather take a shot getting +151 in a 2-leg parlay with the Yankees (-178) and Seattle Mariners (-164 at Oakland A’s, 9:40 p.m. ET).
Run line
BET YANKEES -1.5 (+112).
Gil, who was elevated from Triple-A because RHP Gerrit Cole suffered an elbow injury in March, is the favorite to win the AL Rookie of the Year award (+125 at FanDuel Sportsbook). The 26-year-old leads the majors in OBA (.134), and his Stuff+ rating on his fastball is 4th-highest among qualified pitchers.
Only 7 other teams have a lower OBP vs. RHP than Minnesota, and once Gil’s outing is complete, he’ll turn it over to a New York pen that sports the 2nd-lowest ERA (2.87) in the league. Expect a 5th straight victory by multiple runs for the Yankees over the Twins.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 8 (-110).
The Twins pen is not too shabby either, as they sport the 4th-lowest ERA in the AL. It won’t be too hot of a night in the Bronx and winds will be blowing slightly in from right, so I can’t imagine lefty bats like RF Max Kepler or LF Alex Kiriloff will be overly dangerous at the plate.
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