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The Oakland Athletics (48-110) play the finale of a 3-game series against the Minnesota Twins (85-73) on Thursday at Target Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Athletics vs. Twins odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Twins lead 5-0
The Athletics lost 6-4 to the Twins Wednesday, giving them their 8th loss in their last 10 games. With the regular season nearing a close, Oakland will have its 2nd straight season of finishing with 60 or fewer wins.
Twins OF Max Kepler had a 4-hit performance Tuesday, while 2B Edouard Julien and C Ryan Jeffers contributed home runs. Minnesota has already clinched the AL Central and is tied for the 6th-best record in the AL.
Athletics at Twins projected starters
RHP Luis Medina vs. RHP Sonny Gray
Medina (3-10, 5.64 ERA) makes his 17th start and 23rd appearance. He has a 1.54 WHIP, 4.7 BB/9 and 8.9 K/9 through 103 2/3 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 7-3 home loss vs. Detroit Tigers last Thursday
- Road stats: 1-6, 6.60 ERA (46 1/3 IP, 34 ER) in 7 starts and 3 relief appearances
- Making first career start vs. the Twins
Gray (8-8, 2.80 ERA) makes his 32nd start. He has a 1.15 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 9.0 K/9 through 180 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 8 K in a 1-0 home loss vs. Los Angeles Angels Saturday
- Home stats: 4-5, 2.69 ERA (93 2/3 IP, 28 ER) in 16 starts
- Career vs. Athletics: 1-1, 4.66 ERA (19 1/3 IP, 10 ER) in 4 starts
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Athletics at Twins odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:36 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Athletics +225 (bet $100 to win $225) | Twins -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Athletics +1.5 (+100) | Twins -1.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Athletics at Twins picks and predictions
Prediction
Twins 6, Athletics 3
Moneyline
While the Twins (-275) should improve to 6-0 against the Athletics on the season, taking their moneyline at the current9 odds isn’t advised. So go ahead and PASS on the moneyline entirely in this game.
Run line/Against the spread
TWINS -1.5 (-120) is the play on the run line with Minnesota having a massive advantage on the mound. Gray has been fantastic this season and the Twins have won by at least 2 runs in the first 2 meetings of this 3-game series.
Over/Under
OVER 8 (-120) is how I’d play the run total with the Twins poised to score a decent number of runs against Medina. Medina has given up at least 3 runs in 4 of his last 5 starts.
The Over is also 5-0 in the first 5 meetings between the Athletics and the Twins this season.
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