The Minnesota Twins (23-16) and Toronto Blue Jays (18-21) conclude a 3-game series Sunday. First pitch from Rogers Centre is slated for 1:37 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Twins vs. Blue Jays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 1-1; Twins won 3-2 Friday, Blue Jays won 10-8 Saturday
The Twins blew an early 6-run lead and had their 7-game road winning streak snapped. They got a 3-run HR from 1B Carlos Santana and a solo shot from C Ryan Jeffers. Minnesota has homered at least once in 19 consecutive games at Rogers Centre. Twins starter RHP Simeon Woods Richardson was beat up for 5 ER over 4 1/3 IP.
Toronto’s offense bailed out starter RHP Kevin Gausman who allowed 7 runs (6 ER) on 10 hits. The Blue Jays scored 7 unanswered runs to beat Minnesota 10-8 to even the series. 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had 3 RBI and his 11th multi-hit game of the season. Toronto also got long balls from C Danny Jansen, SS Bo Bichette and LF Davis Schneider.
Twins at Blue Jays projected starters
RHP Bailey Ober vs. RHP Alek Manoah
Ober (3-1, 4.42 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.01 WHIP, 2.0 BB/9 and 8.6 K/9 in 36 2/3 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 7 K in 10-6 home loss against the Seattle Mariners Tuesday
- Last start vs. Blue Jays: Loss, 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K in 3-0 home defeat on May 28, 2023
Manoah (0-0, 13.50 ERA) makes his 2nd start. He has a 2.50 WHIP, 9.0 BB/9 and 13.5 K/9 in 4 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 4 IP, 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 4 BB, 6 K in 11-8 loss at Washington Nationals last Sunday
- Career vs Twins: 2-0, 3.09 ERA (11 2/3 IP, 4 ER) in 2 starts
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Twins at Blue Jays odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:53 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Twins -142 (bet $142 to win $100) | Blue Jays +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Twins -1.5 (+115) | Blue Jays +1.5 (-138)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Twins at Blue Jays picks and predictions
Prediction
Twins 8, Blue Jays 4
Moneyline.
PASS.
I like the Twins (-142) to take this series on Sunday afternoon in Toronto, but I’m not going to bet nearly 1½ units to win 1. I’ll take the plus odds on the run line.
Run line/Against the spread
BET TWINS -1.5 (+115).
Minnesota should have tied a team record for consecutive road wins on Saturday if it weren’t for their bullpen blowing the game. They will bounce back on Sunday with Ober on the mound. The Twins have won 16 of their last 20 games and are 12-8 on the road this season.
Since the calendar turned to May, the Twins are 7-3 and have a batting average 20 points higher than in April.
Meanwhile, the Blue Jays have lost 12 of their last 20 games and 5 of their last 6 losses have been by 2 or more runs. .
Over/Under
BET OVER 8 (-105).
It’s hard to ignore the trends with this game. The Twins have been Over in 4 of their last 5 games and the Blue Jays Over in 5 of the last 7 games.
Pitching has been a struggle for both of these teams, Minnesota has a 4.20 team ERA on the road while the Blue Jays have a 4.34 at home. Expect some fireworks like we saw on Saturday.
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