Minnesota Twins vs. St. Louis Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends | August 25

The St. Louis Cardinals (64-65) will visit the Minnesota Twins (72-57), in the final game of a three-game series, Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET.

The Cardinals are an underdog (+119 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Twins (-141). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Minnesota Twins looking to Zebby Matthews (1-1), and Erick Fedde (8-7) taking the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Here’s everything you need to prepare for Sunday’s Twins vs. Cardinals contest, including viewing options.

Minnesota Twins vs. St. Louis Cardinals odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Twins (-141, bet $141 to win $100)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+119, bet $100 to win $119)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins vs. Cardinals: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Sunday, August 25, 2024
• Game Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Target Field
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Twins stats and trends

Twins betting records

• This season, the Twins have been favored 87 times and won 54, or 62.1%, of those games.
• Minnesota has a record of 35-18, a 66% win rate, when favored by -141 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Twins have a 58.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Minnesota’s games have gone over the total in 66 of its 129 chances.
• The Twins are 63-65-0 ATS in their 128 games with a spread this season.

Zebby Matthews (Twins probable starter)

• Matthews (1-1) starts for the Twins, his third this season.
• His most recent time out was on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres, when the righty threw five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up four hits.
• In two appearances this season, he has a 3.60 ERA and 5.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are hitting .225 against him.
• Matthews will try to extend a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.0 frames per outing).
• He will face a Cardinals offense that ranks 24th in the league with 529 runs while batting .246 as a unit. It has a collective .388 slugging percentage (21st in MLB play) and has hit a total of 134 home runs (22nd in MLB).

Twins batting stats

• The Twins rank seventh in Major League Baseball with 159 home runs.
• Fueled by 433 extra-base hits, Minnesota ranks sixth in MLB with a .430 slugging percentage this season.
• The Twins have a team batting average of .253 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
• Minnesota has scored the fifth-most runs in the majors this season with 631.
• The Twins are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .323.
• Minnesota has shown patience at the plate this season with the ninth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.0) among MLB offenses.

Cardinals stats and trends

Cardinals betting records

• The Cardinals have been victorious in 31, or 49.2%, of the 63 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, St. Louis has been victorious seven times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least +119 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 45.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 60 of its 128 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Cardinals have posted a record of 64-63-0 against the spread this season.

Erick Fedde (Cardinals probable starter)

• Fedde (8-7) takes the mound first for the Cardinals in his 26th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.39 ERA in 143 1/3 innings pitched, with 122 strikeouts.
• The righty last pitched on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he went 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
• The 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.39, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season. Opponents are hitting .233 against him.
• Fedde is looking to collect his 11th quality start of the season in this matchup.
• Fedde will aim to go five or more innings for his fifth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.7 frames per outing.
• He has made five appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
• He will face a Twins offense that ranks 10th in the league with 1108 total hits (on a .253 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .430 (sixth in the league) with 159 total home runs (seventh in MLB action).
• Fedde has thrown 11 innings, giving up one earned run on seven hits while striking out 16 against the Twins this season.
• The 31-year-old’s 3.39 ERA ranks 18th, 1.179 WHIP ranks 33rd, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 42nd among qualifying pitchers this season.

Cardinals batting stats

• The Cardinals average 1.0 home run per game to rank 22nd in MLB play with 134 total home runs.
• This season, St. Louis is 21st in the majors with a .388 slugging percentage.
• The Cardinals are 13th in the majors with a .246 batting average.
• St. Louis scores the 24th-most runs in baseball (529 total, 4.1 per game).
• The Cardinals’ .311 on-base percentage is 16th in baseball.