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Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers odds, picks and predictions
By Jess Root,
1 day ago
The Minnesota Twins (68-53) and Texas Rangers (56-66) meet Friday for the 2nd game of their 4-game series in Arlington, Texas. First pitch from Globe Life Field is at 8:05 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Twins vs. Rangersodds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Twins lead 3-1
The Twins opened the series Thursday night with a 3-2 win, their 3rd victory in the last 4 games. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games, but 10-5 in their last 15.
The Rangers have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are 5-14 in their last 19 games.
Twins at Rangers projected starters
RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson vs. LHP Andrew Heaney
Woods-Richardson (3-3, 3.78 ERA) makes his 21st start. He has a 1.18 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 8.0 K/9 in 102 1/3 IP.
Last start: Loss, 7 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 7 K in 2-1 home loss to Cleveland Guardians on Saturday
Has not won a decision since June 26 (7 starts)
Making 1st career appearance vs. Rangers
Heaney (4-12, 4.05 ERA) makes his 24th start and 25th appearance. He has a 1.23 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 8.6 K/9 in 120 IP.
Last start: Loss, 4 2/3 IP, 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2 BB, 4 K in 8-7 road loss to New York Yankees on Sunday
Is 0-2 with 6.30 ERA in last 4 starts
Has 1-0 record with 2.83 ERA in 6 career games (5 starts) vs. Twins
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Moneyline (ML): Twins +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Rangers -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Twins -1.5 (+165) | Rangers +1.5 (-225)
Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Twins at Rangers picks and predictions
Prediction
Twins 5. Rangers 3
The Rangers lost the series opener on Thursday after a win to close out their previous series on Wednesday. Only once since June 11 have they not lost at least 2 consecutive games without winning. In the Twins’ last 15 games, they have won no fewer than 2 consecutive games before losing a game.
The Rangers are 8-16 in Heaney’s games.
I like the Twins to win outright and the moneyline is a good bet, but there is more money to be made on the run line.
PASS.
The Twins had a 1-run win in the opener. Their previous 11 wins were all by at least 2 runs.
Eleven of the Rangers’ 12 losses prior to Thursday were by at least 2 runs. They have not had consecutive 1-run losses all season.
BET TWINS -1.5 (+165).
All 4 of their meetings this season have stayed Under 9 runs. Four of the Twins’ last 6 games have not reached 9 total runs while 6 of the Rangers’ last 8 games have had at least 9 total runs.
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