St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins odds, picks and predictions

The St. Louis Cardinals (64-64) visit the Minnesota Twins (71-57) Saturday. First pitch from Target Field is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Twins odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Cardinals lead 1-0.

The Cardinals have won 3 games in a row after knocking off the Twins 6-1 Friday and covering as +137 road underdogs. SS Masyn Winn and RF Lars Nootbaar each had 2 RBIs while RHP Andre Pallante allowed 1 ER in 7 innings to pick up the win.

The Twins failed to cover as -149 home favorites in Friday’s loss. CF Austin Martin had the team’s only RBI of the game while RHP David Festa allowed 3 ER in 3 2/3 innings to pick up the loss.

Cardinals at Twins projected starters

RHP Sonny Gray vs. RHP Pablo Lopez

Gray (11-8, 3.91 ERA) makes his 24th start. He has a 1.11 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 11.1 K/9 through 135 2/3 innings.

• Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 6 K in 2-1 loss against Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday.
• Career vs. Twins: 2-4, 5.05 ERA (41 IP, 23 ER), 39 H, 26 BB, 33 K in 8 starts — last outing in 2020.

Lopez (11-8, 4.47 ERA) makes his 26th start. He has a 1.16 WHIP, 2.0 BB/9 and 9.7 K/9 through 141 innings.

• Last start: No-decision, 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 3 K in 6-5 loss at Texas Rangers Sunday.
• Career vs. Cardinals: 2-2, 2.84 ERA (31 2/3 IP, 10 ER), 20 H, 4 BB, 30 K in 5 starts — last outing in 2023.

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Cardinals 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 10:15 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Cardinals +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Twins -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
• Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals +1.5 (-185) | Twins -1.5 (+150)
• Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

Cardinals at Twins picks and predictions

Prediction

Twins 3, Cardinals 2

BET TWINS (-145).

While the Cardinals have won 3 games in a row, they have dropped 6 of their previous 7 before that including each of their previous 3 games on the road. The Twins are 5-5 in their last 10 games while Lopez has allowed 2 or fewer ER in 6 of his last 7 starts.

PASS.

There is minimal value on the Twins’ run line.

BET UNDER 7.5 (-105).

St. Louis has hit the Under in 7 of its last 10 games including 5 of its last 6 overall. It has allowed 3 runs or fewer in 5 of its last 6 games while scoring 3 runs or fewer in 6 of its last 10. Minnesota has hit the Under in 5 of its last 9 games while scoring 3 runs or fewer in 2 of its last 4 overall.

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