Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction & Picks - MLB
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by Stephen Abiola in MLB Picks
Minnesota Twins (29-34) and Kansas City Royals (24-38) will clash in the AL Central on Thursday night at Target Field. The Twins will be hoping to start this series with a win after losing 8-0 to the White Sox in their recent assignment. They failed to recover from a four-run first after looking devoid of ideas throughout the game. According to their manager, Derek Shelton, Minnesota’s problems were down to Taj Bradley’s inability to locate his pitches consistently.
The Royals, on the other side of the grass, will be feeling confident ahead of this contest after defeating the Reds 2-1 on the road. In their last assignment, they had to work extra hard to defeat the Reds 5-2. Michael Massey delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning to help the Royals win their second road series. The Royals had also gone 1-7 in their previous eight matches before the 5-2 win. They’ll be the exciting -120 betting underdogs tonight.
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L |
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0.46 | 63 | 29 | 34 |
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0.387 | 62 | 24 | 38 |
Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals Latest Matches
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Minnesota Twins against Kansas City Royals : Head to Head (H2H)
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Minnesota Twins - Kansas City Royals Key Points
- The total runs went over in eight of the last nine Minnesota Twins matches.
- The total runs went over 8.5 in six of the last seven Minnesota Twins matches.
- The total runs went over 8.5 in four of the last six Kansas City Royals matches.
- The total runs went over 8.5 in four of the last six Kansas City Royals away games.
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Our Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction
Both sides haven’t been reassuring lately, setting the stage for an exciting encounter. The Royals have gone 3-7 in their last 10 matches, with the Twins holding a similar record. However, the Twins are performing well at home this season, going 17-15, whereas the Royals are 9-21 on the road. Still, we don’t trust either side to win, so we’ll lay the price on over 8.5 runs. This decision is backed by the fact that the Twins will start Andrew Morris, who is 1-2 this season with a 4.07 ERA. The Royals, meanwhile, will start Seth Lugo, who is 2-4 with a 3.55 ERA this season. These numbers aren’t bad, although they blow the contest wide open.
Our prediction for Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals: Over 8.5 runs.
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