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Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 6/2/25 MLB Picks

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Oakland Athletics (23-37) vs Minnesota Twins (31-27)

June 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM EDT

The Line: Betting Odds: Oakland Athletics +136 / Minnesota Twins -162 — Over/Under: 9

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The Minnesota Twins are visiting the Athletics on Monday, June 2nd at the Sutter Health Park in the opening game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Twins vs Athletics Prediction. We will examine:

The Athletics’ recent form and player performance

The Minnesota Twins’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Athletics

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Minnesota Twins

Recent betting trends in games played between the Minnesota Twins vs Athletics

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Minnesota Twins vs Athletics game

Athletics Preview

The Athletics have a 23-37 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the AL West. The Athletics have a 9-19 home record and are 33-22 in over/under They are coming off a 4-8 home defeat by the Blue Jays, and have six consecutive losses. Over is 5-0-1 in their last 6 games and are playing the Orioles and the Angels next.

The Athletics have a .256 batting average this season, .321 OBP and .417 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.71 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 80 hits and a team-high .337 batting average, while Tyler Soderstrom leads the team with 36 RBI, and Brent Booker adds a team-high 13 home runs.

Luis Severino (R) will take the mound for the Athletics, and he has a 1-4 record, 3.89 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. He has been terrible at home with a 6.20 ERA across seven home starts, but he has been in good form lately, with just 3 earned runs across 18 innings pitched in his last three starts. Luis Severino is 0-2 with an ERA of 7.71 and 10 strikeouts in 3 appearances against the Twins in his career.

Minnesota Twins Preview

The Minnesota Twins have a 31-27 record this season and are sitting on the third place of the AL Central. The Twins have a 13-19 road record and are 20-33 in over/under. They are coming off a 1-2 road defeat by the Mariners, and are playing the Rangers and the Blue Jays next.

The Twins have a .239 batting average this season, .307 OBP and .379 Slugging percentage. Minnesota’s pitching staff has a 3.32 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. Trevor Larnach leads the Twins with 55 hits, while Byron Buxton adds a team-high 30 RBI, 10 home runs, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .266 batting average.

Joe Ryan (R) will take the mound for the Twins, and he has a 5-2 record, 2.57 ERA and 0.83 WHIP. He has been very good on the road, with a 2.31 ERA across six road starts, and has been in excellent form, with one earned run or less in five of his last six starts. Joe Ryan is 1-0 with an ERA of 3.65 and 12 strikeouts in 2 appearances versus the Oakland Athletics in his career.

Why the Athletics will win

  • The home team has won each of the Athletics’ last seven games.
  • The Twins have lost each of their last four Monday games as favorites.
  • The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last eight night games against AL Central opponents following a loss.
  • The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six night games against the Athletics following a loss.
  • The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
  • The Athletics have led after 5 innings in three of their last four night games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.

Why the Minnesota Twins will win

  • The Athletics have lost each of their last 12 night games after playing the previous day.
  • The Twins have won each of their last eight games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
  • The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last nine road games against AL West opponents following a road loss.
  • The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight night games against American League opponents.
  • The Twins have led after 3 innings in each of their last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.
  • The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven night games against American League opponents.
  • The Twins have won the first inning in four of their last five games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.

Total Runs Facts

  • Ten of the Athletics’ last 11 games as underdogs against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
  • Nine of the Twins’ last 10 night games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
  • The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Twins’ last eight games as favorites against AL West opponents.
  • The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last five night games against American League opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

  • The Athletics rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.71).
  • The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (91).
  • The Twins rank 1st in the league for walks allowed this season (138).
  • The Twins rank 4th in the league for runs allowed this season (203).

Minnesota Twins vs Athletics Prediction

The Twins are 8-2 in their last 10 overall meetings against the Athletics, and over is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings.

In this Minnesota Twins vs Athletics Prediction, the Twins are coming as -155 road favorites. The Twins are rightfully favored, as they have a better overall record this season, and the A’s have been terrible on the road, having less home wins than the Twins have on the road. the Twins also have the pitching advantage, as Joe Ryan has been excellent this season, and the bullpen difference is huge, as the Twins have the 5th-best bullpen ERA, while the A’s are last in the league. I expect the guests to get the job done in this one, so take the Minnesota Twins on the moneyline.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Minnesota Twins ML

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