Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 6/3/25 MLB Picks

The Minnesota Twins are visiting the Athletics on Tuesday, June 3rd at the Sutter Health Park in the second game of this series, with the Twins having the 1-0 lead. 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 Minnesota Twins vs Athletics game

Athletics Preview

The Athletics have a 23-38 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the AL West. The Athletics have a 9-20 home record and are 34-22 in over/under They are coming off a 4-10 home defeat by the Twins, and have seven consecutive losses. Over is 6-0-1 in their last 7 games and are playing the Orioles and the Angels next.

The Athletics have a .255 batting average this season, .322 OBP and .417 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.78 ERA and 1.55 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 81 hits and a team-high .355 batting average, while Tyler Soderstrom leads the team with 36 RBI, and Brent Booker adds a team-high 13 home runs.

Jacob Lopez (L) will take the mound for the Athletics, and he has a 0-3 record, 6.52 ERA and 1.85 WHIP. He has been very good in his two home starts, give just one earned run 8.2 innings pitched.  

Minnesota Twins Preview

The Minnesota Twins have a 32-27 record this season and are sitting on the third place of the AL Central. The Twins have a 14-19 road record and are 21-33 in over/under. They are coming off a 10-4 road victory over the Athletics, and are playing the Rangers and the Blue Jays next.

The Twins have a .241 batting average this season, .310 OBP and .381 Slugging percentage. Minnesota’s pitching staff has a 3.33 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. Ty France leads the Twins with 56 hits, while Byron Buxton adds a team-high 35 RBI, 10 home runs, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .270 batting average.

Pablo Lopez (R) will take the mound for the Twins, and he has a 4-3 record, 2.75 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. He has been better on the road, with a 2.38 ERA across six road starts, but he is coming off a bad start where he gave up 4 runs in 5 innings pitched against the Rays. Pablo López has a 2-0 record with an ERA of 3.75 and 32 strikeouts in 4 appearances against the Oakland Athletics in his career.

Why the Athletics will win

• The Twins have lost seven of their last eight night games against the Athletics following a road win.
• The home team has won seven of the Athletics’ last eight games.
• The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games following a win.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in eight of their last nine night games against AL Central opponents following a loss.

Why the Minnesota Twins will win

• The Athletics have lost each of their last 13 night games after playing the previous day.
• The Twins have won each of their last nine games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Twins have covered the run line each of their last nine games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine night games against American League opponents.
• The Twins have led after 3 innings in each of their last seven night games against opponents that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight night games against American League opponents.
• The Twins have won the first inning in three of their last four games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Athletics’ last six night games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Each of the Twins’ last five night games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last six night games against American League opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in four of the Twins’ last five games.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Athletics rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.78).
• 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 (144).
• The Twins rank T4th in the league for runs allowed this season (207).

Minnesota Twins vs Athletics Prediction

The Twins are 9-2 in their last 11 overall meetings against the Athletics, and have won their last three visits in Oakland. Over is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings.

In this Minnesota Twins vs Athletics Prediction, the Twins are coming as -200 road favorites. The Twins are rightfully favored, as they have a better overall record this season, and the A’s have been terrible at home, having less home wins than the Twins have on the road. The A’s are on a major slump lately, having lost 17 of their last 18 games, and the Twins have the 5th-best bullpen ERA, while the A’s are last in the league. Lopez has been excellent for the Twins, so this game has all the potential for another blowout. Take the Minnesota Twins on the runline on the road.