Minnesota Twins (70-56) vs St. Louis Cardinals (61-64)
Game Info: Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 7:10 pm (Target Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Minnesota Twins -145 / St. Louis Cardinals +122 — Over/Under:
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Twins meet Saturday in MLB action from Target Field. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Cardinals vs Twins pick. We will examine:
The Minnesota Twins recent form and player performance
The St. Louis Cardinals recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Minnesota Twins
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the St. Louis Cardinals
Recent betting trends in games played between the Cardinals and Twins
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Cardinals vs Twins game
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
St. Louis played the Milwaukee Brewers in their last series. The Cardinals lost 3-2 on Tuesday then came back for wins in the next pair. On Friday versus the Twins, the Cards cruised to a 6-1 win.
Starter for St. Louis on Saturday will be Sonny Gray. This year Gray is 11-8 with a 3.91 ERA in 23 starts. Over 302 career games (293 starts) Gray is 109-93 with a 3.51 ERA.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
Over on the Twins’ side, they took on the San Diego Padres in their previous set. Minnesota lost the first pair of games before a sweep-stopping win 11-4 on Wednesday. In Friday’s matchup the Twins posted five hits in the loss.
It’ll be Pablo Lopez in the start for the Twins on Saturday. This season so far Lopez has a 4.47 ERA with an 11-8 record in 25 starts. In 151 career starts Lopez is 50-47 with a 3.96 ERA.
Total Runs Facts
- Eleven of the Twins’ last 13 games as favorites against National League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Cardinals’ last six games as underdogs against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Twins’ last four games as home favorites against NL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last three night games.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Ryan Jeffers has scored a run in each of his last four appearances against the Cardinals.
- Pablo Lopez has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last nine Saturday appearances.
- Max Kepler has recorded at least one hit in 17 of his last 18 appearances at Target Field.
- Christian Vazquez has recorded at least one RBI in six of his last eight appearances with the Twins as home favorites.
- Carlos Correa has recorded at least one Single in 17 of his last 18 Saturday night appearances with the Twins as favorites.
- Carlos Correa has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances in night games.
- Byron Buxton has hit at least one home run in three of his last five appearances with the Twins as favorites against NL opponents.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Alec Burleson has hit a home run in four of the Cardinals’ last seven games as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Willson Contreras has recorded a Double in three of the Cardinals’ last four games as underdogs against AL opponents.
- Sonny Gray has recorded a win in six of his last seven appearances against AL opponents.
- Masyn Winn has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Cardinals’ last five night games.
- Brendan Donovan has scored at least one run in each of the Cardinals’ last four games as road underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- Sonny Gray has recorded seven or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances in night games.
- Nolan Arenado has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances against AL opponents.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one total base in each of the Cardinals’ last 10 Saturday games.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one hit in each of the Cardinals’ last 10 Saturday games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Minnesota Twins rank 4th in the league for strikeouts this season (1154).
- The Minnesota Twins rank 26th in the league for steals this season (61).
- The St. Louis Cardinals rank 25th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.251).
- The St. Louis Cardinals rank 24th in the league for runs scored this season (529).
St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction
I’ll lean toward the Twins. Should be a good starter matchup, though. Lopez took a loss to the Cubs with four earned in 5.0 innings back on August 6. Since then Lopez is 1-0 with just two earned in 12.0 innings over two starts, though. As for Gray, he’s 1-2 in his last three with 10 earned (six in one start) in 17.0 innings.
On Friday the Twins got 3.2 innings and three earned out of starter David Festa. The bullpen was the main source of the breakdown however, and the offense didn’t provide much aid. Minnesota’s offense needs a jumpstart Saturday.