Rangers vs. Twins Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 16

Updated Aug. 16, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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The Texas Rangers versus Minnesota Twins game on Friday at 8:05 p.m. ET will feature a pair of hot hitters in Corey Seager and Matt Wallner. Oddsmakers list the Rangers as -124 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Twins +104 moneyline odds. Texas is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total is 8.5 runs for the matchup.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Rangers-Twins game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Rangers vs. Twins Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, August 16, 2024 at 8:05 p.m. ET
• Where: Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
• How to Watch on TV: BSN

Rangers vs. Twins Prediction

• Score Prediction: Twins 6, Rangers 5
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rangers 50%, Twins 50%

Rangers vs. Twins Betting Insights

• This season, the Rangers have been favored 65 times and won 37, or 56.9%, of those games.
• This season Texas has won 29 of its 44 games, or 65.9%, when favored by at least -124 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 55.4% chance to win.
• The Twins have won in 14, or 38.9%, of the 36 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Minnesota has come away with a win seven times in 20 chances when named as an underdog of at least +104 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 49% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

FINAL

MIN 4 · TEX 3

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Minnesota Twins

MIN

+1.5

+104

O 8.5

Texas Rangers

TEX

-1.5

-124

U 8.5

Rangers Recent Betting Performance

• Over the last 10 games, the Rangers were named the moneyline favorite by bookmakers just twice, and they split those games.
• Over their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Rangers and their opponents combined to hit the over five times.
• The Rangers' record against the spread is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Rangers Recent Stats

Rangers Player Insights

• Marcus Semien is batting .242 with 22 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 50 walks.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Semien's home run total places him 62nd, and his RBI tally puts him 53rd.
• Semien has collected a hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .208 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI.
• Seager has hit 26 home runs with 63 runs batted in while batting .274. Those stats all pace his team.
• Seager is 11th in home runs in MLB, and 40th in RBI.
• Josh Smith has 23 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 39 walks while hitting .270.
• Adolis Garcia has 18 doubles, 20 home runs and 36 walks while batting .227.
• Garcia brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .429 with two home runs, two walks and five RBI.

Rangers Team Props

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Twins Recent Betting Performance

• Over the past 10 games, the Twins have been underdogs twice and split those games 1-1.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Twins and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
• The Twins have five wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Twins Recent Stats

Twins Player Insights

• Carlos Santana is hitting .242 with 22 doubles, 16 home runs and 45 walks, while getting on base at a rate of .328.
• In all of MLB, Santana is 72nd in home runs and 87th in RBI.
• Willi Castro has a club-high .256 batting average.
• Castro is 156th overall in home runs and 120th in RBI this year.
• Jose Miranda has 26 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 16 walks while hitting .309.
• Ryan Jeffers paces the Twins in home runs (17) and runs batted in (53).

Twins Team Props

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