Twins vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 28

Updated Sep. 28, 2023 1:00 p.m. ET

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The Minnesota Twins and Ryan Jeffers will take the field against the Oakland Athletics and Brent Rooker on Thursday at 1:10 PM ET in the final game of a three-game series at Target Field. The favored Twins have -268 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Athletics, who are listed at +219. Minnesota is favored on the run line (-1.5). The total for the game has been set at 8 runs.

The Twins will start Sonny Gray (8-8) against the Athletics and Luis Medina (3-10).

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Twins-Athletics game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks.

Twins vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 1:10 PM ET
• Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• How to Watch on TV: BSN

Twins vs. Athletics Prediction

• Score Prediction: Twins 5, Athletics 3
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Twins 63%, Athletics 37%

Twins vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Twins have won 65, or 60.2%, of the 108 games they've played as favorites this season.
• Minnesota has a record of 3-1 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -268 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 72.8% chance to win.
• The Athletics have come away with 47 wins in the 156 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, Oakland has won four of 28 games when listed as at least +219 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 31.3% chance of pulling out a win.

Twins Recent Betting Performance

• The Twins played as the moneyline favorite for nine of their last 10 games, and they finished 6-3 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings, the Twins and their opponents combined to go over the run total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Twins' record against the spread is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Twins Recent Stats

Twins Player Insights

• Max Kepler has a team-best 23 home runs.
• Willi Castro is batting .256 with 18 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 29 walks.
• Edouard Julien is batting .258 with 15 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 62 walks.
• Jorge Polanco is batting .254 with 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 36 walks.

Twins Team Props

Learn more about this Twins vs. Athletics matchup on Fox Sports.

Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• The Athletics have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over seven times.
• The Athletics have two wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Rooker leads the squad with a batting average of .245, while pacing the Athletics in home runs, with 29 and runs batted in with 67.
• In all of the majors, Rooker is 27th in home runs and 97th in RBI.
• Rooker carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Esteury Ruiz is batting .256 with 24 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 18 walks.
• Ruiz ranks 312th in home runs and 189th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .209 with 13 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 44 walks.
• Ryan Noda is hitting .233 with 22 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 75 walks.

Athletics Team Props

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