Twins vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 6

Updated Aug. 6, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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Pablo Lopez will start for the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday at Wrigley Field against Isaac Paredes and the Chicago Cubs. First pitch is at 8:05 PM ET for the second game of a three-game series. The Twins are the favorite in this one, at -139, while the underdog Cubs have +118 odds to play spoiler. Minnesota (-1.5) is favored on the run line. A 7-run over/under is set in this game.

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

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Twins vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds

When: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 8:05 PM ET
Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
How to Watch on TV: MARQ

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Twins	-139	+118	7	-109	-112	-1.5	+133	-156

Twins vs. Cubs Prediction

Score Prediction: Cubs 5, Twins 4
Total Prediction: Over 7 runs
Win Probabilities: Twins 52%, Cubs 48%

Twins vs. Cubs Betting Insights

This season, the Twins have been favored 76 times and won 49, or 64.5%, of those games.
Minnesota has entered 49 games this season favored by -139 or more and is 33-16 in those contests.
The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 58.2% chance of a victory for the Twins.
The Cubs have been chosen as underdogs in 63 games this year and have walked away with the win 30 times (47.6%) in those games.
This season, Chicago has come away with a win 14 times in 23 chances when named as an underdog of at least +118 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 45.9% chance of walking away with the win.

Twins Recent Betting Performance

The Twins have a 7-1 record over the eight games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups, the Twins and their opponents combined to go over the total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
The Twins' ATS record is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Twins Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	7-3
Runs Per Game	5.8
HR	15
ERA	4.14
K/9	10.9

Twins Player Insights

Carlos Santana is batting .243 with 22 doubles, 14 home runs and 40 walks.
In all of MLB, Santana ranks 79th in homers and 82nd in RBI.
Willi Castro has a club-high .263 batting average.
Including all major league batters, Castro ranks 175th in home runs and 125th in RBI.
Jose Miranda is batting .324 with 23 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 15 walks.
Ryan Jeffers has shown off his power as he leads his team with 16 home runs and 52 RBI.

Twins Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Manuel Margot	0.5 ()	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+280)
Royce Lewis	0.5 (-205)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+425)	0.5 (+180)
Jose Miranda	0.5 ()	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+170)
Byron Buxton	0.5 (-180)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+370)	0.5 (+185)
Ryan Jeffers	0.5 (-160)	0.5 ()	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+240)

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Cubs Recent Betting Performance

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

Cubs Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	5.4
HR	13
ERA	4.09
K/9	7.6

Cubs Player Insights

Paredes is batting .236 with 21 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 53 walks.
Among all hitters in MLB, Paredes ranks 55th in home runs and 51st in RBI.
Ian Happ has been a reliable source of runs this year, leading the lineup with 17 home runs and 62 runs batted in.
Happ ranks 46th in home runs and 32nd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
Nico Hoerner is batting .254 with 22 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks.
Seiya Suzuki paces the Cubs with a team-leading batting average of .274.

Cubs Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Ian Happ	0.5 (-140)	0.5 (-140)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+290)
Miguel Amaya	0.5 (+100)	0.5 (+100)	0.5 (+1200)	0.5 (+340)
Dansby Swanson	0.5 (-140)	0.5 (-140)	0.5 (+950)	0.5 (+250)
Isaac Paredes	0.5 (-125)	0.5 (-125)	0.5 (+900)	0.5 (+265)
Cody Bellinger	0.5 (-175)	0.5 (-175)	0.5 (+800)	0.5 (+210)