Twins vs. Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 20

Updated Aug. 20, 2023 2:00 p.m. ET

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Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field on Sunday at Target Field against Dallas Keuchel, who is expected to start for the Minnesota Twins. First pitch will be at 2:10 PM ET for the final game of a three-game series. Oddsmakers list the Twins as -136 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Pirates +116 moneyline odds to win. Minnesota is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +144 odds). A 9.5-run over/under has been set in the contest.

The Twins will give the ball to Keuchel (0-1) against the Pirates and Ryan Borucki (1-0).

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Twins-Pirates game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Twins vs. Pirates Game Information & Odds

When: Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 2:10 PM ET
Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
How to Watch on TV: BSN

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Twins	-136	+116	9.5	-113	-107	-1.5	+144	-170

Twins vs. Pirates Prediction

Score Prediction: Twins 7, Pirates 6
Total Prediction: Over 9.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Twins 54%, Pirates 46%

Twins vs. Pirates Betting Insights

The Twins have been favorites in 84 games this season and won 49 (58.3%) of those contests.
Minnesota is 33-25 this season when entering a game favored by -136 or more on the moneyline.
The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 57.6% chance of a victory for the Twins.
The Pirates have come away with 41 wins in the 98 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, Pittsburgh has been victorious 35 times in 71 chances when named as an underdog of at least +116 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 46.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Twins Recent Betting Performance

The Twins played as the moneyline favorite for eight of their last 10 games, and finished 3-5 in those matchups.
Over their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Twins and their opponents combined to go over the total four times.
The Twins' ATS record is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Twins Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	3.9
HR	13
ERA	5.02
K/9	10.3

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Twins Player Insights

Carlos Correa paces the Twins with 54 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .230.
Correa's home runs put him 96th in the majors, and he is 89th in RBI.
Max Kepler's 20 home runs pace his team.
Kepler has four straight games with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
Donovan Solano is hitting .281 with 22 doubles, four home runs and 34 walks.
Solano is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .318 with a double and an RBI.
Edouard Julien has 11 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 35 walks while batting .284.

Twins Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Carlos Correa	0.5 (-244)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+180)
Jorge Polanco	0.5 (-185)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+450)	0.5 (+140)
Dónovan Solano	0.5 (-250)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+235)
Royce Lewis	0.5 (-204)	1.5 (+155)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+185)
Max Kepler	0.5 (-222)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+145)

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Pirates Recent Betting Performance

The Pirates have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Pirates and their opponents have combined to hit the over seven times.
The Pirates have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Pirates Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	4.3
HR	9
ERA	5.42
K/9	10.6

Pirates Player Insights

Bryan Reynolds paces the Pirates with 60 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .266.
In all of the big leagues, Reynolds ranks 62nd in homers and 63rd in RBI.
McCutchen is hitting .253 with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 68 walks.
McCutchen is 148th overall in homers and 195th in RBI this year.
Ke'Bryan Hayes is hitting .260 with 19 doubles, six triples, eight home runs and 20 walks.
Jack Suwinski has collected a team-high 21 home runs.

Pirates Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Ke'Bryan Hayes	1.5 (+155)	1.5 (-110)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+125)
Bryan Reynolds	1.5 (+165)	1.5 (-110)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+165)
Connor Joe	0.5 (-227)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+155)
Ji-Hwan Bae	1.5 (+185)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+1100)	0.5 (+225)
Andrew McCutchen	-	1.5 (+105)	0.5 (+450)	0.5 (+140)

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