Twins vs. Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 8

Updated Jun. 8, 2024 4:00 p.m. ET

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Carlos Santana and Bryan Reynolds will be among the star attractions when the Minnesota Twins face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday at 4:05 PM ET, at PNC Park. The favored Twins have -130 moneyline odds against the underdog Pirates, who are listed at +110. Minnesota (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The total for the matchup has been set at 9 runs.

Take a look at everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Twins-Pirates game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Twins vs. Pirates Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 4:05 PM ET
Where: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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	-130	+110	9	-116	-104	-1.5	+125	-150

Twins vs. Pirates Prediction

Score Prediction: Pirates 5, Twins 4
Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
Win Probabilities: Twins 53%, Pirates 47%

Twins vs. Pirates Betting Insights

This season, the Twins have been favored 37 times and won 23, or 62.2%, of those games.
Minnesota has a record of 14-9, a 60.9% win rate, when favored by -130 or more by bookmakers this season.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 56.5% chance to win.
The Pirates have been victorious in 20, or 51.3%, of the 39 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Pittsburgh has been victorious 12 times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +110 or longer on the moneyline.
The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 47.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Twins Recent Betting Performance

The Twins played as the moneyline favorite for three of their last 10 games, and they went 1-2 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 three times.
The Twins' record against the spread is 3-7-0 over their past 10 games.

Twins Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	3.5
HR	11
ERA	4.87
K/9	7.9

Twins Player Insights

Ryan Jeffers has put up a team-best 12 home runs and 36 runs batted in.
In all of Major League Baseball, Jeffers ranks 19th in home runs and 31st in RBI.
Santana has seven doubles, nine home runs and 20 walks while hitting .217.
Including all MLB hitters, Santana ranks 49th in home runs and 101st in RBI.
Willi Castro leads the Twins with a team-best batting average of .250.
Carlos Correa has 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 19 walks while hitting .261.
Correa takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a home run, a walk and five RBI.

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Pirates Recent Betting Performance

In eight games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by sportsbooks, the Pirates had a record of 3-5.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Pirates and their opponents have failed to hit the over three times.
The Pirates have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Pirates Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	4.7
HR	9
ERA	3.71
K/9	9.3

Pirates Player Insights

Reynolds has driven in the most runs for the Pirates with 34 runs batted in.
Among all batters in the majors, Reynolds is 60th in homers and 39th in RBI.
Reynolds takes a hitting streak of six games into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .238 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and six RBI.
Connor Joe's .270 batting average paces his team.
Joe is 83rd in home runs and 101st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Andrew McCutchen has five doubles, eight home runs and 25 walks while batting .228.
Oneil Cruz paces the Pirates with nine home runs.