Twins vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 13

Updated Aug. 13, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Vinnie Pasquantino and Matt Wallner will take the field when the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins meet on Tuesday at Target Field. The favored Twins have -126 moneyline odds against the underdog Royals, who are listed at +107. Minnesota is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +163 odds). The total is 8.5 runs for the contest (with -113 odds on the over and -107 odds to go under).

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

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Twins vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

When: Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 7:40 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	-126	+107	8.5	-113	-107	-1.5	+163	-196

Twins vs. Royals Prediction

Score Prediction: Twins 5, Royals 4
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Twins 55%, Royals 45%

Twins vs. Royals Betting Insights

This season, the Twins have won 51 out of the 82 games, or 62.2%, in which they've been favored.
Minnesota has a record of 38-22, a 63.3% win rate, when favored by -126 or more by oddsmakers this season.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 55.8% chance to win.
The Royals have won in 27, or 45.8%, of the 59 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This year, Kansas City has won 15 of 37 games when listed as at least +107 or worse on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 48.3% chance of pulling out a win.

Twins Recent Betting Performance

The Twins were the moneyline favorite in nine of their last 10 games, and they went 5-4 in those matchups.
In their last 10 outings, the Twins and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
The Twins have gone 7-3-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Twins Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.9
HR	13
ERA	3.89
K/9	9.6

Twins Player Insights

Willi Castro has a team-high batting average of .259.
Castro ranks 164th in home runs and 121st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
Castro has collected a hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .286 with a double, a home run and three RBI.
Carlos Santana is batting .245 with 22 doubles, 15 home runs and 42 walks.
Santana ranks 82nd in home runs and 93rd in RBI in the bigs.
Jose Miranda has 24 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 15 walks while hitting .308.
Byron Buxton is batting .275 with 23 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 18 walks.

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

Over the past 10 games, the Royals have been underdogs twice and split those games 1-1.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents are 8-2-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
The Royals are 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	5.8
HR	14
ERA	4.09
K/9	7.7

Royals Player Insights

Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (23), runs batted in (88) and has put up a team-best batting average of .347.
Witt ranks 19th in homers and fourth in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
Pasquantino is hitting .261 with 25 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 35 walks.
Among all major league batters, Pasquantino ranks 60th in homers and seventh in RBI.
Salvador Perez has 20 doubles, 21 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .280.
Maikel Garcia is hitting .238 with 21 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 32 walks.